In today’s episode of The Bohemian Project Podcast, I (Harshit Saxen) talk with Anand Neelakantan, one of India's top-selling authors of over 10 books including the famous ‘Bahubali.’ Anand Neelakantan wrote the official prequel series of novels for the Baahubali film series. Anand is also a columnist, screenwriter, and public speaker. He is known for writing mythological fiction for TV & shows. Hailing from Kerala, Anand resides in the city of Mumbai owing to his passion for writing.
Being well-versed with multiple editions of the ancient Indian epics, Anand shares with us some unheard stories from Ramayana & Mahabharat and compels us to view them from a fresh lens. He sheds light on the supremacy of Karma in our epic tales, and how even gods are bound by the laws of Karma.
He discusses the anglicization of Hinduism, the theory of Karma, viewing mythological characters from a different lens, religion, atheism, and agnosticism, among many other topics. This episode will be extremely enlightening for you, so make sure you watch it till the end!
