Culture Quote by Sharad Devarajan

In the heady days that followed the success of 'Mahabharat,' I was young, vain and didn't care much about the story. But in the…

— Puneet Issar

I'm not certain that I draw from any one culture more than others. Many myths and legends of many different cultures are really the…

— Robert Jordan

What is wrong is wrong but there has to be a layered narrative. And that is what makes 'Mahabharat' timeless. People find its characters…

— Puneet Issar

The 'Mahabharata' is the best story ever. It makes you believe that impossible things can be made possible. There is magical realism.

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

People who don't have stories in their cultures go nuts.

— Rafe Martin

I feel as if I can take Indian stories, make them mine and take them to the world.

— Ariel Dorfman

The 'Mahabharata' is a more complex and longer saga than the 'Ramayana,' which is like a fairy tale. It's much lighter and more fun,…

— David Farr

To me the Mahabharata is a profoundly religious book, largely allegorical, in a way meant to be a historical record.

— Mahatma Gandhi

A culture without mythology is not really a civilisation.

— Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

“Good storytelling is one thing rural whites and Indians have in common. But native Americans have learned through harsh necessity that people who survive…

— Kathleen Norris

Some Indians will come up and say that a story reminded them of something very specific to their experience. Which may or may not…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

Whoever tells the best story shapes the culture.

— Erwin McManus