A host of popular television stars including Siddharth Nigam, Sudhanshu Pandey, Anup Soni, Aishwarya Sharma, and Karan V Grover turned out to support the Hindi theatre production Ishwar, written and directed by Atul Satya Kaushik and headlined by veteran actor Punit Issar. 

In this exclusive interview with renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik, Mid-Day’s Katyayani Kapoor delves into the paradoxical nature of Lord Shiva—both an ascetic and a hedonist. Why is he called Bholenath, the innocent one? What do bhaang, dhatura, and his tiger skin symbolise? What life lessons can we learn from his cosmic role as the destroyer? And is Kailash the ultimate ideal world? Join us for this fascinating conversation as we decode the secrets of Shiva and uncover the deeper meanings hidden in Hindu mythology!