From mythology emerging as a bestselling genre in India to how some Buddhist philosophies have shaped his outlook, Neelakantan touched on a variety of issues in the session titled Epics, Myths and the Modern Indian Novel. Neelakantan went on to explain how writers and films from all eras have opted for mythology. Mythology is bound to take over the world of entertainment, predicted Neelakantan, adding that he was "glad to play a role in it". The self-confessed agnostic-bordering-on atheism said there was no good or evil in early mythology, only karma. How easy is it to write mythology, the audience asked.

Source: The Telegraph February 11, 2018 21:00 UTC