Nepal, April 26 -- India's best selling mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik visited Nepal as one of the keynote speakers for Nepal's first Pink Tourism International Conference, held last week in Kathmandu.

Pattanaik, who is also an illustrator, has penned more than 50 books and over a thousand columns. He writes on the relevance of mythology in modern times, especially in areas of management, governance and leadership.

In an interview with the Post's Aarati Ray, he shared his views on Pink Tourism in Nepal, LGBTQIA+ rights, his literary works and challenges to mythology.

Which aspect of your work do you feel closest to-mythology, writing, illustrating, or speaking?

I enjoy speaking the most. When you are talking to people, you engage with ...