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Hinduism has not just one creation story, but many – one for each universe
Hinduism, like most religions, tells a creation story to explain the origin of our universe. However, to Hindus, ours is but one of an infinite number of universes, linked through an endless cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth, each with its own unique creation myth.
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Stories and literature
Two variants of a Hindu myth come alive in an animated ode to Indian storytelling
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Spirituality
Through rituals of prayer, a monk cultivates a quietly radical concept of freedom
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History
From Afghanistan to Virginia – the Muslims who fought in the American Civil War
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History of technology
Replicating Shakespearean-era printing brings its own dramas and comedy
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Meaning and the good life
‘Everydayness is the enemy’ – excerpts from the existentialist novel ‘The Moviegoer’
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War and peace
A century later, can poetry help us make sense of the First World War’s horrors?
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Stories and literature
To capture grief in poetry is to describe the ineffable. Here’s why Tennyson did it best
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Animals and humans
Why be dragons? How massive, reptilian beasts entered our collective imagination
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Stories and literature
Robert Frost’s poetic reflection on youth, as read in his unforgettable baritone
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