As Greek mythology goes, the universe was once a big soup of nothingness. Then, two things happened: either Chaos or Gaia created the universe as we know it, or Ouranos and Tethys gave birth to the first beings.
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Manhar
Sharma
Sharma is a IT professional, blogger, and mythologist. Manhar has worked with some of the top MNCs in his IT career and holds a master's degree in Computer Science. Manhar has a strong passion for Vedic literature and has spent almost a decade studying books on Indian scriptures. Manhar has written a book on Hinduism, " Beyond the Credence " which was published by one of India's leading publishers. Manhar has published multiple articles, blogs on Hinduism which is published in many portals & magazines.
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