Hindu perspectives on evolution : Darwin dharma and design Design and Darwin in the Hindu dharma traditions Creationism and evolutionism in the ancient and classical traditions Manifestation and apparent design in the Advaita Vedānta of Śaṅkara Theism and atomistic design in the Nyāya Vaiśeṣika of Udayana Design discounted in the Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta of Rāmānuja Design and Darwin in the colonial period The Vedāntic deism of Rammohan Roy Design and the intuitive theism of Debendranath Tagore Design and the religious evolutionism of Keshab Chandra Sen The modern Vedic creationism of Dayananda Saraswati The modern Advaitic evolutionism of Swami Vivekananda The integrative evolutionism of Sri Aurobindo Ghose Design and Darwin in the post colonial period Design and Darwin in the contemporary Hindu world Conclusion : what role for Brahmā