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010			_a 2024365068
020			_a9789393852939 (hbk.)
025			_aI-E-2024365068; 56-91
040			_beng _erda _cDLC
042			_alcode
082			_223 _a891.430954 MAI _b022247
100			_aMaitra, Lopamudra, _eauthor.
245	0	0	_aHow the world was born : _bwondrous Indian myths and legends / _cLopamudra Maitra.
264		1	_aNew Delhi : _bAleph Book Company, _c2024.
300			_axlviii, 328 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aHow the World Was Born: Wondrous Indian Myths and Legends is a book of 108 glorious creation tales and myths from Jammu and Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south, from Rajasthan in the west to Manipur in the east, and all the other regions in between. These stories are about the origins of the sun, the moon, and why we have seasons. You will delight in the beloved tale of how the parijat tree came down to earth from the heavens; why the sun is hot, the wind is dry, and the moon is beautiful; the legend of the origin of the great hornbill; how eclipses began; the origin of the Karens of the Andamans; how the twelve months of the Lepcha calendar came into being; how the Santals learnt music and dancing from the gods; why poovan bananas are offered at Korattymuthy; how lightning and thunder were created; how the Khecheopalri Lake in Sikkim was formed; and much, much more. Imaginative, brilliant, and wise, the stories in the book will delight readers of all ages.
650			_aIndian mythology
650			_aFiction
650			_aFolklore
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