Once Upon a Beginning: Incredible Origin Stories from India

IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WAS . . . NOTHING!

Then, the earth met the sky. The sun married the moon. Birds were gifted the night. Beasts prowled the forests. And people? Well, they just burst out of their dark underground dwelling and came to live on land. They cooked for the gods and ate with the tiger. They fought shape-shifting ogres and honoured the first sorcerer. And oh, they conjured up a trove of astounding tales . . . of the extraordinary origins of the world, its wonders and its vivacious beings.

Treasured and passed down through generations by indigenous communities from different parts of India, these rare and untold creation myths piece together the mysteries of life and evolution.

Get ready to be spirited away, for it's time to go back to the beginning!