Tag: horror

  • K. Hari Kumar’s Women: Strength, Struggle, and the Shadows That Follow

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    When I write women, I don’t create them as symbols or archetypes. They are people, shaped by the worlds they inhabit. Some fight against their circumstances, some carry wounds that refuse to heal, and some embrace the darkness that has been thrust upon them. A reader who read Dakhma once told me that Anahita gave…

  • Why do we say ‘Ji’

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    Why do most Hindi speakers use ‘Ji’? Growing up in North India, the way Ji added respect to everyone’s name always fascinated me. While living in Chennai a couple of years back, I have heard people using Ji as well. Ever wondered where it came from? Apparently, there’s an interesting North Indian folktale that is…

    The first man Indian folktale
  • The Old Man and the Lord of Death

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    The Old Man and the Lord of Death – An Indian Folktale Retold by K. Hari Kumar, bestselling author of India’s Most Haunted.

    The old man and the Lord of death - An Indian Folktale retold by K Hari Kumar, bestselling South Asian of Horror and Folklore
  • The Dead Man’s Ring

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    The Dead Man’s Ring – An Indian Folktale Retold by K. Hari Kumar, bestselling author of India’s Most Haunted.