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  • Becoming an Author

    Becoming an Author

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    K. Hari Kumar
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    It’s a powerful aspiration—to create worlds from your mind, breathe life into characters, and share your tales with a global audience through your book. But for aspiring writers, the journey can seem daunting. Having penned seven books myself, I can assure you that the journey is as rewarding as it is challenging. Let me break…

  • A Writer’s Perseverance: Throwback To My First Major Interview

    A Writer’s Perseverance: Throwback To My First Major Interview

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    This throwback photo isn’t just a picture; it’s a window into a turning point in my writing career. Ten years ago, in my village home in Kerala, the mobile phone buzzed, connecting me to my first major interview with a major national newspaper, The Hindu.

  • A Real Horror Show

    A Real Horror Show

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    First Published Oct 27, 2019 in Mumbai Mirror. Spontaneous fires, banshees and ghost riders – discover the most haunted places in India, this Halloween.

  • ഒരു എന്‍ജിനിയര്‍ പറയുന്ന കഥകള്‍

    ഒരു എന്‍ജിനിയര്‍ പറയുന്ന കഥകള്‍

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    K. Hari Kumar
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    അമ്മ പറഞ്ഞു തന്ന കഥകളിലൂടെ സ്വപ്നങ്ങള്‍ കണ്ടിരുന്ന കാലം. ആ യാത്രകള്‍ക്കൊടുവില്‍ എഴുത്തുകാരന്‍ എന്ന പേരു കൂടി ഒപ്പം കൂട്ടിയിരിക്കുന്നു ഈ ചെറുപ്പക്കാരന്‍. ആഗ്രഹം അത്രമേല്‍ ശക്തമാണെങ്കില്‍ സ്വപ്നങ്ങളൊക്കെ കൈക്കുമ്പിളിലേക്ക് എത്തിക്കാമെന്നു തെളിയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു തൃശൂര്‍ ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുടക്കാരന്‍ കെ ഹരികുമാര്‍.

  • Creating Stories about Women in Indian Mythology

    Creating Stories about Women in Indian Mythology

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    Discover the enchanting world of Indian mythology as author Koral Dasgupta engages in a compelling discussion about her book “Mandodari,” published by Pan Macmillan, alongside host K Hari Kumar in this captivating episode of The Story Vault. Delve into the depths of creative fiction, where ancient female characters come alive with a fresh perspective. Join…

  • Storyteller at Heart

    Storyteller at Heart

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    Interview originally printed in Deccan Chronicle in June 2013. Wannabe writers might want to try travelling in trains when they feel creative. Back in 1990 J. K. Rowling was on a train to London when the idea for Harry Potter just “fell into her head”. Twenty years later, K. Hari Kumar wrote his first novel on…

  • INTERVIEW| Fear defines horror and the reader must be able to perceive that: Author K. Hari Kumar

    INTERVIEW| Fear defines horror and the reader must be able to perceive that: Author K. Hari Kumar

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    K. Hari Kumar
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    Inspiration comes from all quarters; films, folktales and even cartoons. I have read stories from Chandamama, and ghost stories of Charles Dickens, Satyajit Ray and Ruskin Bond. Pet Sematary was the full-fledged horror novel that made a deep impact in my mind. The Butcher’s Theater by Jonathan Kellerman made me realise that every horror story…

  • Why is the horror genre still an underrated one in India?

    Why is the horror genre still an underrated one in India?

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    Screenwriter and bestselling horror writer K. Hari Kumar finds the genre’s market marginalised and untapped despite our rich oral horror tradition. “Only few retain the taste in horror, while majority keep away because of the fear it instilled in their mind. The tendency to choose an international writer sometimes puts Indian English writers of the…

  • Spinning Yarns of Horror

    Spinning Yarns of Horror

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    night. “They are like woollen blankets,” says author K Hari Kumar. “They keep you warm on rainy nights.” With his latest book, India’s Most Haunted: Tales of Terrifying places (HarperCollins), Mumbai-based Kumar wishes to reaffirm his place as one of India’s top horror writers. With a collection of fifty short stories, he hopes to frighten…