THE BOOK OF INDIAN GHOSTS

Every community tribe and sub-community in India has its own ghosts. For centuries the spirit world has captured the imagination of Indians. Some are believed to live near waterbodies and sneak up on passers-by; others roam around fields on summer afternoons seduce lost men and in some cases protect you from evil. From the north Indian chudails who are said to prowl neighbourhoods in search of their victims and the mechho bhoots from West Bengal that love fish to the fearsome ghosts from Tamil Nadu called muni pei—the Indian ghost family is enormous with no official headcount. Who are these shadowy creatures that haunt dense forests? What are the mysteries hidden beneath the surface of deep calm waters? And how are we to understand these restless spirits who have permeated our memories psyches imaginations and literatures? Riksundar Banerjee an authority on Indian ghosts investigates stories of creatures from the spirit world from all over India in an effort to unravel the truth behind the legends beliefs superstitions and experiences all of us are aware of. The result is The Book of Indian Ghosts—an authoritative deeply researched and spooky account of the otherworldly beings that haunt India and Indians.

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About the Author

Riksundar Banerjee completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Bengali literature from Jadavpur University. He has published several books in Bengali, such as Trainer Adda, Probase Doiber Boshe, Chhaya Sorir (a collection of ghost stories in Bengali), Cholar Pother Khorkuto, and numerous articles in various newspapers and magazines. His PhD thesis focused on the transition of ghosts in literature through time. Banerjee presently works at Burdwan University.

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