Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India by Khanna, Rakesh

Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India

An encyclopedia of evil entities and folkloric fiends from across the country, from Ladakh to Kerala, Lakshadweep...
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Author: Rakesh Khanna
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Language: English
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Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India by Khanna, Rakesh

Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India

€43,94

Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India

€43,94
Author: Rakesh Khanna
Format: Paperback
Language: English
An encyclopedia of evil entities and folkloric fiends from across the country, from Ladakh to Kerala, Lakshadweep to Nagaland, Naraka to Tuchenkwaka.

"I was not prepared for how deeply this book captivated me... Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India is exemplary of what a book can be, how it can operate. It's a bridge across space, time, and language" -- Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

"...A welcome effort in compiling the astonishing diversity of otherworldly beings who make the Indian subcontinent their home... As you browse through the entries, it feels like traversing a colossal hypertext, the denizens of the netherworlds all interlinked, all shapeshifting. A vast and teeming multitude is revealed, abounding with grotesque imagery" -- Jaideep Unudurti, OPEN

Inside this book you will find...
  • Killer robots built with stolen Roman engineering technology that once guarded the relics of the Buddha
  • The ghost of a twenty-one-year-old motorcyclist whose Enfield Bullet is venerated at a highway temple in Rajasthan
  • A Himalayan drum-playing spirit-teacher whose wife is a fearsome Yeti
  • Diabolical entities conjured into existence by the simultaneous deaths of seven tigers
  • Triple-rooted night-flying Vedic necromancers
  • Call-centre employees from beyond the grave
  • The dreaded Ngalei Ahmaw of Maraland, whose victims' heads detach themselves from their bodies at night and go wandering in search of blood... AND MORE!

Featuring illustrations by
  • Appupen
  • Shyam
  • Samita Chatterjee
  • Rashmi Ruth Devadasan
  • Misha Michael
  • Pankaj Thapa
  • Vidyun Sabhaney
  • Osheen Siva
  • Priya Kuriyan

Poetry by
  • Joseph Furtado
  • Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

With a new translation by
  • Anannya Baruah


Author: Rakesh Khanna
Publisher: Blaft Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Published: 12/10/2020
Pages: 472
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9789380636474

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