India has a long tradition of stories involving well-known ghosts and monsters. In this favorite Halloween interview from Halloweens past, Kolkata-based reporter Sandip Roy talked to Rakesh Khanna about the illustrated guide he’d just written — back in 2021— to help people understand the cast of ghostly, ghoulish and monstrous characters.
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