Haunted Glimpse into Delhi

The Haunting of Delhi City

By: Jhatin Basin

Delhi city is a city filled with many ghost and many broken dreams. Many of the residents live in slums, not even houses but rather bed roles and tents. Most of the people are beggars who make their livin by either begging or selling little cheap souvenirs. Authorities are indifferent to the plight of the street people. Delhi city also has the filthy rich who are sometimes more affected then the poor people.

Delhi city was built by both the British and the Indian authorities by dispossessing villagers and relocating them or forcing them to become begar. In one particular story a young woman enter the cosmetic industry and becomes uber rich. One day she finds that all her dreams are becoming true as soon as she makes the wish. After a bit this ability becomes frightening. After she moves into her childhood home in a very ritzy neighborhood. When they leave the ghost of an old childhood friend reveals herself and tells her that she granted all wishes because she wanted her as a childhood friend.  I will not spoil the ending.

Beggars are not all that innocent and good hearted. In one story there is an uncle beggar who looks after all the street urchins. One by one though they are led somewhere to their death. After three or four of these beggars dies it is revealed that the uncle is behind it. After all it was the beggar that murdered his family.

Stories of love and betrayal are common staple in India much like they are in Arabia. A daughter falls in love with a man that her father disapproves of. So inn order to avoid shame he has the daughter and the lover murdered. His guilt consumes him as he goes through lfe making life  like puppets of his daughter. He also goes on a killing spree to make young people about to get married rather miserable by kiling the groom.

Certain areas are always sacred and sometimes by the mentally ill. There is a spot by the metro wheere people leave candies and snacks for  a man and his children. Someone makes the mistake of smoking by the tree and the gentleman gets haunted for the evening. The story behind the children is that they were murdered by their mentally ill mother.

Overall haunting tales with sometimes surprise an ironic endings. Enjoy your glimpse into India.