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Decoding the Ghost Story | Krishnarjun Bhattacharya | TEDxIIMAmritsar

1,751 views · Published 13 November 2018 · 17:01 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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"Krishnarjun Bhattacharya is a storyteller, film-maker, and game designer. He’s a graduate in Film and Video Communication from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, and a post Graduate in Video Editing from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. 
A recipient of the Inlaks FTII Award and the Lalit Kala Scholarship for Best Photography, he’s also designed three experiential storytelling games for international residencies. He often wanders the country on storytelling tours, a session called Stories of the Supernatural.     
An absolute lover of the dark and grotesque, he believes that stories can change the world, especially the ones lost to us. An ardent worshipper of Cthulhu and always on the lookout for potential cultists, he’s currently in negotiations with the thing under his bed. Krishnarjun believes that ghost stories are dying, and this session is part of his ongoing attempt to rekindle this oral tradition, to remember the reason why these accounts are handed down in the first place, of why they must still breathe in an age of smartphones and city lights." Krishnarjun Bhattacharya is the author of the Tantric Trilogy, dystopian dark fantasy novels based in an alternate history. A graduate of NID, Ahmedabad, and a post graduate from FTII, Pune, he's a recipient of the Inlaks FTII Award. He dabbles in game design, having designed three experiential storytelling games for international residencies. He often wanders the country on storytelling tours, a session called Stories of the Supernatural. An absolute lover of the dark and grotesque, he believes that stories can change the world, especially the ones lost to us. An ardent worshipper of Cthulhu and always on the lookout for potential cultists, he’s currently in negotiations with the thing under his bed.' This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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