Human history is filled with whispers of the supernatural, stories that blur the line between the living and the departed, between what we see and what we sense. Every culture has its own folklore about spirits that linger, homes that hum with old memories, and moments where the ordinary slips into something inexplicable. Ghost stories endure because they speak to a deeper human truth, our desire to understand what lies beyond life and our belief that love, loss and memory can outlast time itself. Whether treated with fear, fascination or faith, the supernatural remains one of the most enduring ways in which we explore who we are and what it means to exist.
Sanjoy K Roy’s debut book There’s a Ghost in My Room enters this rich and mysterious territory with warmth, humour and curiosity. Roy turns inward in this captivating memoir, chronicling encounters that stretch from his childhood homes in Calcutta and Delhi to travels across the world. The ghosts that populate his stories are not merely frightening presences but complex characters, mischievous, melancholic, sometimes angry and always deeply human. As a five year old in his ancestral home, he felt the first stirrings of this otherworldly dimension, which reappeared through his life in unexpected places. Over time, he began to accept these encounters not as anomalies but as part of the fabric of existence, glimpses into a reality that runs parallel to our own. For Roy, the supernatural is not an escape from the real world but an expansion of it, a reminder that mystery and meaning often coexist in the spaces we cannot explain.
In a world that increasingly relies on logic and technology, stories like Roy’s invite us to pause and reconsider what it means to believe. Many people quietly share similar experiences, a fleeting shadow, a familiar scent, a voice that lingers long after its speaker is gone, yet rarely speak of them for fear of disbelief. Roy’s book offers permission to explore that invisible realm with empathy rather than fear. His writing, rich with period detail and philosophical insight, reminds readers that every haunting is ultimately a story about memory and belonging.
There’s a Ghost in My Room is more than a collection of ghostly encounters; it is a meditation on human connection and the unseen ties that link us across worlds. It celebrates wonder in the everyday and the courage to embrace what we cannot fully understand, a sentiment that resonates spaces where literature and imagination meet, expanding how we think about life, art and the mysteries that surround us.
