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  India's most haunted spots—from Rajasthan's cursed ruins to Meerut's GP block—hold  real ghost legends that chill. Here's the top 5. 1.  The Indian ghost town of Bhangarh, Rajasthan Located in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, the ancient town of Bhangarh stands as one of India’s most haunted places. The eerie ruins of its fort, shrouded in mystery and silence, have given rise to tales that continue to intrigue visitors and locals alike. Two major stories attempt to explain its tragic fate.   Legend 1: A Place Lost in the Shade A ccording to the first, a king named Madho Singh built the Bhangarh Fort after seeking permission from an ascetic, Bala Nath, who lived nearby. The saint agreed, but on one strict condition: the fort’s shadow must never fall upon his dwelling. For some years, all went well. But one of Madho Singh’s ambitious successors decided to expand the fort vertically, unknowingly allowing its shadow to stretch over Bala Nath’s home. Once that happened,...

Note: Written in November 2025, when Delhi’s AQI was swinging between ‘very poor’ and ‘severe.’ Every winter, my eyes start itching, and my throat burns, and that’s my signal to open the weather or AQI app. The numbers on the screen basically say, “Tu toh gya bete.” We turn everything into a meme, even when the situation is genuinely scary, but this year feels worse than usual in Delhi–NCR. I’ve been falling sick again and again, my allergies have risen from the grave, and I’ve watched the AQI jump from “bad but manageable” to almost 500. And still, we go shopping, to college, and to the office, like breathing toxic air is just another part of adulting. When "severe" becomes routine I think we’ve developed a habit of ignoring everything. Headache? Pop a tablet. Burning throat? Gargle with warm water and move on. Each symptom gets a quick fix, and then we rush back to our to‑do list like nothing happened. One day we wear a mask, the next day we “forget,” and slowly this on‑and...