Vikram and the Vampire · Character

Raja Gunshekhar

A king featured in one of the Baital's narratives.

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Also known as Gunshekhar, The Raja

Raja Gunshekhar shows up with force in The Vampire's Tenth Story. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Former king of Vardhman who adopted the Jain faith under his minister's influence and died.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

The "Endnotes" chapter functions as the narrative climax by abruptly shifting from the story's fantastical fra…

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