In "Dharma," Jago Antia commands Indian forces against Pakistan during the 1971 conflict between India and Pakistan. Investigate this war. What initiated it? What were the results? Why did India back East Pakistan, now known as Bangladesh? Why do India and Pakistan continue to experience hostility today?

Read a ghost story by another author and compare it to "Dharma." Which one is more effective as a ghost story and why?

One of the reasons Chandra writes stories is to convey different "visions of the world." What vision of the world is presented in "Dharma?" What worldview is suggested by a belief in ghosts? Is believing in ghosts and other supernatural events incompatible with a scientific perspective?

Watch a video of the 2000 movie The Kid, where Bruce Willis's character meets his younger self. Are there any similarities between this movie and the story in "Dharma?" If you could meet your seven-year-old self, as Jago Antia does in the story, what do you think they would say to you? And what would you say to them?