When we think of supernatural beings, we imagine powerful entities from another realm, capable of creating fear and chaos.

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In a telling moment in “A Nice Indian Boy,” the funny but creaky and rarely surprising comedy at Olney Theatre Center, a long-married Indian American woman is asked about her love for her husband.

India possesses a rich tradition of supernatural narratives, encompassing ghosts (“bhoots”), spirits, and demons found in epics and folklore. In numerous regions of India, the belief in ghosts, ...