Ram Singh

Ram Singh is a character created by the late American author Lin Carter for his Anton Zarnak series of occult detective stories.
== Overview ==
Ram Singh is a large yet cultured man of prodigious strength. He is a Sikh and wears a dastar (turban) as part of his religious observances. In India, Anton Zarnak saved Ram Singh from a were-tiger (the feline equivalent of a werewolf). After this incident, Singh spent much of his life, and met his death, in service to the accomplished mystic: as a result of this, he appears to be extremely well-educated in the ways of the occult.
== Appearances ==
=== Lin Carter's Works ===
* "Dead of Night" (1988)
* "Perchance to Dream" (1988)
=== Other Works ===
* "Dope War of the Black Tong" (1976, Robert M. Price) [Akbar Singh]
* "The Soul of the Devil-Bought" (1996, Robert M. Price) [Akbar Singh]
== Trivia ==
* Although Lin Carter gave Singh's first name as Ram, Robert M. Price refers to him as Akbar. One possible explanation for this is that Price's stories are set after the death of the original Singh, and that Akbar is Ram's replacement; as Singh, meaning "lion", is a common middle and surname in the Sikh religion, this explanation seems entirely possible.
Category:Characters Originating From Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Deceased (In Mythos)
Category:Humans