Folktales and orally transmitted narratives are vital to South Asian everyday lives. They are filled with all sorts of fantasies but is that all they are limited to? With past scholarship in this field, researchers have unraveled that these supposed stories are an entryway into understanding the community. It mirrors the values, social relations, and histories of the region and its people—shaping community identity. Thus, it becomes essential to shed light on these narratives. The following text focuses on the interplay between the sense of communal identity and perceptions of place that are influenced by narratives.