Humor exists in the voluminous Indian religious/philosophical literature. However, when we reach the more advanced levels of philosophy, it disappears, indeed, it is openly subverted and deprecated. In this contribution, it is suggested that we can understand this by applying Derrida’s concept of “hauntology” and demonstrating how the entire history of philosophical enquiry in India contradicts the major theories of humor. While humor survives as a pedagogical device, Indian philosophy points toward a singular Unity in which there can be no humor.