Is there such a thing as Indian Science Fiction? This book tries to identify some common elements
Although it covers works in only four languages, Suparno Banerjee’s ‘Indian Science Fiction: Patterns, History and Hybridity’ is certainly a milestone. An image from Appupen s Legends of Halahala .
There has been a rising interest in Indian Science Fiction in recent years, with a number of critical studies and articles being published. Suparno Banerjee’s book,
Indian Science Fiction: Patterns, History and Hybridity, marks a key milestone in this trend.
An attempt to critically analyse the history and structure of Indian Science Fiction is not an easy endeavour, with a number of challenges that need to addressed even before proceeding.