tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post2757120994288572646..comments2024-03-17T14:31:21.769-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: An Overview of Indian Speculative Fiction by Mihir WanchooRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-31747660675333009612018-12-23T03:29:35.473-05:002018-12-23T03:29:35.473-05:00Thanks for posting useful information.You have pro...Thanks for posting useful information.You have provided an nice article, Thank you very much for this one. And i hope this will be useful for many people.. and i am waiting for your next post keep on updating these kinds of knowledgeable things...Really it was an awesome article...very interesting to read..please sharing like this information......<br /><a href="http://www.phpinterview.in/web-development/php-interview-questions-and-answers" rel="nofollow">PHP interview questions and answers</a> | <a href="http://www.phpinterview.in/web-development/php-interview-questions-and-answers" rel="nofollow">PHP interview questions</a><br />Ankuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07633645234336564581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-48403586020429103472018-11-01T10:13:10.474-04:002018-11-01T10:13:10.474-04:00Thanks for sharing useful information article to u...Thanks for sharing useful information article to us keep sharing this info,<br /><a href="https://colaninfotech.com/enterprise-mobility/" rel="nofollow">mobile app development chennai</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444535006890026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-67670967303761990252013-08-21T13:47:22.669-04:002013-08-21T13:47:22.669-04:00Hi
I had a query regarding Indian speculative fic...Hi<br /><br />I had a query regarding Indian speculative fiction and fantasy. Do you know of any fantasy in regional languages other than sukumar ray in Bangla or writers in Hindi or Urdu. I am looking for titles from other vernacular traditions in India and from S East Asia. I am new to this genre although I enjoyed Samit Basu's trilogy and am reading up some Urdu fantasy texts. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-39579504538949716892012-12-12T06:45:38.446-05:002012-12-12T06:45:38.446-05:00I also love Indian writers some of my FAVORITE IN...I also love Indian writers some of my <a href="http://pothi.com/pothi/book/ebook-vinay-ghosh-my-shyvani/" rel="nofollow">FAVORITE INDIAN BOOKS</a> are one night @call center, my three mistakes and some other books. Your blog is nice having some great informationVinayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14562375170545662226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-62285829223177529772012-08-14T11:45:13.000-04:002012-08-14T11:45:13.000-04:00Hi Amant
Interesting point you have brought up ...<br /> Hi Amant<br /><br /> Interesting point you have brought up and yes The Shiva trilogy can be thought of as mythological fiction. Chanakya's Chant is more like historical fiction mixed with a thriller.<br /><br /> For books in English, I can guess The Gamesworld trilogy by Samit Basu can be thought of as fantasy (a bit epic and with overtones of mythology and SF). There's also "The Archer's Heart" by Astrid Amara which will fit this criteria but is a copy of the Mahabharata story with Gay overtones and is a good tale.<br /><br /> There's also Chandrakanta & Chandrakanta Santati but I don't think they have been translated. There was also a story of a dwarf (Appu something) set in India in the magazine called Chandamama.<br /><br /> Thanks for alerting me in regards to the Shinmah trilogy. I'll keep an eye out for it.<br /><br /> Mihir The Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060590167867977158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-15144541737187668922012-08-14T02:22:54.871-04:002012-08-14T02:22:54.871-04:00I have not come across a Epic Fantasy novel from ...I have not come across a Epic Fantasy novel from India so far. For clarity, I distinguish mythological fiction (eg. Immortals of Meluha and Chanakya's Chant) from Epic Fantasy (i.e. Tolkien).<br /><br />However, one is coming out shortly under the nomme de plume of Kevan Dinn. The series is called 'The Shinmah Trilogy'.Amantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-25838297479011785162011-09-10T14:27:52.017-04:002011-09-10T14:27:52.017-04:00You can't miss SHIVA TRILOGY by Amish Tripathi...You can't miss SHIVA TRILOGY by Amish TripathiChandrapal Khasiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376212601918370943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-3922176678733033152010-08-18T04:43:16.665-04:002010-08-18T04:43:16.665-04:00Greetings from Greece.
I enjoy fantasy and sf very...Greetings from Greece.<br />I enjoy fantasy and sf very much but I recentrly got bored of Anglo-American writers. I went looking for some exotic ones and there, I found your perfect article! Well done, here.<br />One question remains though: almost none of them titles you're mentioning is easy to find for me. Amazon won't deliver if it's not from its own stores. Any suggestions as to where else I could find some of them?<br /><br />Thanks in advance and keep it up,<br /><br />EfthimiaΕυθυμία Ε. Δεσποτάκηhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077089699213898064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-59523950030536801382009-06-17T22:52:08.944-04:002009-06-17T22:52:08.944-04:00Great blog, Mihir. Lot of good pointers in the art...Great blog, Mihir. Lot of good pointers in the article. I guess I have to catch up on the reading.<br />Keep them coming.<br /><br />SandeshAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642731768111188485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-36671048986447265272009-06-09T11:44:11.416-04:002009-06-09T11:44:11.416-04:00Hi Mihir,
Your article is excellent. Informative ...Hi Mihir,<br /><br />Your article is excellent. Informative and resourceful. I will read some of the stories available online. <br />I really enjoyed reading it.Heena (mom's friend)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-50857482513670996732009-06-08T14:51:26.955-04:002009-06-08T14:51:26.955-04:00Excellent work ! You are a doctor and a writer ,b...Excellent work ! You are a doctor and a writer ,best combination of Arts and Science. Keep up the good work man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-47109867179642087822009-06-08T14:46:23.566-04:002009-06-08T14:46:23.566-04:00Excellent, u are wonderful,a doctor and a writer,b...Excellent, u are wonderful,a doctor and a writer,best combination of art and science. Keep up the good work man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-48561010101700943352009-06-08T04:44:07.859-04:002009-06-08T04:44:07.859-04:00Mihir u rock man.. wonderful article... i was runn...Mihir u rock man.. wonderful article... i was runnin outta tym but just cudnt stop in between... <br />Yaar ek baat puchun.. i always thought u were a doctor... yeh major change kaise hua???Jaspreet Bindra (Jassi)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-43658057537255784682009-06-07T19:38:13.340-04:002009-06-07T19:38:13.340-04:00Very interesting and informative. It's not som...Very interesting and informative. It's not something I would actively go looking for but it's always good to expand my horizans. <br /><br />I think you did great mentioning the people you did. If you mentioned everyone you wanted we might be here all night ;).Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285417085465806153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-90949608912828020902009-06-07T19:36:49.886-04:002009-06-07T19:36:49.886-04:00@ Arvind, Charlotte, Plinydogg & Kos
Thank...@ Arvind, Charlotte, Plinydogg & Kos<br /><br /> Thank you, I'm glad you liked it.The Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060590167867977158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-34378331050887300622009-06-07T19:33:34.346-04:002009-06-07T19:33:34.346-04:00@ Myshkin
While you rightly pointed out tha...@ Myshkin<br /> <br /> While you rightly pointed out that Salman Rushdie has written books of speculative fiction, he has written only say 1-2 books which have direct Indian SFF connections. <br /><br /> So I didn't include him in the list. My apologies about that but like you said he's also very famous.<br /><br /> @ Anonymous<br /><br /> You are spot-on dude, I missed Ian McDonald's books though I have a copy of River of Gods. I haven't read it, will definitely do so now. Thanks for pointing it out.<br /><br /> MihirThe Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060590167867977158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-40827752490949807902009-06-07T17:56:16.471-04:002009-06-07T17:56:16.471-04:00Lots of good stuff here, but how could you possibl...Lots of good stuff here, but how could you possibly leave out Ian McDonald? "River of Gods"... "Cyberabad Days"... "The Djinn's Wife"... The man has a Hugo winner (The Djinn's Wife) and a best novel nominee (River of Gods) all about India and Indian mythology.<br /><br />If you haven't read him yet, you're in for a treat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-91290317098840431002009-06-07T17:35:41.062-04:002009-06-07T17:35:41.062-04:00hi mihir,
as i said earlier, i am less than an ama...hi mihir,<br />as i said earlier, i am less than an amateur in the world of sf, much less indian sf. and i didnt know so much about it. though i have read many of the indian books u mentioned in ur essay, i never saw it in the light of sf, probably because it was always associated with religion, not one of my strong points.<br />it also contains an amazing amount of info on books and authors and il definitely make it a point to start making a dent on the list.<br />cheers...Koshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652179920582932106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-42374965518373909072009-06-07T12:07:37.882-04:002009-06-07T12:07:37.882-04:00I'm surprised, and a little disappointed, that...I'm surprised, and a little disappointed, that Salman Rushdie didn't make it into your article on Indian speculative fiction. I know that his novels aren't housed in the SF/F section at the book store, but his work is most certainly speculative. And as perhaps India's most recognizable author, it seems strange that his name wasn't mentioned here.Myshkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-54667100633525538352009-06-07T12:00:56.904-04:002009-06-07T12:00:56.904-04:00This was very informative. Thank you.This was very informative. Thank you.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126093513818104194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-72769075668638009182009-06-07T11:56:56.965-04:002009-06-07T11:56:56.965-04:00Thanks for this fascinating post!Thanks for this fascinating post!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-25855513479956957192009-06-07T11:34:47.571-04:002009-06-07T11:34:47.571-04:00Hi Fabio
Thank you for your words, I hope ...Hi Fabio<br /><br /> Thank you for your words, I hope you do enjoy the Ramayana series. Please do let me know if you have any problems locating the Satyajit Ray books.<br /><br /> I'll ask my friend to search them for you.<br /><br /> MihirThe Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060590167867977158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-90070224697261859412009-06-07T11:15:48.055-04:002009-06-07T11:15:48.055-04:00Mythology and SFF has many things in common -espec...Mythology and SFF has many things in common -especilly the iamagery and fanatsy elements of both the genre ! <br />A thought provoking and informative post -thanks ! <br />arvind mishra <br />http://indiascifiarvind.blogspot.com/search/label/SF%20and%20MythologyArvind Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231261732951391013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-47412355925389923212009-06-07T08:25:01.502-04:002009-06-07T08:25:01.502-04:00Excellent article, Mihir! As I already told you be...Excellent article, Mihir! As I already told you before, I´m already buying Ashok Banker´s Ramayana. But I´m amazed with with the information concerning Satyajit Ray (as you probably know, my favorite Indian filmmaker) as a SF writer. I must read his books!<br /><br />And thank you very much for mentioning my story. I´m really into Indian culture and I fully intend to write more stories in that universe.Fabio Fernandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069657285755566125noreply@blogger.com