Indian Science Fiction

‘Suparno Banerjee’s excellent scholarship on the daunting topic of the history of science fiction on the Indian subcontinent will set the agenda for studies of Indian science fiction for years to come.’
-John Rieder, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

‘This important book offers a window onto the large and significant world of Indian science fiction. Banerjee examines a wide geographical and linguistic range of works, discussing them in erudite and crystal-clear prose. I am excited to be given entrance into this world.’
-Joan Gordon, Professor Emerita Nassau Community College, editor of Science Fiction Studies

‘This book is not only a beautifully written, meticulously researched, and cogently argued resource for scholars of science fiction, but also a boon to Indian science fiction writers who wish to learn about, be influenced by, and engage with our own literary history. Reading this book is a profoundly decolonising experience!’
-Vandana Singh, author of Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories

‘With erudition, rigor and style, the author makes a major contribution to the increasingly important study of global science fiction. Probably for a long time to come, this volume will be the standard work on the vast but hitherto much neglected field of Indian science fiction.’
-Carl Freedman, Read Professor of English, Louisiana State University, and author of Critical Theory and Science Fiction

'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.'
- Sumit Bardhan https://scroll.in/article/994994/is-there-such-a-thing-as-indian-science-fiction-this-book-tries-to-identify-some-common-elements

'Indian Science Fiction is a detailed academic book and the first of its kind to examine the historical development of the science fiction genre across multiple languages in the Indian subcontinent. The enormity of the task of sifting through and chronicling a diverse body of work is daunting in itself but also unique given how Science Fiction (SF) in India has thrived on the confluence of many cultural interactions. Not only does the author shoulder that successfully, but he also nudges his readers to introspect on the exclusive nature of Indian Science Fiction by organizing the literature under thematic categories aided by the post-colonial theoretical lens he dons.'
- Sreya Sarkar. Read the full article and listen to the interview here https://antonymmag.com/indian-science-fiction-examined-with-utmost-care-sreya-sarkar/

Click on the below link to listen to Suparno Banerjee discuss his book
https://bit.ly/3iBlqDH

A Discussion on Past, present, and future of Indian Science Fiction with prof. Suparno Banerjee - https://bit.ly/2U5iNzN