Dharmic Fiction: The birth of a new literary genre
Dharmic Fiction: The birth of a new literary genre “It’s bigger on the inside!” any new ‘human’ visitor invited inside The Doctor’s TARDIS – his time machine - is bound to exclaim. The Doctor is a ‘Time-lord’, a species hailing from a planet called Gallifrey 1 . The Doctor is not a real man but a science fiction character who, despite his imaginary status, has shaped many lives. Science-fiction stories were a favored staple of my childhood diet . My love for the art of story-telling has continued well into my adulthood and, lately, I have been fascinated by books inspired by Hindu kathas ( कथा ) and Puranas ( पुराण ). One of the first such books I came across was Amish’s ‘Shiva Trilogy’, to which I happily dedicated a few weekends. Keen readers have probably noticed a recent literary varsha ( वर्षा ;rain) of such books, and Amish’s ‘Shiva Triology’ now has many companions. Prime among related that I have read are: Vamsee Juluri’s “Saraswati’s Intelligence”, Saiswaroopa Ii