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90% of indian sf is non Anglophone. Its high time that we accept and promote vernacular SFs like Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese etc. Thanks to @strangehorizons and @gautambhatia88 for giving me the voice. @ScifiSumit @penkeepersoham @theBekku
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Presenting, for the first time, a Bengali SF anthology translated into English: "A Galaxy of Fantastic Fiction from Bengal"
Edited by Santu Bag and me. Translated by Arunava Sinha. Cover by Pinaki De.
Will be available in December from Penguin Random House.
#desisf #translation
After 2 years, KalpaDB’s planned active development is complete!
3,000+ records on Indian speculative fiction.
Thanks to Ujjal, Debraj for the beautiful logo, tagline, and the entire KalpaDB team.
Free. Community-curated.
#KalpaDB #IndianSpeculativeFiction
kalpadb.com/
For more than a century, Bengali writers have imagined other worlds, impossible machines, future societies.
But perhaps they were never really writing about the future.
They were writing about us.
A Galaxy of Fantastic Fiction from Bengal
Translated by Arunava Sinha.
Coming soon.
Pratik's article introducing #KalpaDB was translated into Chinese. Today, an expanded version of that article has been published in the Chinese science fiction magazine Zero Gravity.
#desisciencefiction #indiansciencefiction #database #kalpavigyan
Two hundred years. Twenty-two languages. Indian SF that was never only English.
Now KalpaDB supports all 22 official Indian Languages.
Join us today and preserve our rich SFF heritage!
#indianSF #DesiSF #Kalpavigyan #kalpabiswa #KalpaDB #sciencefiction #datebase
Work types in KalpaDB. We need people to classify the work correctly. If you are an Indian spec-fic fan/researcher, join us!
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Indian Speculative Fiction Database
A community-curated catalogue of speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror and more — across Indian languages and media.
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His name is Sarthak Goswami, and I believe the entire country needs to watch his reporting, understand it, and become more aware. If this isn't stopped now, it may never be stopped.
This video gives you an idea of how dangerous ethanol factories can be. Not only that, producing ethanol also consumes a huge amount of water, as many of you may already know.
The Ethanol Minister seems to be prioritizing personal interests over the risks of pollution and worsening water shortages. Across the country, many people oppose ethanol blending—except, it seems, the Ethanol Minister
and his son.
What are your thoughts on this?🤔
🚀 Introducing KalpaDB – India's first community-curated database dedicated to speculative fiction across Indian languages.
Explore: kalpadb.com/
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The project is only just beginning.
Today the database already contains hundreds of books, authors, and publishers, and we're continuously expanding it with the help of volunteers from across India.
Every contribution helps preserve a part of our speculative fiction heritage.
Explore KalpaDB:
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If you love speculative fiction, we'd love your feedback—and if you'd like to help build the database, get in touch.
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#survivologyCon #scifi #Indian
'Survivology: Climate Fiction and Speculative Futures'.
The speculative fiction convention will start tomorrow. The venue and details can be found here -survivology2025.github.io/Co…
Entry is open for all.
#Kalpavigyan #SurvivologyCon
'Kalpavigyan: A Speculative Journey' - Directed by Arunava Gangopadhyay and produced by Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay. For the first time, it will have a screening in Kolkata. Do not miss the chance to watch the 'REAL HISTORY OF BENGALI SCIENCE FICTION'!
