Re: [indiansciencefiction] Call For Fiction Submission KALKION
This is yet another example Gene which is indicative of the western outlook as Kalki in Indian mythology is depicted as saviour of humanity and is full of promise .The basic premise .of the incarnations of Vishnu in Indian mythology is explicitly and ephaticlly addressed in Geeta in the following sentences (loosely translated ) -
"As and when there is a decline of DHARMA (justice) and upsurge of wrong doings (ADHRMA) I re-create /manifest myself in some form or another ie reincarnations .." So the Vishnu' s AVATARS are full of great promise and hope for Indain people and one AVATAR is still kept in waiting and he is KALKI .....
thanks Gene !
Actually, many years ago the American novelist Gore Vidal wrote novel
titled KALKI, the protagonist being this last of Vishnu's 24 avatars.
Of course, the novel drips with Vidal's trenchant irony and cynicism
about the plight of the human race, and there were some points in the
story where I had the feeling that Vidal might be taking a few
broadside ripostes at Old Man Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land...
KALKI was not, to say the least, a happy book filled with optimism of
any kind. I almost wrote Vidal a not-so-fan letter to suggest he needed
to go pick another fist fight with Norman Mailer...
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One of the best possible methods for promoting a venture has been adopted in the case of KALKION by giving its Editorship to AVM Vishwa Mhan Tiwari Ji. All...
Bimal jee thank you very much. May I expect some stories, articles, news and news with ideas for SF stories from all of you? On 15th April is the launch of...
Reema and Friends, Though the onus of defining the term is on the proposer of the site I am tempted to take this liberty to speculate on it as it is related...
Since we are already doing hypothetical analysis, let me put in my take... :) I hypothise it's a portmanteau of two words - kal + kion (derived from kyon) ...
Kalkion is a compound of two words 'Kalki' and 'on'. It is intended to convey a motion forward to be started by Kalki the next Awataar of Vishnu. This site...
... Actually, many years ago the American novelist Gore Vidal wrote novel titled KALKI, the protagonist being this last of Vishnu's 24 avatars. Of course, the...
This is yet another example Gene which is indicative of the western outlook as Kalki in Indian mythology is depicted as saviour of humanity and is full of...
arvind mishra
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Apr 1, 2009 1:36 pm
Arvind jee is right. Kalki is expected to descend mounted on a white horse, a symbol of noble power. Vishwa Mohan Tiwari To:...
I loveike the idea behind KALKION and I am excited to see what comes of it. As for me I will be sure to submit my first science fiction story once I finish...
At first I typed "like" but decided I wanted to use a stronger verb and went with "love" instead. I then forgot to delete the "ike". We can all learn from my...
All the mounts of Gods are symbolic, starting from Ganesh's mouse, lakshmi's owl etc. Horse is a symbol of power including in horsepower. the horse is white,...
Hahaha. Quite interesting. But it hit me, Kal Kion, could also mean "kal kion, aaj kyo nahi? -- "why tomorrow, why not today?". "kal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare...
Is there any connection with Kal -- which means machine? Kalyuga -- the age of machines and kalki a bionic man? and android? Swapnil On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at...
I do not think that htere is a connection with kal meaning a machine, but no one stops you from making one provided you can justify and own the work. vmt ...
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