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#3468 From: "manofsan" <manofsan@...>
Date:: Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:58 pm
Subject:: Alien Moons More Likely to Bear Life Than Planets 		manofsan
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Hi all,

Read this news:

Scientists Say Alien Moons More Likely to Bear Life Than Planets 


Hmm, so if you had a bunch of fertile moons orbiting a single large planet, then you could have a civilization emerging on at least one of them, and then spreading to the other adjacent moons to become a civilizational cluster.

What an interesting idea!

I can imagine this leading to an India-like situation, where you had these multiple feuding moons, which while being distinct from each other, nevertheless had more in common by being part of a common cluster.

This gives me a science fiction story idea...


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#3467 From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Date:: Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:51 am
Subject:: Re: Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end 		drarvind3@...
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I agree Zeashan,
Thanks!

2009/12/25 zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...>
 

Dr. Arvind Ji
I think it is SF. But since story doesnt use future elements, HiTech and other common elements of SF, so someone can hardly be accept it as SF

Zeashan 

--- On Thu, 12/24/09, arvind mishra <drarvind3@...> wrote:

From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Subject: Re: [indiansciencefiction] Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end

To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Thursday, December 24, 2009, 7:00 PM

 

Zeashan ,only those who have read your story ir intend to read it could only answer to your question ! Please tell what do you think of it -is it really an sf/f and if yes why ?


2009/12/24 arvind dubey <drarvinddubey2004@ yahoo.com>
 

Congratulatios
Would you like to give it to kalkion hindi for serial publication


add more interesting instances, more anecdotes to your biography to make it interesting to

arvind dubey

--- On Mon, 12/21/09, zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [indianscienceficti on] Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end
To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in

Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 5:58 PM


 

Friends,
My story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end Here
Now I leave a question of judgement for you, ' Whether it is SciFi or not?'

Zeashan Zaidi







--
arvind mishra




--
arvind mishra

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#3466 From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...>
Date:: Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:49 am
Subject:: Re: Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end 		zeashanzaidi
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Dr. Arvind Ji
I think it is SF. But since story doesnt use future elements, HiTech and other common elements of SF, so someone can hardly be accept it as SF

Zeashan 

--- On Thu, 12/24/09, arvind mishra <drarvind3@...> wrote:

From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Subject: Re: [indiansciencefiction] Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end
To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Thursday, December 24, 2009, 7:00 PM

 

Zeashan ,only those who have read your story ir intend to read it could only answer to your question ! Please tell what do you think of it -is it really an sf/f and if yes why ?


2009/12/24 arvind dubey <drarvinddubey2004@ yahoo.com>
 

Congratulatios
Would you like to give it to kalkion hindi for serial publication


add more interesting instances, more anecdotes to your biography to make it interesting to

arvind dubey

--- On Mon, 12/21/09, zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [indianscienceficti on] Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end
To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 5:58 PM


 

Friends,
My story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end Here
Now I leave a question of judgement for you, ' Whether it is SciFi or not?'

Zeashan Zaidi







--
arvind mishra


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#3465 From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...>
Date:: Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:44 am
Subject:: Re: Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end 		zeashanzaidi
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Dr. Dubey Ji,
'Platinum Ki Khoj' is the second book of 'Professor' series. First one is 'Taboot'. So before it the serial publication of 'Taboot' is better.

Zeashan Zaidi

--- On Thu, 12/24/09, arvind dubey <drarvinddubey2004@...> wrote:

From: arvind dubey <drarvinddubey2004@...>
Subject: Re: [indiansciencefiction] Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end
To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Thursday, December 24, 2009, 6:35 PM

 

Congratulatios
Would you like to give it to kalkion hindi for serial publication


add more interesting instances, more anecdotes to your biography to make it interesting to

arvind dubey

--- On Mon, 12/21/09, zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [indianscienceficti on] Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end
To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 5:58 PM

 

Friends,
My story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end Here
Now I leave a question of judgement for you, ' Whether it is SciFi or not?'

Zeashan Zaidi






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#3464 From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Date:: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:30 pm
Subject:: Re: Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end 		drarvind3@...
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Zeashan ,only those who have read your story ir intend to read it could only answer to your question ! Please tell what do you think of it -is it really an sf/f and if yes why ?


2009/12/24 arvind dubey <drarvinddubey2004@...>
 

Congratulatios
Would you like to give it to kalkion hindi for serial publication


add more interesting instances, more anecdotes to your biography to make it interesting to

arvind dubey

--- On Mon, 12/21/09, zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...> wrote:

From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...>
Subject: [indiansciencefiction] Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end
To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 5:58 PM


 

Friends,
My story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end Here
Now I leave a question of judgement for you, ' Whether it is SciFi or not?'

Zeashan Zaidi







--
arvind mishra

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#3463 From: arvind dubey <drarvinddubey2004@...>
Date:: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:05 pm
Subject:: Re: Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end 		drarvinddube...
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Congratulatios
Would you like to give it to kalkion hindi for serial publication


add more interesting instances, more anecdotes to your biography to make it interesting to

arvind dubey

--- On Mon, 12/21/09, zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...> wrote:

From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...>
Subject: [indiansciencefiction] Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end
To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 5:58 PM

 

Friends,
My story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end Here
Now I leave a question of judgement for you, ' Whether it is SciFi or not?'

Zeashan Zaidi





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#3462 From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Date:: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:44 pm
Subject:: Re: Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre! 		drarvind3@...
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Dear Deepak Sharma ji ,
Pardon,I could not  get you -would you clarify please ?
Avatar is being screened in many big cities in India.
arvind

2009/12/22 deepak sharma <sdeepak8222@...>
 

sir namaskar,
                    Avtar is available ? if yes it is possible to arrenge us.
deepak sharma
meerut
09358414442


--- On Tue, 22/12/09, CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@...> wrote:

From: CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@...>
Subject: Re: [indiansciencefiction] Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre!
To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Tuesday, 22 December, 2009, 6:27 AM

 
It will still be greatly entertaining.
 
CMN


--- On Mon, 21/12/09, zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [indianscienceficti on] Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre!
To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
Date: Monday, 21 December, 2009, 5:50 PM

 
I think it will equally entertaining in 2D as well as 3D

Zeashan Zaidi 

--- On Mon, 12/21/09, CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@yahoo. co.uk> wrote:

From: CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@yahoo. co.uk>
Subject: Re: [indianscienceficti on] Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre!
To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 11:36 AM

 
Your marking of mere 2.5 stars is not consonant with the praise you have heaped (like many other critics of newspapers have too).  But, yes, I shall be watching it too.  I am, however not sure if theatres have arranged viewing aids to enable us to enjoy 3-D effects.
 
CMN

 December, 2009, 7:57 AM

 
Dear All,
I saw movie Avatar yesternight and thoroughly enjoyed it for its superb imagery and animation work and also for an amazing blend of mythological scenes and imagined future technologies .Film has all the components of science fiction and fantasy- 3D virtual realities,cyborgs,
,recombinant DNA technique ,an alien atmosphere etc etc.
Its an off date encounter story with invaders of planet earth on Pandora -an imagined planet in another solar system.Asimov raised a pertinent question that why new alien civilization should necessarily fight when they meet inadvertently or deliberately -ant they be just friends ! But Avatar is just opposite to this promise and presents a colonial attitude of representatives of already threatened and dilapidated Earth when they wish to mine out some minerals from Pandora by killing the innocent inhabitants of the planet -what ensues is a colossal fight in invaders from earth is ultimately defeated and audience rejoice this retreat ,quite interestingly.

In my assessment it could be awarded 2.5 stars out of 5 and is recommended for its superb imagery and animation art.

A detailed Hindi review is available here-http:// indiascifiarvind .blogspot. com/2009/ 12/blog-post. html.


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#3461 From: deepak sharma <sdeepak8222@...>
Date:: Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:53 pm
Subject:: Re: Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre! 		sdeepak8222
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sir namaskar,
                    Avtar is available ? if yes it is possible to arrenge us.
deepak sharma
meerut
09358414442

--- On Tue, 22/12/09, CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@...> wrote:

From: CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@...>
Subject: Re: [indiansciencefiction] Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre!
To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Tuesday, 22 December, 2009, 6:27 AM

 
It will still be greatly entertaining.
 
CMN


--- On Mon, 21/12/09, zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [indianscienceficti on] Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre!
To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
Date: Monday, 21 December, 2009, 5:50 PM

 
I think it will equally entertaining in 2D as well as 3D

Zeashan Zaidi 

--- On Mon, 12/21/09, CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@yahoo. co.uk> wrote:

From: CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@yahoo. co.uk>
Subject: Re: [indianscienceficti on] Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre!
To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 11:36 AM

 
Your marking of mere 2.5 stars is not consonant with the praise you have heaped (like many other critics of newspapers have too).  But, yes, I shall be watching it too.  I am, however not sure if theatres have arranged viewing aids to enable us to enjoy 3-D effects.
 
CMN

 December, 2009, 7:57 AM

 
Dear All,
I saw movie Avatar yesternight and thoroughly enjoyed it for its superb imagery and animation work and also for an amazing blend of mythological scenes and imagined future technologies .Film has all the components of science fiction and fantasy- 3D virtual realities,cyborgs,
,recombinant DNA technique ,an alien atmosphere etc etc.
Its an off date encounter story with invaders of planet earth on Pandora -an imagined planet in another solar system.Asimov raised a pertinent question that why new alien civilization should necessarily fight when they meet inadvertently or deliberately -ant they be just friends ! But Avatar is just opposite to this promise and presents a colonial attitude of representatives of already threatened and dilapidated Earth when they wish to mine out some minerals from Pandora by killing the innocent inhabitants of the planet -what ensues is a colossal fight in invaders from earth is ultimately defeated and audience rejoice this retreat ,quite interestingly.

In my assessment it could be awarded 2.5 stars out of 5 and is recommended for its superb imagery and animation art.

A detailed Hindi review is available here-http:// indiascifiarvind .blogspot. com/2009/ 12/blog-post. html.


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#3460 From: CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@...>
Date:: Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:27 am
Subject:: Re: Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre! 		cmnautiyal
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It will still be greatly entertaining.
 
CMN


--- On Mon, 21/12/09, zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...> wrote:

From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...>
Subject: Re: [indiansciencefiction] Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre!
To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Monday, 21 December, 2009, 5:50 PM

 
I think it will equally entertaining in 2D as well as 3D

Zeashan Zaidi 

--- On Mon, 12/21/09, CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@yahoo. co.uk> wrote:

From: CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@yahoo. co.uk>
Subject: Re: [indianscienceficti on] Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre!
To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 11:36 AM

 
Your marking of mere 2.5 stars is not consonant with the praise you have heaped (like many other critics of newspapers have too).  But, yes, I shall be watching it too.  I am, however not sure if theatres have arranged viewing aids to enable us to enjoy 3-D effects.
 
CMN

 December, 2009, 7:57 AM

 
Dear All,
I saw movie Avatar yesternight and thoroughly enjoyed it for its superb imagery and animation work and also for an amazing blend of mythological scenes and imagined future technologies .Film has all the components of science fiction and fantasy- 3D virtual realities,cyborgs,
,recombinant DNA technique ,an alien atmosphere etc etc.
Its an off date encounter story with invaders of planet earth on Pandora -an imagined planet in another solar system.Asimov raised a pertinent question that why new alien civilization should necessarily fight when they meet inadvertently or deliberately -ant they be just friends ! But Avatar is just opposite to this promise and presents a colonial attitude of representatives of already threatened and dilapidated Earth when they wish to mine out some minerals from Pandora by killing the innocent inhabitants of the planet -what ensues is a colossal fight in invaders from earth is ultimately defeated and audience rejoice this retreat ,quite interestingly.

In my assessment it could be awarded 2.5 stars out of 5 and is recommended for its superb imagery and animation art.

A detailed Hindi review is available here-http:// indiascifiarvind .blogspot. com/2009/ 12/blog-post. html.


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#3459 From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...>
Date:: Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:28 pm
Subject:: Story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end 		zeashanzaidi
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Friends,
My story 'Platinum Ki Khoj' came to the end Here
Now I leave a question of judgement for you, ' Whether it is SciFi or not?'

Zeashan Zaidi




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#3458 From: zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@...>
Date:: Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:20 pm
Subject:: Re: Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre! 		zeashanzaidi
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I think it will equally entertaining in 2D as well as 3D

Zeashan Zaidi 

--- On Mon, 12/21/09, CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@...> wrote:

From: CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@...>
Subject: Re: [indiansciencefiction] Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre!
To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 11:36 AM

 

Your marking of mere 2.5 stars is not consonant with the praise you have heaped (like many other critics of newspapers have too).  But, yes, I shall be watching it too.  I am, however not sure if theatres have arranged viewing aids to enable us to enjoy 3-D effects.
 
CMN

 December, 2009, 7:57 AM

 
Dear All,
I saw movie Avatar yesternight and thoroughly enjoyed it for its superb imagery and animation work and also for an amazing blend of mythological scenes and imagined future technologies .Film has all the components of science fiction and fantasy- 3D virtual realities,cyborgs,
,recombinant DNA technique ,an alien atmosphere etc etc.
Its an off date encounter story with invaders of planet earth on Pandora -an imagined planet in another solar system.Asimov raised a pertinent question that why new alien civilization should necessarily fight when they meet inadvertently or deliberately -ant they be just friends ! But Avatar is just opposite to this promise and presents a colonial attitude of representatives of already threatened and dilapidated Earth when they wish to mine out some minerals from Pandora by killing the innocent inhabitants of the planet -what ensues is a colossal fight in invaders from earth is ultimately defeated and audience rejoice this retreat ,quite interestingly.

In my assessment it could be awarded 2.5 stars out of 5 and is recommended for its superb imagery and animation art.

A detailed Hindi review is available here-http:// indiascifiarvind .blogspot. com/2009/ 12/blog-post. html.


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#3457 From: CHANDRA MOHAN NAUTIYAL <cmnautiyal@...>
Date:: Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:06 am
Subject:: Re: Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre! 		cmnautiyal
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Your marking of mere 2.5 stars is not consonant with the praise you have heaped (like many other critics of newspapers have too).  But, yes, I shall be watching it too.  I am, however not sure if theatres have arranged viewing aids to enable us to enjoy 3-D effects.
 
CMN

 December, 2009, 7:57 AM

 
Dear All,
I saw movie Avatar yesternight and thoroughly enjoyed it for its superb imagery and animation work and also for an amazing blend of mythological scenes and imagined future technologies .Film has all the components of science fiction and fantasy- 3D virtual realities,cyborgs,
,recombinant DNA technique ,an alien atmosphere etc etc.
Its an off date encounter story with invaders of planet earth on Pandora -an imagined planet in another solar system.Asimov raised a pertinent question that why new alien civilization should necessarily fight when they meet inadvertently or deliberately -ant they be just friends ! But Avatar is just opposite to this promise and presents a colonial attitude of representatives of already threatened and dilapidated Earth when they wish to mine out some minerals from Pandora by killing the innocent inhabitants of the planet -what ensues is a colossal fight in invaders from earth is ultimately defeated and audience rejoice this retreat ,quite interestingly.

In my assessment it could be awarded 2.5 stars out of 5 and is recommended for its superb imagery and animation art.

A detailed Hindi review is available here-http:// indiascifiarvind .blogspot. com/2009/ 12/blog-post. html.


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#3456 From: tinkoo <tinkoo420@...>
Date:: Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:39 pm
Subject:: Re: Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre! 		tinkoo420
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Oh - I saw your post on this forum AFTER posting my thing; I'd seen it
via your feed early in the day, & took the link from your blog.

arvind mishra wrote:
> thanks Tinkoo but am afraid that this link does not work !
> Trust you corrected it.
>
> 2009/12/20 tinkoo <tinkoo420@yahoo. co.in <mailto:tinkoo420@...>>
>
>     inline...
>
>     drarvind wrote:
>      > Asimov raised a pertinent
>      > question that why new alien civilization should necessarily fight
>     when
>      > they meet inadvertently or deliberately -ant they be just friends
>     ! But
>     How many instances can you cite from human history where contact between
>     previously unknown people was peaceful? How often has the contact of
>     India with external world during the last 1000 years been peaceful? I'm
>     currently partway through Clarke & Pohl's "The Last Theorem" & at one
>     place it describes in gory details the way Portuguese looted & raged one
>     of the ancient temples in Trincomalee, Lanka; we've thousands of similar
>     examples in India.
>
>     OK - there was a Gautam Buddha. May be a few others. But gory violence &
>     looting has been all too common during human first contact.
>
>      > wish to mine out some minerals from Pandora by killing the innocent
>     I was amused by the name of the mineral in your post - "unobtainium"!
>     This is often used in sf criticism, but rarely in a work of fiction.
>
>      > A detailed Hindi review is available here-http:// indiascifiarvind
>      > .blogspot. com/2009/ 12/blog-post. html.
>      > <here-http://indiascifiar vind.blogspot. com/2009/ 12/blog-post.
>     html <http://indiascifiarvind.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post.html>.>
>     A link to your post with some very brief commentary will appear tonight
>     at 11:30 pm at Variety SF - already posted & scheduled.
>
>     --
>     <http://variety- sf.blogspot. com/ <http://variety-sf.blogspot.com/>>

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#3455 From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Date:: Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:58 am
Subject:: Re: Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre! 		drarvind3@...
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thanks Tinkoo but am afraid that this link does not work !
Trust you corrected it.

2009/12/20 tinkoo <tinkoo420@...>
inline...

drarvind wrote:
> Asimov raised a pertinent
> question that why new alien civilization should necessarily fight when
> they meet inadvertently or deliberately -ant they be just friends ! But
How many instances can you cite from human history where contact between
previously unknown people was peaceful? How often has the contact of
India with external world during the last 1000 years been peaceful? I'm
currently partway through Clarke & Pohl's "The Last Theorem" & at one
place it describes in gory details the way Portuguese looted & raged one
of the ancient temples in Trincomalee, Lanka; we've thousands of similar
examples in India.

OK - there was a Gautam Buddha. May be a few others. But gory violence &
looting has been all too common during human first contact.

> wish to mine out some minerals from Pandora by killing the innocent
I was amused by the name of the mineral in your post - "unobtainium"!
This is often used in sf criticism, but rarely in a work of fiction.

> A detailed Hindi review is available here-http:// indiascifiarvind
> .blogspot. com/2009/ 12/blog-post. html.
> <here-http://indiascifiarvind.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post.html.>
A link to your post with some very brief commentary will appear tonight
at 11:30 pm at Variety SF - already posted & scheduled.

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#3454 From: tinkoo <tinkoo420@...>
Date:: Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:32 am
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drarvind wrote:
> Asimov raised a pertinent
> question that why new alien civilization should necessarily fight when
> they meet inadvertently or deliberately -ant they be just friends ! But
How many instances can you cite from human history where contact between
previously unknown people was peaceful? How often has the contact of
India with external world during the last 1000 years been peaceful? I'm
currently partway through Clarke & Pohl's "The Last Theorem" & at one
place it describes in gory details the way Portuguese looted & raged one
of the ancient temples in Trincomalee, Lanka; we've thousands of similar
examples in India.

OK - there was a Gautam Buddha. May be a few others. But gory violence &
looting has been all too common during human first contact.

> wish to mine out some minerals from Pandora by killing the innocent
I was amused by the name of the mineral in your post - "unobtainium"!
This is often used in sf criticism, but rarely in a work of fiction.

> A detailed Hindi review is available here-http:// indiascifiarvind
> .blogspot. com/2009/ 12/blog-post. html.
> <here-http://indiascifiarvind.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post.html.>
A link to your post with some very brief commentary will appear tonight
at 11:30 pm at Variety SF - already posted & scheduled.

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#3453 From: "drarvind" <arvind_drmishra@...>
Date:: Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:39 am
Subject:: Avatar -Review in Hindi! 		arvind_drmishra
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Please go to this  link to enjoy a review of of this film on Hindi.

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#3452 From: "drarvind" <arvind_drmishra@...>
Date:: Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:27 am
Subject:: Avatar -A new myth -techno blend of science fantasy genre! 		arvind_drmishra
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Dear All,
I saw movie Avatar yesternight  and thoroughly enjoyed it for its superb imagery
and animation work and  also for an amazing blend of mythological scenes  and
imagined future technologies .Film has all the components of science fiction and
fantasy- 3D virtual realities,cyborgs,
,recombinant DNA technique ,an alien atmosphere etc etc.
Its an off date  encounter story with invaders of planet earth on  Pandora -an
imagined planet in another solar system.Asimov raised a pertinent question that
why new  alien  civilization should necessarily fight when they meet
inadvertently or deliberately -ant they be just friends ! But Avatar is  just
opposite to this promise and presents a colonial attitude of representatives of
already threatened and dilapidated Earth when they wish to mine out some
minerals from Pandora by killing the innocent inhabitants of the planet -what
ensues is a colossal fight in invaders from earth is ultimately defeated and
audience rejoice this retreat ,quite interestingly.

In my assessment it could be awarded 2.5 stars out of 5 and is recommended for
its superb imagery and animation art.

A detailed Hindi review is available
here-http://indiascifiarvind.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post.html.

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#3451 From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Date:: Wed Dec 9, 2009 9:56 am
Subject:: Fwd: New "fan made" trailer for FIRST WORLD 		drarvind3@...
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Greetings:
 
I am pleased to present to you a new "fan made" trailer for First World. 
 
As many of you know, the science fiction fan community is substantial, worldwide and extremely involved in their interest in the genre.  Several weeks ago, I contacted a group of fans that have been dedicated to the 1970's cult classic Space 1999 to see if there would be an interest in creating a new fan made trailer for First World.  To say they were enthusiastic about First World would be an understatement.  After providing them with the feature length script, they came up with the following:
 
 
The result of this effort could not be more exciting for the First World project.  Without any guidance from me, they captured the feature length version of First World. With the distribution channels for independent and traditional "studio" films changing by the season, I believe it is important for any project to develop a grassroots "fan" following as soon as possible. 
 
With newly created concept art, the feature length script received its third honor in a film festival, placing top ten at Fantastic Planet Film Festival in Australia.  Here is a recent article "down under" by sci-fi convention organizer Robert Hood http://roberthood.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/11/first-world-new-designs-on-the-future/.
 
While the quest continues to secure funding to produce the feature length version, all these efforts will eventually lead to a positive conclusion.
 
I hope you enjoy this new fan made trailer.
 
Thank you for reading and for your continued interest in First World.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mark
 
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#3450 From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Date:: Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:50 am
Subject:: Re: Science fiction 		drarvind3@...
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Quite right,Mohan!Ditto!

On 22/11/2009, K.MOHAN _____________________________
<sundaraselvan@...> wrote:
> The article is very good retracing the works of science fiction with regard
> to technology. But is sci-fi is about technology of future alone? It is
> about future biology, space science and earth sciences as well.
>
>   To me the science fiction authors have not run out of steam. How many
> chances/platforms we have in bringing out our science fictions. it takes a
> very long time before a single story published in India.
>
>  We have all the steam just give us a perennial outlet to let the steam out.
>
> K.Mohan(Mohan Sanjeevan)
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#3449 From: "K.MOHAN _____________________________" <sundaraselvan@...>
Date:: Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:32 am
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The article is very good retracing the works of science fiction with regard to
technology. But is sci-fi is about technology of future alone? It is about
future biology, space science and earth sciences as well.

   To me the science fiction authors have not run out of steam. How many
chances/platforms we have in bringing out our science fictions. it takes a very
long time before a single story published in India.

  We have all the steam just give us a perennial outlet to let the steam out.

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#3448 From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Date:: Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:51 am
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Indeed a thought provoking article-thanks for sharing it with the list Unmukt ji !

2009/11/22 unmukt_s <unmukt.s@...>
 

Have the authors of sci-fi stories finally run out of steam? Read this thought provocative article at
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/353485/the-sci-fi-legends-who-shaped-todays-tech




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#3447 From: "unmukt_s" <unmukt.s@...>
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Have the authors of sci-fi stories finally run out of steam? Read this thought
provocative article at
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/353485/the-sci-fi-legends-who-shaped-todays-tech

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#3446 From: "drarvind" <arvind_drmishra@...>
Date:: Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:35 am
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Friends,
The report on just held Sf conference in Aurangabad appears here .
Please read and comment there and may be a discussion on certain points may be
initiated here as well.Like the one Which Peggy has inquired about one statement
of K Mohan that what what way science is different in Indian and western sf ?
Since Mohan is here to answer he is invited to address the issue here !

Please see this link -
http://indiascifiarvind.blogspot.com/2009/11/eleventh-annual-national-conference\
-on.html

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#3445 From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Date:: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:10 pm
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Tinkoo
Any one of could definitely submit a story.Thanks  for the info.
Just returned from Aurngabad,shall submit a report for the perusal shortly.
I have a deep sense of appreciation for you for being with us for the promotion of Indioan SF.


2009/11/16 tinkoo <tinkoo420@...>
 

Jonathan Strahan will be accepting story submissions for his best of year
anthology series' 2010 edition up to 1 October 2010. This is a reprint
anthology,
& only stories to be actually published elsewhere - in print or online -
between 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2010 will qualify.

<http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/11/15/call-for-stories-the-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-volume-five/>

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#3444 From: tinkoo <tinkoo420@...>
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Jonathan Strahan will be accepting story submissions for his best of year
anthology series' 2010 edition up to 1 October 2010. This is a reprint
anthology,
& only stories to be actually published elsewhere - in print or online -
between 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2010 will qualify.

<http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/11/15/call-for-stories-the-best-scien\
ce-fiction-and-fantasy-volume-five/>

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#3443 From: tinkoo <tinkoo420@...>
Date:: Mon Nov 9, 2009 6:34 pm
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thks

Arvind Mishra wrote:
>
>
> Tinkoo
> You could contact me in case you come to Aurangabad during 13-15
> November on
> 09415300706
> eagerly awaiting the great rendezvous.
>
> arvind mishra
>
> --- On *Sun, 8/11/09, tinkoo /<tinkoo420@yahoo. co.in>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: tinkoo <tinkoo420@yahoo. co.in>
>     Subject: Re: [indianscienceficti on] Discover A Galaxy of Vernacular
>     Sci Fi Writers -A Report in Times of India
>     To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
>     Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 12:38 AM
>
>
>
>     Link works for me, though Thunderbird warns the link might be pointing
>     to spam - some funny behind the covers interactions of page at
>     timesofindia with rediff site.
>
>     arvind mishra wrote:
>      >
>      >
>      > Zeashan and everybody ,please check this one-
>      > http://epaper. timesofindia. com/Repository/ ml.asp?Ref=
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>      >
>      >
>      > 2009/11/6 zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com
>      > <mailto:zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com
>     </mc/compose?to=zeashanzaidi%40yahoo.com>>>
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > The link is not working
>      >
>      > Zeashan
>      >
>      > --- On *Fri, 11/6/09, drarvind /<arvind_drmishra@ yahoo.co. in
>      > <mailto:arvind_drmishra@ yahoo.co. in
>     </mc/compose?to=arvind_drmishra%40yahoo.co.in>>>/* wrote:
>      >
>      >
>      > From: drarvind <arvind_drmishra@ yahoo.co. in
>      > <mailto:arvind_drmishra@ yahoo.co. in
>     </mc/compose?to=arvind_drmishra%40yahoo.co.in>>>
>      > Subject: [indianscienceficti on] Discover A Galaxy of Vernacular
>      > Sci Fi Writers -A Report in Times of India
>      > To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
>      > <mailto:indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
>     </mc/compose?to=indiansciencefiction%40yahoogroups.co.in>>
>      > Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 6:54 PM
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > Friends,
>      > Atul Sethi of Times of India has written this concise report on
>      > Vernacular Sci-Fi Writers of India .I feel pleasure to share it
>      > with you.
>      > Please follow the link-
>      >
>      > http://epaper. timesofindia. com/Repository/ ml.asp?Ref=
>      > Q0FQLzIwMDkvMTEv MDEjQXIwMTAwMA= =&Mode=Gif&Locale= english-
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#3442 From: Arvind Mishra <arvind_drmishra@...>
Date:: Mon Nov 9, 2009 2:41 pm
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Tinkoo
You could contact me in case you come to Aurangabad during 13-15 November on
09415300706
eagerly awaiting the great rendezvous.

arvind mishra

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From: tinkoo <tinkoo420@...>
Subject: Re: [indiansciencefiction] Discover A Galaxy of Vernacular Sci Fi Writers -A Report in Times of India
To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 12:38 AM

 

Link works for me, though Thunderbird warns the link might be pointing
to spam - some funny behind the covers interactions of page at
timesofindia with rediff site.

arvind mishra wrote:
>
>
> Zeashan and everybody ,please check this one-
> http://epaper. timesofindia. com/Repository/ ml.asp?Ref=
> Q0FQLzIwMDkvMTEv MDEjQXIwMTAwMA= =&Mode=Gif&Locale= english- skin-custom
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>
>
> 2009/11/6 zeashan zaidi <zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com
> <mailto:zeashanzaidi@ yahoo.com>>
>
>
>
> The link is not working
>
> Zeashan
>
> --- On *Fri, 11/6/09, drarvind /<arvind_drmishra@ yahoo.co. in
> <mailto:arvind_drmishra@ yahoo.co. in>>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: drarvind <arvind_drmishra@ yahoo.co. in
> <mailto:arvind_drmishra@ yahoo.co. in>>
> Subject: [indianscienceficti on] Discover A Galaxy of Vernacular
> Sci Fi Writers -A Report in Times of India
> To: indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in
> <mailto:indiansciencefictio n@yahoogroups. co.in>
> Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 6:54 PM
>
>
>
> Friends,
> Atul Sethi of Times of India has written this concise report on
> Vernacular Sci-Fi Writers of India .I feel pleasure to share it
> with you.
> Please follow the link-
>
> http://epaper. timesofindia. com/Repository/ ml.asp?Ref=
> Q0FQLzIwMDkvMTEv MDEjQXIwMTAwMA= =&Mode=Gif&Locale= english-
> skin-custom
>
> Arvind
>
>
>
>
>
> --
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#3441 From: "sundaraselvan" <sundaraselvan@...>
Date:: Sun Nov 8, 2009 6:38 pm
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thanks mishraji. the matter has spilled over to the topic of indian sf in the
world arena too. i take note that already acknowledged the need for a discussion
in Aurangabad.I, too, am looking forwarding to meeting u all.

K.Mohan(Mohan Sanjeevan)

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#3440 From: "sundaraselvan" <sundaraselvan@...>
Date:: Sun Nov 8, 2009 6:29 pm
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Mishraji i am not questioning the existence of Indian SF . it is very much alive
and kicking! But kindly take note of the suggestions made by me for better reach
of the indian SF in the world.

   As for indian SF i am also in the same boat as urs. Naturally i would take
utmost care to see it sailing through smoothly.

   I hope u will agree that we need to create more opportunities to ourselves.

   K.Mohan(Mohan Sanjeevan)

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#3439 From: arvind mishra <drarvind3@...>
Date:: Sun Nov 8, 2009 4:55 pm
Subject:: Re: The status of Indian science Fiction in the world arena 		drarvind3@...
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Mohan ,please do not get maudlin and just google out it -Indian science fiction !And you shall face the truth -any one who is saying that there is no Indian sf -he is not aware of the fact or concealing the fact owing to
some unknown reason or may be due to sheer ignorance or arrogance.

2009/11/8 sundaraselvan <sundaraselvan@...>
 

Dont even for a moment think i am going to degrade indian science fiction. I am putting up this after coming across an interview by an English writer that there seems to be no indian science fiction.After reading that i was absolutely shocked.

Why such an impression? It is purely becas we write in various vernacular languages and no effort has been made to get them translated into English. When everything is put in English the world will notice us.

At the same time, i want to stress that our science fiction should be worthy of taking it to the world level.There fore one should set himself high standards for himself/herself in writing science fictions.

There fore if we are to make an impact on the World science fiction arena, what i have suggested above have to be put into action rather than talking.

Of late , i dont find much discussion here. Cheer up science buffs! have ur say on such burning topics.

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