Science Fiction in India

This book presents the papers presented at a National Seminar on Science Fiction. It focuses on various aspects of Science Fiction and its role in communicating science and technology related issues to the common man. It also examines how science fiction input could be enhanced and successfully employed in various science communication modules currently in vogue in India. There are discussions on characteristics of SF and its historical background, and on topics like robotics, artificial intelligence, surrogacy, cloning and stem cell research. In all, it is a comprehensive study on the different aspects of Science Fiction in India, dealing with its past, present and future.