SCIENCE FICTION DAY - January 2

 

SCIENCE FICTION DAY

Science Fiction Day promotes the celebration of science fiction as a genre, its creators, history, and various media, too. The date of the celebration commemorates the birth of famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov.  An American author and Boston University professor of biochemistry, Isaac Asimov was born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov on January 2, 1920. He is best known for his works of science fiction and his popular science books. 

 

Indian fantasy fiction and sci-fi books you must read:

Aliens In Delhi

Sami Ahmad Khan

This engaging sci-fi read does what seems impossible- it forces RAW and ISI to work together to quell an alien attack on Earth. Using his academic background, Ahmad Khan intelligently weaves a sci-fi angle into a geopolitical story to create the thriller Aliens In Delhi. The aliens turn our own technology against us, enabling our smart-phones to change our gene structure and thereby bringing humanity to the brink of extinction. Through this fictional story, Khan also explores real events such as Bin Laden’s assassination and India’s first moon landing.

The Diary Of A Space Traveller & Other Stories

Satyajit Ray

Even die-hard fans of auteur filmmaker Satyajit Ray may not know that he created a wonderful Bengali scientist by the name of Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku. This ‘book’ collects the diaries of the professor, where he details his wonderful and fascinating inventions, such as, Miracurall- a wonder drug that can cure anything; Annihilin, a pistol that can annihilate anything; and Remembrane, a device that helps people remember. Using his inventions, he goes on wild adventures such as a journey to Mars, battling a killer dinosaur, and time-traveling to meet man’s ancestors.