![]() ![]() Magazines play a crucial role in the emergence of genre fiction, as they are the first and foremost platforms for any aspiring and experimenting pen. The reason can be traced to the mainstream vernacular magazines, the respective publishing houses, and their treatment of SF entirely as MG fiction. ![]() Looking at the current status, the development may appear fragmented, even halted. Soham Guha : The heritage of SF in Bengal, both east and West, is rich, distinct, yet somewhat underrepresented to the global audience. ![]() Saint: Welcome to this session of South Asian SF Dialogues! As an active participant and member of Kalpabiswa, the Bengali language SF collective, what is your assessment of the SF scene in Bengali today? Is contemporary SF from West and east Bengal still somewhat in the shadow of giants like Premendra Mitra, Adrish Bardhan and Satyajit Ray, or has a new idiom evolved recently, moving beyond the adventure tale, the didactic and whimsical variants? ![]()
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