Exploring Indian Sci-Fi: A Review of Sadhna Shanker’s Continuum

Sadhna Shanker’s ‘Continuum: A Love Story’ offers a nuanced narrative set in a dating app startup. Blending science fiction with relatable themes, it explores gender dynamics and societal disparities. Shanker’s use of authentic Indian English enhances the realism, making her characters and setting compelling and relatable.

Words as mirrors

The word of the year like any other mirror could reflect a challenge or an opportunity, it is up to us.

A celebration of words

As the session ended I think apart from us, the audience too realized that differences in cultures and traditions enhance life’s experience, and the binding force is the river of Indianness that flows amongst all of us.

Launch of Continuum

What makes Continuum so compelling is the way it blends diverse elements—mythology, science fiction, romance, and philosophy—into a single narrative.

Getting Closer to Mars

On one hand AI is marching ahead with inroads into all aspects of human life, and on the other humans are marching ahead in their hope to move to other planets. Who or what will survive and where? The debates around these questions continue.

The Pet Story

What has changed is the scale at which pets have begun to consume resources of contemporary households – in terms of money, time and emotions.

The rise of AI in music

Creativity and imagination are the weapons that made humans the supreme species. Only time will tell if AI will also acquire those skills. As of now, AI only trains on what we create.

Breaking Dance: A New Sport at Paris 2024 Olympics

The debut of breaking on the Olympic arena is a matter of hope and aspiration for these young people. Let us hope that Indian B-boys and B-girls will compete in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 and bring home medals for the country.

Intelligent Robots have arrived!

Intelligence has a price as we all know. While we make the robots more intelligent, maybe we are also passing on the problems that come with being intelligent and like sapiens!