E. Dawson Varughese is an independent global cultural studies scholar and the author of Beyond the Postcolonial: World Englishes Literature (2012) and Reading New India (2013). She has published in Contemporary South Asia, South Asian Popular Culture and English Today.

This volume is interested in the interface of science, Hinduism and itihasa and specifically their manifestation within mythology-inspired fiction in English from India. This trio is examined through the lens of two overarching interests: Indian and non-Indian reader receptions and the genre of weird fiction.

CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

Chapter One: Introducing the post-millennial scene

Chapter Two: The 'wyrd': numinosity and estrangement

Chapter Three: Bharati Fantasy: eternal bhava

Chapter Four: Bharati Fantasy: modern-day sensibilities

Chapter Five: Conclusions

Index