Time-Travel Technology and Science in Vandana Singh’s “Delhi”

Abstract

The paper examines concerns arising in and through the science fiction “Delhi” by Vandana Sing.  She consciously deviates from generic conventions of the structures of western science fiction. The main protagonist in “Delhi” experiences alienation and powerlessness.  Singh traces manipulations of western science fiction tropes vis-à-vis time travel, technology, and larger implications of engaging in a science fiction from a technologically developing Indian context.