व्हर्च्युअल रिअ‍ॅलिटी / VIRTUAL REALITY

by Bal Phondke

The revolutionary discoveries in Science and Technology, in particular Biotechnology and Information Technology impact in a major way life of human beings in the twenty-first century. This has also led to cut throat competition in almost all walks of life. Not only has lifestyle undergone unprecedented transformation but also the value system. Family structure, Social fabric, Cultural foundations have all been caught in a maelstrom. This does not leave any member of society alone, not even the scientists themselves. Their personal and more importantly the professional life are greatly affected taking them into mindboggling virtual reality. That is the basic theme of all the stories in this anthology. विज्ञान आणि तंत्रज्ञान, विशेषत: बायोटेक्नॉलॉजी आणि इन्फर्मेशन टेक्नॉलॉजी या क्षेत्रात आज होत असलेल्या अभूतपूर्व क्रांतीमुळं एकविसाव्या शतकातील जीवनावर फार मोठा परिणाम होत आहे. त्याच्या जोडीला असलेली जागतिकीकरणाची प्रक्रिया आणि बाजारपेठांचा विस्तार यामुळं एक नव्या प्रकारची जीवघेणी स्पर्धा आज रूढ होत आहे. त्यापोटी आपली जीवनशैली तसेच मूल्यव्यवस्था तळापासून ढवळून निघत आहे. त्यांच्यात होत असलेल्या आमूलाठा बदलाचा कॅनव्हास डॉ. बाळ फोंडके यांच्या या कथांना लाभलेला आहे. कुटुंबव्यवस्था, समाजजीवन, सांस्कृतिक वातावरण असं झंझावातात सापडल्यावë

346 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Bal Phondke is the nom-de-plume of Dr Gajanan Phondke, a leading writer in Marathi. His specialty is science literature (fiction and non fiction). He is credited along with Dr. Jayant Narlikar to have started the science fiction genre of writing in Marathi literature. He has worked as a nuclear biologist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre from 1962 to 1983. From 1983 to 1989, he was with the Times of India group serving 2 stints as the Editor of Science Today magazine and also as the science editor of The Times of India broadsheet.
He later on served as the director of the Publications and Information Directorate of CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) from where he retired in 1999.