A few months ago, I watched the film Back to the Future, an American science fiction film made in three parts. There, the protagonist, Marty, and his friend move across time and space, to the future to save lives and to the past for solving scientific experiments that have gone askew. Science fiction has been a part of various art forms in the West for centuries. In Bengali literature, it hasn’t been far behind, and the origin dates back to the 19th century. Of many writers, this genre has been made most popular through the Professor Shanku series written by Satyajit Ray, a science fiction combined with fantasy and travelogue.
November 2022, volume 46, No 11