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Shastri, H P

(1853-1931) Indian [ie Bengali] Sanskrit scholar and author whose Valmikir Jaya (publication data unknown: perhaps circa 1880; trans Ranjani Ranjan Sen as The Triumph of Valmiki 1909) features a robber-chief protagonist with Superpowers, who travels by unspecified means to a distant nebula. There he creates a replica of the Solar System which – acting as a Forerunner figure – he populates with human beings, creating a Utopia. [JC]

Haraprasad Bhattacharaya Shastri

born Khulna, Bengal, India [now Bangladesh]: 6 December 1853

died 17 November 1931

works

• Valmikir Jaya (publication data unknown: perhaps circa 1880) [binding unknown/]
  • The Triumph of Valmiki (Chittagong, India: M R Sen, 1909) [trans by Ranjani Ranjan Sen of the above: hb/]

about the author

• George Locke. Voyages in Space: The Interplanetary Theme in Creative Writing to 1914: A Researcher's Companion (London. Ferret Fantasy, 2011) [nonfiction: p140: pb/nonpictorial]

links

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
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