"Ohh! Gods Are Online.." discussion based on the book by Rashma N Kalsie & George Dixon at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 4th September 2013

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 
Landmark : On Parliament Street close to 'The Shop' showroom & next to the 'Kwality' restaurant
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Event Description : Book discussion “Ohh! Gods Are Online..” by Rashma N Kalsie & George Dixon, introduction by Dr Bharat Gupt.

There are two things that do not go well together, religion and humour. But what happens when Christ, Buddha and Krishna (why not Krishnaswamy ?) decide to communicate through social media and Chris discovers that Buddy and Krishna already have Facebook pages. And the 2 authors have never met, except online. This could be a recipe for disaster or even more humour.

The online theological discussions given the circumstances have to be light hearted yet serious enough to make this work of fiction both readable and instructive. The book is an interesting mix of fantasy and satire, where, the Gods connect on Facebook to discuss existential dilemmas that confront today's man.

We hope the audience will be composed of open minded, light hearted, fun loving and interesting individuals for this potentially stimulating event. Dr Bharat Gupt will introduce the discussion with the serious stuff, Rashma Kalsie, one of the authors will be present, the other author has never left England.

Bharat Gupt, an Associate Professor in English at the College of Vocational Studies of the University of Delhi, is a classicist, theatre theorist, sitar and surbahar player, musicologist, cultural analyst, and newspaper columnist. He is trained in both, Western and traditional Indian educational systems. He was awarded the McLuhan Fellowship by University of Toronto, and the Senior Onasis Fellowship to research in Greece on classical Greek theatre. He serves on the Visiting Faculty at the National School of Drama and as resource scholar at the IGNCA. His published books include: Dramatic Concepts Greek and Indian (1994), Natyasastra, Chapter 28: Ancient Scales of Indian Music (1996), Twelve Greek Poems into Hindi and India A Cultural Decline or Revivial.

Rashma is a writer and playwright. She is a cultural ambassador Multicultural Arts Victoria/ Melbourne Theatre Company, 2013-14. Her recent play, The Lost Dog, was produced with the Australian government’s assistance and successfully staged in Melbourne. The play received international media attention and critics acclaim. Also, she was invited to talk about the play to women’s writing organization in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rashma has been involved with many NGOs and is the founder of Indian Diaspora Dramatics Association, Australia. Her debut novel, Ohh! Gods are online.., co-authored with George Dixon has been published by Srishti Publishers, India.

 Phil Cherry writes under the pen name George Dixon. He has been writing short stories for ten years and has published 5 books on Kindle.  Ohh! Gods Are Online.., co-authored with Rashma N. Kalsie is also his debut novel. He lives with his wife and two dogs in a bungalow in a small village in England.

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