Utopia / Dystopia

[rajam]

Here's an excellent article that contains information relevant to  
your query, but it is not in English (so, may not be instantly  
helpful to many readers):

http://www.viruba.com/tamilwritings/00001.aspx

It covers the contents of a lecture by Dr. V.C. Kulandaiswamy, a  
highly respected academic and author. Here's a link to Dr.  
Kulandaiswamy's profile on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 
V._C._Kulandaiswamy

I'm CC'ing him on this mail, just in case you would like to get in  
touch with him.

Best.
V.S. Rajam
( <www.letsgrammar.org> )

On Apr 13, 2010, at 7:55 AM, Mary Storm wrote:

> Dear Indologists,
>
> I am looking for possible distinctive descriptions of utopias /  
> dystopias in Indian literature. I hope to find something that might  
> parallel ideas in Plato's Republic or Thomas More's Utopia.
>
> I am looking for descriptions of self-contained paradigmatic  
> societies- either ideal or wretched.
>
> Any ideas would be most welcome.
>
> I hope that wherever you are it is cooler than New Delhi!
>
> Mary Storm
>
> Mary Storm, Ph.D.
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