Vidnyan Vishesh

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. "" ( ) . . . ' ' . . , . ' ' . . , ', ' ', ' . . '' . - , . '' '' . , ... ""