I Read Stories: Kali_Na by Indra Das

Kali_Na by Indra Das in Tasavvurnama

Durga is born to low caste parents in an India that has officially abolished caste. But still; while others worship the gods in VR spaces she and her family go to old-fashioned shrines with clay and straw idols.

As she grows up she learns skills and earns money, hoping to find her way to a better future. The technology advances too and the Shiva corporation has a new goddess, the most advanced, Devi 1.0

The trolls are there, who think she’s ugly and terrible and awful. And she’s designed to respond to feedback. Durga, the goddess, has another aspect when assailed by demons. Her name is Kali.

A near-future Indian mythology cyberpunk thriller.

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