On 09/09/14 09-Sep-2014;9:38 am, SS wrote:

> I have not seen much Indian, Chinese or Egyptian SciFi. 

Udupa? That's your cue.

> In fact Indian
> society has barely been touched by science and tech the way say European
> societies have. Oh yes many may have cellphones and TV sets, but
> possession of cargo is not the same thing as being a technologically
> aware society, barring a educated few outliers. 

I'd argue that the changes due to technology and globalisation are even
more stark in the underdeveloped parts of India. Here's one particularly
well-known example [1].

> I would be interested in Sci Fi views on child sex, age of consent,
> marriage, divorce, contraception and abortion

As Mahesh pointed out,try the later works of Heinlein, particularly the
Lazarus Long books [2].

Udhay

[1] http://itidjournal.org/itid/article/view/241
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_Long

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