Vishnu is a middle child of an influential family.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: Cyberabad Days by Ian McDonald] Reference

This all might be in Vishnu’s mind of course, because we are just seeing everything through his mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [A conversation between Manil Suri and Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours.] Reference

Now, The Death of Vishnu is part of a trilogy that will also comprise The Life of Shiva and The Birth of Brahma.    From Wordnik.com.  [A conversation between Manil Suri and Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours.] Reference

The Death of Vishnu is the first in a trilogy of novels I plan to write.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Death of Vishnu: Summary and book reviews of The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri.] Reference

The Death of Vishnu is envisioned by Suri as the first part of a trilogy.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri: Questions] Reference

The Death of Vishnu is the first of a trilogy set, and it firmly asserts itself as the work of a significant emerging author.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reader reviews of The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri.] Reference

Untitled short story included in Vishnu Sharma’s “Panchtantra”: a young man builds a little flying craft to impress his lady love.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of Science Fiction - Origins of SF | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News] Reference

Vishnu is often represented resting on the coiled serpent Shesha, with Vishnu’s consort Lakshmi massaging his feet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blog De Ganz | Archive | June] Reference

Wisnu aka Vishnu, the most admired Balinese deity, rides the mighty Garuda.    From Wordnik.com.  [Island Art, and All That Comes With It] Reference

"A metamorphic Precambrian layer known as the Vishnu Basement..." in other words, molten rock from when this planet was born.    From Wordnik.com.  [Everyone in the RV, It's Road-Trip Time!] Reference

Sridhar Krishnan alias Vishnu was incharge of the Naxalite movement in the state.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naxal plans for Bombay at nascent stage] Reference

Vishnu is incidentally the lord of preservation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blog De Ganz | Archive | August] Reference

So he’s not just a avatar, but he really is Vishnu.    From Wordnik.com.  [A conversation between Manil Suri and Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours.] Reference

In Hinduism, the Trimurti is Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Year of Our Lord”] Reference

Does it matter whether you believe in Yahweh or Vishnu?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Attached to Strings] Reference

This is Suri's second novel following The Death of Vishnu.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age of Shiva by Manil Suri: Book summary] Reference

Vishnu is easily recognizable in paintings by his blue skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vishnu exhibit brings Hindu holy art to US audiences] Reference

And then there is Vishnu who is climbing these various stations.    From Wordnik.com.  [A conversation between Manil Suri and Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours.] Reference

But Shiva and Vishnu always warrant a superior-toned translation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vamsee Juluri: Lord Shiva And The Economist: A New Low For Journalism] Reference

Manil Suri about his remarkable first novel, The Death of Vishnu.    From Wordnik.com.  [A conversation between Manil Suri and Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours.] Reference

The story's narrator, Vishnu, runs a street show with trick cats.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: Cyberabad Days by Ian McDonald] Reference

One year when I went back, I think it was 1995, Vishnu was very ill.    From Wordnik.com.  [A conversation between Manil Suri and Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours.] Reference

“One Nation – under Vishnu – with liberty and justice for all”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Zionist Organization of America Slams Obama Muslims Mention] Reference

"And Vishnu worshippers feel that Vishnu is the beginning and end of all things.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Vishnu exhibit brings Hindu holy art to US audiences] Reference

Brooklyn Museum/Private collection A sandstone stele of Vishnu, c. the 7th century.    From Wordnik.com.  [From Stillness, Cosmic Action] Reference

The talks with Pakistan are on schedule, foreign ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said.    From Wordnik.com.  [India doesn't let blasts derail Pakistan talks] Reference

So when Vishnu actually meets Krishna, it’s in some sense part of him that he’s seeing.    From Wordnik.com.  [A conversation between Manil Suri and Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours.] Reference

I might say read some of Cyberabad Days (in order) and then go on to River before "Vishnu.".    From Wordnik.com.  [SF/F Reading List for the 2000s] Reference

There’s this ambulance that comes, and it had to leave without taking Vishnu away with it.    From Wordnik.com.  [A conversation between Manil Suri and Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours.] Reference

When I was growing up Vishnu used to live on this landing below the floor that I grew up on.    From Wordnik.com.  [A conversation between Manil Suri and Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours.] Reference

Vishnu isn’t really dying, it’s just the soul that is going perhaps on to another existence.    From Wordnik.com.  [A conversation between Manil Suri and Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours.] Reference

Krishnalal Shridharni announced that Gandhi was "The seventh reincarnation of Vishnu, Lord Rama.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Irene Monroe: The Gandhi None of Us Knew] Reference

Vishnu is one of Hinduism's three most important gods, although that description is somewhat misleading.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vishnu exhibit brings Hindu holy art to US audiences] Reference