Once again, vidal takes on the unmitigated folly born of the unholy partnership of religion, the media, and a public that longs for a savior. The eponymous hero of kalki, born and bred In America's midwest, has establish...Once again, vidal takes on the unmitigated folly born of the unholy partnership of religion, the media, and a public that longs for a savior. The eponymous hero of kalki, born and bred In America's midwest, has established himself in nepal and put out the word that he is the last incarnation of the god vishnu.