-Meher
Wan
It
becomes a matter of great pleasure in one’s life to serve the humanity or the
motherland by just working in a very small room, solving complex mathematical
equations and producing valuable results. Sometimes, problems of deciphering
the codes of nature become severely complex and person becomes obsessive in the
quest of right answers. Being obsessive in this process is not unbelievable
because he is not in science by any force but by the choice. He could be in some
other services with the same dignity if he has chosen some other profession. He
could be a painter or writer or even in administrative services. The first
Nobel Laureate of Physics in Asia was initially an Auditor in government
services, but he became researcher by his choice, struggling with his primary
job and doing research in night hours. We acknowledge his work as Raman Effect
now and whole world has enlightened itself with the consequential discoveries
of Raman Effect. He might have enjoyed the worldly entitlements, given to an
officer by the governments and remained satisfied with his job of an auditor.
Whole
world is talking about the knowledge based economy; countries are investing a
huge budget in hiring and attracting the eager young minds towards their
countries. The nations are struggling to support the research and development
for the solutions of many small or big problems. Many countries like China and
Japan could make a decent and worth following progress by attaching the wheels
of research and development in the cart of national progress. Big or small
companies are starting the innovative ideas producing cells in their ventures. In
the crucial stage of career, where we young fellows are on the verge of
choosing the right profession to live a satisfactory and happy life, the
national events are of much importance because these events help us in making
decisions relating to our future. Nations feel proud because of the
achievements by the youngsters. But feeling proud only is not the appropriate
response to the researchers or the innovative minds. We often seem to ignore
the fact that researchers are also human beings with soft emotions and
breakable heart. The ongoing national
scenario, related to sacked ISRO scientists is matter of deep despair for us
who are preparing our self to opt the field of scientific research with grand
dreams. This despair is simply not just a short term emotional reaction or some
biasing without analyzing the events. This demoralization has reasons in the
minds of youngsters to older scientists.
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The
first question is what this society does expect from the really motivated
scientists? Innovative ideas based new discoveries or management of the greedy
demons, who have direct economical interests from the ventures. When science is
making outstanding and fast progress, doing science is not remained a child’s
play. Strong competition in professional researchers worldwide created much
complexity. In this scenario, a scientist can’t perform both tasks of being
good researcher and a good manager of greedy demons. That is the main reason;
every scientific organization has administrative divisions who manage
economical matters. National scientific advisors, administrators, economic
tycoons and scientists make decisions with the help of each other. Since,
national prime office also was aware of every decision and has signed on the
papers of Antrix-Devas deal as reported by The Hindu, only scientists should
not be the responsible for the case. Resignation of eminent aerospace scientist
Roddam Narsimha from Space Commission, who was reviewing the discrepancies in
the Antrix-Devas deal created much suspense in the story. Nobody is expecting
that scientists should not be prosecuted for their wrongdoings, but at least
the wrongdoings should be clarified in a legal way first and real responsible
authorities should accept their responsibilities and duties too with the
scientific researchers in any case. This case has raised serious questions
about doing science in present national atmosphere before the researchers and
also pointed out serious responsibilities of the common public, administrators
and leaders in the proper and fruitful functioning the scientific organizations
and institutes. We, research students are waiting for the appropriate actions
against right and responsible authorities and hoping for justice in a
democratic country.
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