Watering the Leaves doesn't sustain the plant

On September 23 Shri Kapil Sibal, union minister for science and technology came to JNCASR to inaugrate the Nano-Lab, during which he promised large funds to set up premiere institutes in the country to enhance science learning in the country. As a matter of fact it's well known a country is said to well developed if Science and Technology is given a higher priority in it agenda. Well along with education, medical health, water supply, i personally feel that any country should also give more importance to R&D as it will strengthen nation's intellectual wealth. No doubt defence should be never be sidelined, but the amount of countries GDP that is invested back in defence seems ridiculous, despite knowing that we live in highly insecure environment. But this attitude seems to have taken prosperity out of countries vision, as the income invested in defence overlooking important issues in the countries has taken it toll, by compromising on nation's development.
Well coming back to the point, i believe the reason we lacked in science and research for such a long time ever since we became independent was lack of infrastructure, which became quite accessible only after we allowed globalization to hit the indian market. As a result we see clearly good increase in countries contribution to science. Because of the ease at which we have access to good equipment, chemical and other infrastructure after globalization. Prior to globalization india contribution to science came only from Atomic Science, Nuclear Science and Space science, but this again arouse because of the need to develop means to generate electricity, thus the dept of atomic energy became the mother institute for space technology and missile technology.
Now we have major share and contribution to Software technology around the world due to large number of graduates coming from this background, moreover the job oppurtunities in this field being highly rewarding there's large student pursuing this course. The threat looming large over indian science is the fact that there are large number of student going abroad to pursue there higher studies (MS, PhD) in US and European countries. This is no doubt a matter of pride as we are the largest expat communities in most of the foreign universities along with chinese. But lets not feel this is a BRAIN DRAIN, but lets look it as BRAIN GAIN, the foreign exchange that we earn from our NRI working abroad. The problem is when we set up more good research institutes and lab in the country, what gurantee can we have that we will be able to attract the brightest of mind into these lab, when we are losing them to foreign universities. Most of the student do return to the country after completing Phd and Post Doctral felolowship. Buts its important to really to find out how many have really turned back to pursue science back in the country. The solution to improve scienctific research in the country is just not increasing the number of research institutes and lab with state of arts, but the fact try to retain our student back in our own country to pursue there research here itself by having better wages for them, less we lose them to better pay scale jobs, or foreign universities. The other problem that need to be simultaneously tackled is enhancing the science curriculm at our school and college level, so as to ignite more mind pursuing science.
Well the problem that striking the roots of countries science and technology just does not solve with allowing better infrastructures in the country, but also has to be dealt by finacially improving the stipend of research seekers. Thus water has to really reach the roots to ensure we grow scientifically, less we lose our ignited and bright minds to foreign universities.

Challenging Societies Dictum.

It was late in the night when i happened to hear the song " nachati hain duniya nachane wala chaiye, aasman ko dharti pain lane wala chaiye." I was almost half way asleep, so really not aware of the lyrics sequence. But the picture i would like to paint, with this background information is society hates change. And it require the courage of an individual to break the shackles the society imposes on him. Well lets not confuse that this permit him to commit crime which society opposes.
The society is always reluctant to change, in terms of physicst speaking i would comment we all like to always stay at the position of miminum entropy ie ( least disorder). Because i always feel we hate the things changing around us, for the very fact that evolution of entire living species was so slow that every moment it looks stationary. But if were succumb to such belief, mankind would have never progressed in life. But we have made substantial progress because there was an individual who dared to break the shackles around him, not worrying about the implication about his action.
well i always believe that society first REJECT, then RESPECT and finally ACCEPT. So it's important in life to have perseverance, coz thats what pays in the long run. Coming to the topic i feel we all lack courage to do something different and are always comfortable with environment around us. But amidst us lies one individual who sees things differently and takes up the initiative to do things differently, to which we all initially disapprove, but like the sheep finally follow the sheperd. And when things go all fine, we heap praises on the individual for his extraordinary vision and action. But if he fails we criticize the individual for leading astray and not following the rules and dictum laid by the society, since rules and dictum laid by the society are for betterment for one and all. The failure is what i feel presses every individual dream into his mind, and not letting it translate into action.
But if one were to just follow his conscience( his inner voice) , which speaks the truth in every situation one confront, he will not only lead the world, but also the lead the world rightly. Chase your DREAM, even though it meant facing the rejection, criticism or maybe breaking the rules. Else be ready to follow and appreciate someones else DREAM.
Jhukti hain duniya jhukane wala chaiye, nachite hain duniya nachane wala chaiye, so choice is yours either bend,dance else make others dance.

Age Poses No Restriction

Sports is a field, that test an individual endurance that only the victorious people poses in abundance. This week was quite eventfull, and will go down the annals of history for the fact that we had few individual who creates a niche for themselves in sports, where they outclasses there's oppponent who were not only competitive but also half there age.
Being an ardent fan of Formula One races, this is the last time Michael Schumacher will be racing after announcing his retirement at Monza (Italian) track. So is Martina Navratilova after claiming her mixed doubles titles at US open just as she near her 50 birthday. On the other hand here was stylish and tough Andre Agassi who also announced his retirement after losing to Benjamin Becker at the US open. Forgot to mention french midfield-striker Zinedine Zidane who retired after the world cup.
What reflect amidst these sporting personalities that they had there share of victory and loss just like any other sportsman, but it was there endurance, determination and sheer grit that made them last so long at the age where most of the sporting professionalist just enjoyed the fame and money they had previously earned. Take for example Schumi at the age of 38, still to maintain his fitness goes to gym early at 6 so as to maintain his fitness, by the way formula driving really requires great fitness to last for entire 50-60 laps during the race.
Sports & Games are the test for an individual's mental strength for his skill develop during the course of his sportinf period. But its his determination that takes him through the tough period of his game with his opponent. All the players i mentioned below are just not great players when they were young, but even at this age where there games showed no wrinkling of there performance.
Players will not be remembered for there scores, trophies, medals or record they achieved, but for those unique moments they outclassed there opponent due to the presence of sheer mental strength and grit. And playing such competitive sport at such age is just a reminder of these players mental strength and endurance.

How Safe Are We?

Well i have to be very carefull, as im expressing this sentiment of mine, for im walking over the double edge sword as i see whats happening all around us. The issue i like to raise is for the Mohammedan community of our country. I start to feel how safe do they really are in our country. For just immediate after the mumbai local train blast. Our close ally(really) US president call our's PM expressing his condolence over the incident and questions what gurantee do we have for a nation consisting of more than 130 million muslims not one is linked to Al-Qaeda. For the fact the the terrorism in whole world today is slowly linked with Islamic Fundamentalism, so called Axis of Evil also lies in the region, where this community dominates. And slowly for every untoward incident occuring in our country, this community is being looked up as the cause for the entire incident. Slowly the western outlook of terrorism being associated with this community is slowly being imprinted into our psyche. Though we are aware Islamic terrorist was always linked to only kashmir valley, where the reason was political conflict and not religious conflict. But every where around the country, there are not enough evidence to point out that violence carried out is associated with islamic community, say in Assam(ULFA), Andhra pradesh(Naxalites). But it looks the view point of every average hindu indian suggest that when ever violence is inflicted onto the society, we try to search for islamic link behind them. This clearly becomes evident during police investigation this community that is targeted the most. War against terror is war against the mind. Terorism can grow only in that soil that is being under-watered and under-nourished. Lets look at the statistic of how many muslims are there in arm force, police, bureacracy, and there are also religiously backward in terms of national literacy( 5 % below national literacy). And when government tries to make a commitee to study there constitution in main frame of our society, we all accuse them of creating communalism.
So if indian muslim is not absorbed into the society, with no bias, no feeling of outsider. Then he will surely remain in the periphery of development. Allowing for no room to breed terror. So its very important that care been taken, that the western thought process of associating terrorism with islamic fundamentalism, should not be allowed to enter our psyche. So next time we see a bearded man with cap, lets not look at them with suspicious look, rather allow them to enter the main frame of our society wholeheartedly.