tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post2075420773751549768..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Ram Guha on Indian Leaders' Displays of Self-LoveAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-29118147397544995212015-02-10T10:24:22.228+05:302015-02-10T10:24:22.228+05:30I have written a (long) post about this issue at m...I have written a (long) post about this issue at my blog <a href="https://ajitjadhav.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/speaking-truth-to-the-pinkos/" rel="nofollow">here </a>. Best,<br /><br />--Ajit<br />[E&OE]<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-20907226275356160652015-02-08T09:54:53.502+05:302015-02-08T09:54:53.502+05:30I also think that Guha's article is a case of ...I also think that Guha's article is a case of over-generalization. There are scientists aplenty in India who fit mre in the Obaid Siddiqui mould rather than resemble the "attention hungry" caricature that he draws of them. Further, it is also not that narcissism among older famous scientists is unheard of outside India. In the hard sciences, James Watson (one of the co-discoverers of the double-helix structure of DNA) comes to mind as an example, although the malady is probably more common outside India in the social sciences and economics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-3501746993314018432015-02-08T07:39:20.542+05:302015-02-08T07:39:20.542+05:30Mr Guha is making an issue out of a non issue, whe...Mr Guha is making an issue out of a non issue, when there are certainly more important issues that deserve our attention.<br /> The idea of big names dominating the scientific discourse makes sense but the logic in this article does not. Mr Guha should remember that science is a human endeavor. Even with all the "objectivity" expected from scientists, they too desire recognition and respect in society.I do admire Dr. Obaid Sidiqqui a lot, but all scientists cannot be expected to work with "humility" in their ivory tower. We want more role models in science to inspire the next generation. In India, how many places or "circles" are names after scientists? We should honor more scientists as a society, not only cricketers, politicians and filmstars. Also, Jagdish Bhagwati or Amartya sen are criticized for no reason here. In the USA, it is quite common to have "faculty chairs" named after prominent living scientists. Often the corpus of these awards is either donated by the scientist or by others who were mentored or inspired by the same scientist.Himanshu Shekharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476285397736332627noreply@blogger.com