tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post6854733426666566513..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Raj ChettyAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-37802986911168068162007-11-01T04:10:00.000+05:302007-11-01T04:10:00.000+05:30Abi,Sidhartha Gadgil who is in I.I.Sc now became a...Abi,<BR/>Sidhartha Gadgil who is in I.I.Sc now became an Associate professor in ISI at the age of 28. I think that depending on the opening of areas, jobs etc. it is still possible in some places. I would think that it is not widespread.gaddeswaruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509075029154476375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-69189928481883924122007-10-31T19:43:00.000+05:302007-10-31T19:43:00.000+05:30Daze: The stuff Chetty talks about ("...It does no...Daze: The stuff Chetty talks about ("...It does not matter how you look, how you dress, or how you act. Once you establish that you are an expert in your subject and have good ideas, you immediately earn people's respect. ...My colleagues treated me like anyone else in the department as soon as I arrived at Berkeley ...) is largely true in several top Indian institutions that I know. It's certainly true at IISc, and from Swarup's comment, it's clear that this culture exists at TIFR and ISI. <BR/><BR/>IITs too have this culture, but junior faculty there may face some problems because of the huge emphasis on teaching. Thus, junior faculty may end up teaching courses that are not keen on. However, on the research front, I do not know of any interference; and they are treated as equals.<BR/><BR/>As for universities, ... ;-)<BR/><BR/>Swarup: Thanks for all those details! In metallurgy, we have a couple of examples too. Prof. T.R. Anantharaman became the Head of the Department at BHU at a pretty early age, and built it into a formidable research centre during the 60s and 70s. My colleague, Prof. S. Ranganathan, too became a full professor at a young age of (I think) 32! <BR/><BR/>I must admit, though, that I have not heard of such cases (where the system recognizes young people with great achievement) from recent decades.Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-44946695349294783562007-10-31T06:37:00.000+05:302007-10-31T06:37:00.000+05:30Sorry; the question was probably meant for Abi. I ...Sorry; the question was probably meant for Abi. I too look forward to his comments.gaddeswaruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509075029154476375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-34828679643383775912007-10-31T05:10:00.000+05:302007-10-31T05:10:00.000+05:30I have seen similar things in TIFR and ISI. People...I have seen similar things in TIFR and ISI. People like C.P. Ramanujam, M.S. Raghnathan, V.K. Patodi were promoted to professorships when they were in their twenties and as far as I remember, they were well respected for their calibre from very early on. There was also the tradition of encouraging promising students to take up new topics even if there was no expertise. K. R. Parthasarathy's ISI thesis was in 'Information Theory' and his advisor was C.R.Rao. People like K. Chandrasekharan ( in TIFR) rarely wrote papers with students and encouraged them to work in modern topics and quite often sent them abroad to complete their work.<BR/>However, I think that often these promotions brought administrative responsibilities for which the youngsters might not have been ready. Perhaps, some careful training is needed there.<BR/> I think this tradition continues, at least to some extent, in TIFR and ISI and perhaps in some other insitutions.gaddeswaruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509075029154476375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-54623779418857168432007-10-30T15:45:00.000+05:302007-10-30T15:45:00.000+05:30You're a prof here (in India). Do you think that t...You're a prof here (in India). Do you think that the things Chetty mentions about the academic environment in your excerpt hold true in India?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com