This kind of strange episodes have become peculiar in Indian science. Some of them are as follows. One Ramar Pillai claimed to have discovered (or invented?) a secret formula for producing "herbal petrol". Some scientists obtain a patent for medicinal use of cow urine "distillate". (Actually, what they used was the residue after distillation, not the "distillate".) The UP State Cow Protection Commission claimed that a coating of cowdung will protect buildings during a nuclear attack. A child "prodigy", one Tathagat Avatar Tulsi gets his name entered in the Guinness Book of Records for passing all his examinations right from class 10 to MSc at the youngest age, but he is unable to explain simple concepts in physics. He had also "passed National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by CSIR after passing MSc examination". One Aasis Vinayak propounds a "theory of absolute creativity" and also develops "Vinayaks Hydel System". Aasis claims to have got "acclaim" from physics Nobel Laureate Dr Herbert Kroemer. Later, an outraged Kroemer denies it! In fact, Kroemer called Vinayaks ideas a bad case of scientific nonsense. The conclusion: Indian science is a delusion.
RE:Strange occurrences in Indian Science
by tirtha on Mar 01, 2005 05:12 PM Permalink
Just because a couple of incidents occur whereby the hoax is publicized by the media which itself buys up the idea before checking the authenticity, does not make any nations Science especially that of India delusional. The details of singular incidents are provided correctly but the conclusion is as hasty as that comitted by the media during the last month.
