RE:Is she Indian?
by on Feb 05, 2007 11:08 AM Permalink
I completely agree with you. Foreign news media would have published this news item any way, this item is being given so much importance in India only because her ancesotors were Indian. I dont know if this news would have been published at all other wise. People who claim her to make India proud should also say similar things when a west Indian cricketer of Indian origin scores a century!!!! The point to be pondered here is so much of our talented is being used up for the upliftment of other countries. It is the time to think how to make people stay back and achieve back in India rather than becoming citizens of other countries and achieving there
RE:Is she Indian?
by on Feb 05, 2007 12:36 PM Permalink
Mr Datta you have a valid point. Few years back a professor in IITK along with two undergrad students proved a result on primality which was esoteric for humans for centuries. Such things are greater achivements and need more innovation than space walk which can be done by being in the right field and getting opportunities. I think that their contribution was never properly acknowledged by the Indian press. A space walk seems a flashy thing than proving a great mathematical result and our press tries to fully capitalize on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AKS_primality_test
They received Godel prize but there was never enough hype for that. I dont think there was even enough coverage for that. Frankly speaking Indians should feel proud of this more than about Sunita Williams space walk. Unfortunately media is only bothered about covering things that look flashy rather than covering things that are more important or of higher value.
