Researcher is like an artist, getting pleasure from his creations (discoveries or inventions). And like artists, the researchers at heart are more worried about the theories and pathways rather than the business of it.
However, in this day and age, research needs a lot of capital to start with and to sustain. And in the rush of producing “data”, the real focus shifts from good research to just noise. Thousands of papers are published in as many journals but most of them are not even worth the paper they are printed in. But in this “kalyuga”, it is important to get the recognition and the grant going hence the odd saga continues.................
When the world economy is going for a spin, who bothers about the research or researchers. People who bring business become more important for an organization. But we all forget, that society, economy and life for that matter is dependent on constant innovation. Science and scientific innovations are making our lives worth living but scientists are the least paid and looked after.
Isn’t it time we realized this folly? Corrective mindsets are need of the hour or else as falling sex ratio in many regions of India is a major problem, soon dearth of people taking up research or scientists leaving research would push India back..............
