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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | The case of the missing scientific Indian -CP Rajendran

The case of the missing scientific Indian -CP Rajendran

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published Published on Aug 24, 2022   modified Modified on Aug 24, 2022

-The Hindu

India has failed to propagate scientific literacy not only among the public, but also among scientists themselves

This 75th year of Independence is a major milestone for India; a time to take stock of the developments in various spheres over the last seven decades. Sadly, with some notable exceptions such as this newspaper, the print and electronic media have not really taken stock of what has happened to science education in this country. While politicians, writers, artists, actors and other celebrities have been given their due, science and scientists seem to have been largely ignored. The general apathy towards science, and the lack of scientific temper among the public and politicians, is a poor commentary on the Indian sensibility.

The loss of a scientific temper

Although India has made some significant scientific advances in research fields such as molecular biology, agricultural/pharmaceutical science, and solid-state chemistry, and some creditable leaps in space, nuclear science, and information technology, it has failed to propagate scientific literacy not only among the public, but also among scientists themselves. Parliament underscored our commitment to propagate scientific temper by including it as a duty in Article 51A of the Constitution through the 42nd Amendment. Article 51A says, “It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.”

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The Hindu, 24 August, 2022, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-case-of-the-missing-scientific-indian/article65801284.ece?homepage=true


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