Chapter 4
Universities in India and world over
Several inventions and innovations in technologies, world over, can be traced to universities in developed countries and Institutions created for research and development in an identified areas.
What do we do in Indian universities? Even filing patents for which there is no takers are projected as a great achievement.
Research papers and doctorates that are irrelevant to the society.
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS:
EDISONS & NEWTONS are not the creations of universities. They are born thinkers. They are not born in every decade. Even if there is one, it is difficult to locate them.
But, post world war attempt to create one such discoverer by collecting several hundred of the best brains from the society and aggregating their thinking into innovate had been successful.
In India, we have one successful institution, Indian Space Research Organisation that proves that it is doable. Luckily Dr Vikram Sarabhai could gather one such team and India has reached a coveted spot in the world map of nations in Space technology.
What about the host of other research institutions which either produce nothing worth while and wasting the nation’s scant resource?
Any organisation would drift from the set goal. They need to be reviewed and correct their courses.
With such a huge investment some day they should produce goods and services so that they are financially independent and contribute back to the society.