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"Those who speak most of progress measure it by quantity and not by quality": George Santayana. Gautam Radhakrishna Desiraju and Giridhar Madras give a counterpoint arguing that an increase in quantity will lead to an increase in quality in Indian science.
Years of neglect have brought the post-doctoral culture in India to near extinction despite the country's economic progress and enhanced scientific funding. Gautam Radhakrishna Desiraju and Arindam Ghosh argue in favour of revitalising this essential area of scientific activity.
A critical deficiency in India's current scientific establishment is the dearth of credible administrators, who can rise to the challenges that confront her educational and research institutions today, says Gautam Radhakrishna Desiraju.
