How can we judge how well a society as a whole is doing in the light of the disparate interests of its members? There are number of social and economic factors, such as declining wages, unemployment, rising food prices, and poor food-distribution systems et behind the issues which led to starvation among certain groups in society. Especially, country like India, has been trying hard to meet the demands of all the sections of the society by implementing number of policies; still, they have not been able to achieve either development or freedom of choice. When everyone in government was searching for the superficial reasons to put off development, Dr. Amartya kumar sen applied fundamental thinking and came up with several solutions with his pure social choice theory, for which he was honored with Economics Nobel prize.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
sir c.v raman
Sir C.V. Raman
Why the sky is blue”? Doesn’t this question indicate the scientist’s quest for deeper truths of the universe? We always snub the curiosity of an inquisitive child and discourage imaginary possibilities of young minds. I think the essence of the scientific spirit is to look behind and beyond and to realize what a wonderful world it is that we live in. A scientist, like a child, observes objectively, speculates innumerable possibilities, tries hard to juxtapose paradoxical ideas, and later experiments to discover the truth. Inquisitiveness, imagination and diligence are essential skills to become a scientist; this is evident in the case of many great scientists, especially Sir C.v.raman, who instinctively applied alternative line of thinking throughout his life..