Bhopal: Politics has no scope in science which is logical and needs proof. So, one should avoid making such statements, as it may misguide the children who are the future of the country. This was reaction of professors and students in the city to the controversial statement by vice chancellor of the Andhra University G Nageswara Rao at the 106th National Science Congress held at Phagwara in Jalandhar, Punjab recently.
Rao stated Kauravas were test-tube babies and that Dashavatara (the ten incarnations of lord Vishnu) was a better theory of evolution than Darwin’s natural selection. His co-speaker, Kannan Jegathala Krishnan said that once the common understanding of physics will change, gravitational waves will be renamed as ‘Narendra Modi Waves’ and Gravitational Lensing Effect will be renamed as ‘Harsh Vardhan Effect’. Harsh Vardhan is Union minister of science and technology.
He also claimed that with the establishment of his of own theory, Vardhan will become more popular than former president and India’s ‘missile man’ APJ Abdul Kalam. Newton, Einstein, Stephen Hawking were all wrong, he said. Head of department, Military Science, MVM (Motilal Vigyan Mahavidhyalaya), Prof Kailash Tyagi said, “No doubt, every person is perfect in his own and Harsh Vardhan can be bigger scientist. It may be revealed in future. But at present, there is no bigger scientist than Kalam Saheb.”
“The theories of Albert Einstein, Newton and Darwin are acceptable everywhere and always. We have been reading and teaching it for many years. We can’t say it is wrong suddenly. How can we challenge them? And if it is true, then it should be proved by recognised institution,” said Professor Madhuri Singhal who teaches chemistry.
Professor of Zoology, R K Singh said, “We have no objection in accepting all these statements but we need proofs because science demands proof. There is always scope of advancement and addition in science but it should be proved. And the proof should also be acceptable.”
Prof R K Mandloi who teaches mechanical engineering in MANIT said, “I think, it is wrong. We should not raise questions on theories of such a reputed scientists Albert Einstein, Newton and Darwin without concrete evidence from such a big platform like Indian Science Congress.”
“Such statements may be opinion of a group of people, but that can’t be reasonable. The government can’t save itself by giving such views from development of the future generations. Vigyan mein rajneetikarn nahi hona chaiye… It may misguide the children,” said Paradeep Kumar Ahirwar who is pursuing MSc in military science from Motilal Vigyan Mahavidhyalaya , Bhopal. Similarly, Purvi Chausey, a post graduate student from defence science said, “If such statements are logical and proved, I think, the government should add this in our syllabus. And it should be patent.”