I am an Indian, and it is usually a matter of pride for us that people of Indian origin have scaled heights in academia and elsewhere.
Which is why it surprises me that the largest Indian English dailies that I subscribe to, haven't really said much about the passing of a great scientist.
They seem more busy in talking about perfectly useless reality shows.
I am also Indian. And I have never considered him Indian just because he was born in India. He moved away very early in his life and became an American citizen in 1966. The only mention of India in the article is once in the 1st para. So, for me, he was American in all significant aspects.
I am sure they would have covered some fad in the science & technology section. Like some vague research claiming that wine is good for heart or chocolate is good for memory etc.
The truth is that most of Indian dailies are not fit for reading any science related news or even news for that matter.
The truth is that most of Indian dailies are not fit for reading any science related news or even news for that matter.
With the exception of "The Hindu", which is the only daily I find professional, without bias to any ideology/organisation and mostly free of grammatical, spelling and other errors.
A leading light of the Telangana Armed Struggle, a first
generation communist leader and veteran trade unionist Raj
Bahadur Gaur passed away here on Friday morning. ... The
CPI and several other organisations mourned the death of
the communist leader who enjoyed wide respect.
The editor is a former communist and the editorials reflect his pro-CPM views, but on the whole, the articles are mostly neutral and reported in a matter of fact way.
I wish it were true. It is more than 'center leftist', it has a blatant left bias which even clouds the reporting. I was an ardent reader of 'The Hindu' but stopped reading it after its coverage on issues like: 'Nandigram', 'US India Nuclear deal'. IIRC it used to carry reports about Chavez hailing him as great leader, but reports from other newspaper doesn't seem to imply the same. So I stopped reading it all together.
It is sad that are no good English dailies (in India) which concentrate on issues that matter to people. Much of them don't carry any detailed reports, focus on celebrity gossip and/or are blatantly biased.
