Respected Mam
Thanks a lot for the mail. I think this is surely going to be a
fruitful discussion, though we may not be able to change patterns of
UGC or journals but hopefully we would be able to change our
perceptions for the betterment of students.
Yes if you ask me, if I did it, yes I did it. I went to multiple
libraries as much as I can. Still if I go anywhere the first thing I
do is to look for whatever i can find on my plants. I work 20hrs a day
on average and sometimes didnt sleep for 3 days on average. Where my
colleague did his PhD in 3 years, I finished it in 6 years.
I do believe that many good workers dont get recognition and thats
really sad, especially indian researchers, it like outsiders dont
trust their work. It is the perception based on some of the fake
researches in India which created bad impression about the good people
too. I hope such perception changes with time. I always believe in
hard work and the second thing which a researcher should have is
patience for sure. People running after money cant do good research!!
but thats the fact of life in India, where a good job is considered
better than a good education. People can leave research in the middle
to get a simple job just because its permanent.
But still we have good researchers available in India who can raise
the quality of research and hence recognition of indian researchers to
higher level. I am always hopeful for a better life, better
perception, better output of researchers in India in future.
My best wishes to all, and dont forget I am also a researcher :)) so
you all should give your good wishes to me too :P...
Pankaj
