professor gita gopinath has got where she is today through sheer merit and hard work. she has become a global citizen; no tilak on her forehead, married to a classmate, a muslim to boot. she has a son; how will he be brought up? as a muslim, hindu or irreligious? well, it is her concern and her husband's. still I would have felt happier if she has married a hindu. may be I am old fashioned. I have a daughter, 19 years old, and I pray to God she marries in our community,
This news should have been in the inside pages of the university newsletter. How come it made it to the national news in India? Are there no better things going on in India?
This whole science of economics is pure crap,nothing else. After every crisis they come out with a new theory. Tell these economists who talk about industrial growth and all to first run an industry and then talk.
Re: Economists are a crap
by Fluffy Kumar on May 17, 2010 07:45 AM
I never could understand economics. USA has the highest number of Nobel winners in economics, still, the country has been in deep hole economically for years. Is economics really necessary to teach at university level?
Re: Economists are a crap
by Swatantra Jananayaga on May 17, 2010 11:10 PM
"If all the economists of a nation were laid in a line they will point in all directions" - it is said
Re: Re: She got Permanet Job!
by Rakesh Sood on May 16, 2010 05:25 PM
A big prestigious post in the world's best university is certainly a matter of pride. Kudos to her.