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By: J Thomas

J Thomas — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 02:33:46 +0000

Congratulations on reaching 150,000 views on the eve of the anniversary of Guftagu’s inauguration !

Meet This Year’s Google Science Fair Finalists
http://www.businessinsider.com/2013-google-science-fair-finalists-2013-6#

By: J Thomas

J Thomas — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:22:19 +0000

Thanks Balu. There’s a lot of interest in India too. See for eg http://sundayscienceschool.com/

By: Balu Karpe

Balu Karpe — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:42:18 +0000

Children have a lot of curiosity. The education system in US helps kids to explore the subject of their curiosity and this leads them to come up with ideas which are so fascinating! My grandchildren are in Philly, and I marvel at their understanding of modern gizmos.
You are so right , Thomas, a little encouragement goes a long way to help kids with their new ideas.
Balu Karpe

By: Ritu

Ritu — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:45:44 +0000

Interesting article and great work.

Keep it up!

By: Satish Manocha

Satish Manocha — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:49:32 +0000

Dear Sir,

Thanks for sharing info on various competitions and example on success. It gives ideas on motivating young ones.

Satish Kumar Manocha

By: ''colls''

''colls'' — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:29:23 +0000

Very good work
Congrats

By: J Thomas

J Thomas — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:25:02 +0000

Science is based on curiosity. Children are very curious about their surroundings. All genuine scientists are children at heart. Most parents kill the curiosity of their children. At a later date, they send their children to coaching classes.

By: J Thomas

J Thomas — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:19:28 +0000

Eesha Khare appears to be of Indian origin. No idea what her nationality is.
BTW the head of US Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) is a lady of Indian origin. Both in India and USA, the female of the species is leading in science and higher education.

By: surjit singh

surjit singh — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:56:33 +0000

To me, this seems to be a very cool method of promoting innovation. In India, we have “Young Engineer Awards” schemes instituted by some Engineering Institutions but the method of evaluation is far from satisfactory. The contenders have to submit their papers which are evaluated by judges, and then they make presentations. However, no one sees the devices created by the youngsters.

The methodology described by Thomas has a sense of ‘competition’ and that brings out the best in a person. It poses a challenge, which acts as a motivator.

Finally, we Indians change when we leave the Indian soil. Look at what happens to us when we travel from Singapore to Delhi. Within that five hour flight, we lose a lot of discipline and civic sense. No one litters the airport on that island nation. Why then do we do it here??!!

Thomas has done a great job, passing on his experience to his grand children. And it is good for him too. It keeps him away from mischief, in his ‘second childhood’ !

Surjit