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Indian kid in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck
by Rishi Sat May 11, 2013 2:21 pm
Das is graduating with more than 200 credits and a GPA of 3.99, which includes eight A+ marks.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Indian-kid-in-UC-Berkeley-leaves-academia-awestruck/articleshow/19995146.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Indian-kid-in-UC-Berkeley-leaves-academia-awestruck/articleshow/19995146.cms
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Re: Indian kid in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck
by Rishi Sat May 11, 2013 2:23 pm
Are Bengalis smarter than other groups from India?
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Re: Indian kid in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck
by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sat May 11, 2013 2:29 pm
Two things to note:
1. Born in Kolkata, Das moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin, at the age of 7 with his parents, Sankar and Kakali Das, the University statement said,
Duhhh....if he had continued in India, his skills would have long been blunted. Would have gone to IIT, then IIM, and then joined some bank...
2. will head to Oxford University
to pursue a master's degree in biomedical engineering with a fully
funded Whitaker Fellowship. He will then continue his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has been admitted to the chemistry Ph.D. program.
Again, thanks to his US education he thinks and acts differently.
1. Born in Kolkata, Das moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin, at the age of 7 with his parents, Sankar and Kakali Das, the University statement said,
Duhhh....if he had continued in India, his skills would have long been blunted. Would have gone to IIT, then IIM, and then joined some bank...
2. will head to Oxford University
to pursue a master's degree in biomedical engineering with a fully
funded Whitaker Fellowship. He will then continue his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has been admitted to the chemistry Ph.D. program.
Again, thanks to his US education he thinks and acts differently.
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Re: Indian kid in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck
by Rishi Sat May 11, 2013 2:36 pm
May be there are a lot more Indian and Chinese kids like this who could not get into selective schools because of reverse discrimination.
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Re: Indian kid in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck
by Rishi Sat May 11, 2013 2:38 pm
http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/09/university-medalist-ritankar-das/
His video.
The kid is very mature.
His video.
The kid is very mature.
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Re: Indian kid in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck
by truthbetold Sat May 11, 2013 2:57 pm
there are smart individuals in each group. a data point of one does not tell much about the group. it is not enough to make a comparison with other groups.Rishi wrote:Are Bengalis smarter than other groups from India?
having said that let me say that Bengalis and tambrahms are the beneficiaries of early east Indian company contact. both groups are thriving better than other groups.
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Re: Indian kid in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck
by Hellsangel Sat May 11, 2013 3:25 pm
truthbetold wrote:there are smart individuals in each group. a data point of one does not tell much about the group. it is not enough to make a comparison with other groups.Rishi wrote:Are Bengalis smarter than other groups from India?
having said that let me say that Bengalis and tambrahms are the beneficiaries of early east Indian company contact. both groups are thriving better than other groups.
Why did one group give rise to a lot of revolutionaries while the other group gave us Wussy Iyer boys?
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Re: Indian kid in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck
by indophile Sun May 12, 2013 9:04 am
Hellsangel wrote:
Why did one group give rise to a lot of revolutionaries while the other group gave us Wussy Iyer boys?
May be because Bengalis were tortured by the East India Company guys.
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Re: Indian kid in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck
by Vakavaka Pakapaka Sun May 12, 2013 9:33 am
Reading the title, I thought the article was on Carvakavaka. Kukatpally produced the most brilliant people and brought prestige to Telangana.
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Re: Indian kid in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck
by Vakavaka Pakapaka Sun May 12, 2013 9:49 am
Seriously, here is a brilliant guy who will influence the healthcare system in rural India and perhaps the whole world:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/IITian-quits-Hollywood-job-to-design-suitcase-lab/Article1-1059002.aspx
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/IITian-quits-Hollywood-job-to-design-suitcase-lab/Article1-1059002.aspx
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