The Indian who broke a record at Harvard

by MulaiAzhagi Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:16 pm

In 1962, I had arrived as a Ph.D (Economics) student at the world famous Harvard University, and within six months I had broken the record by qualifying in the Ph.D general examination in the shortest time. Soon I joined the Harvard University as a professor, and my scholastic record became famous. Brandeis University, to where Mrs.Indira Gandhi had come was only 32 kilometres away. So she asked my very good friend Ashok Kalelkar studying at nearby MIT, whom Mrs.Gandhi knew because he was the grandson of Kakasaheb Kalelkar, noted freedom fighter of Gujarat, to bring me to meet her at the Brandeis University guest house where she was staying. Our meeting lasted half hour. I had to leave for attending to my lectures; otherwise I would have stayed longer. Mrs.Gandhi liked the company of highly qualified persons who had distinguished themselves. At that time, I was already a 25 year old Harvard Professor, something to be proud of. The topics Mrs.Gandhi talked with me were only two. One was how to make Rajiv and Sanjay, both in Britain to study harder. She asked me how to motivate them. It was quite clear that she was disturbed by her two sons’ non-serious attitude to studies, and wanted tips from a Professor.

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by The Absolute Zero Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:05 pm

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What a waste of talent!! He joined politics and achieved what?

The Indian who broke a record at Harvard

The Indian who broke a record at Harvard

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