The unsung heroes of India’s moon landing offer a lesson on brain drain
India needs more heroes like Sreedhara Somanath than it needs entrepreneurs like Satya Nadella.
Did I hear you say, “Who?”
No offense to Nadella, the otherwise brilliant Hyderabad-born chief executive of Microsoft. But it’s the low-key Somanath, under whose leadership India achieved its historic moon landing, who should be a role model for Indians. He represents a generation of gifted scientists who chose not to emigrate — and achieved just as much, if not more, in challenging circumstances.
Somanath will never own a cricket team or show up on any Fortune or Forbes lists. He will probably never be called to dine at the White House.… Seguir leyendo »