Nandini even as of September 2021 we as a nation refuse to learn that respect comes from putting your flag on the ground (IP), documentation to demonstrate facts & good marketing in how you communicate. We still depend on emotional jingoism to say that Sun rises in the East. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
https://twitter.com/NAN_DINI_/status/1441258827391791107
Let's take the astronomy observatory jantar mantar in Jaipur or Delhi. Except chest thumping which nobody appreciates we can do a million things to market it, educate folks & make it a "tourist" attraction par excellence. Look at temples constructed with unique features. We don't
The thread on a BBC program I did here few days back - scientists were giving lectures with facts & demos on massage, cold water bath, looking after the new mommy & so many things that my grandparents told us we must do - becoz they told us their grandparents told them.
The reason for this as I see it is that we are afraid that if we document stuff our mistakes, shortcomings will be exposed. Failure or even mistakes are frowned upon instead of celebrating them though the same bosses wax eloquent on the benefits of failure & mistakes.
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