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VIKRAMA SARABHAI |
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Students
One of the objects of the Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad, was to train young
scientists.Although Sarabhai had various duties and was very busy, he never neglected this
training. He encouraged about 20 students to conduct advanced research and get their Ph.D.
Degrees.
Sarabhai working in his laboratory even at midnight was a common sight. Even at that hour
his uppermost thought was the research work of his students. Even when he was waiting to
board a plane he would be seen in a corner of the airport discussing with his students
their problems.In Baroda, there was a big
pharmaceutical factory (a factory to produce medicines) of the Sarabhais. Every Friday he
would go to Baroda to supervise the work of thefactory and give instructions. He did not
wish to
waste his time during the railway journey from Ahmedabad to Baroda. He would take one or
two students with him and discuss with them their problems.
He went abroad several times. However busy he was with his own work, he would spare
sometime to meet Indian students in foreign countries; he would encourage them to return
to India and continue their research in their motherland. But he also encouraged students
to go abroad for higher studies, to get acquainted with
the latest developments in science and technology and to return to our country to serve
the motherland. He was sure that if a proper atmosphere was created in India for the young
scientists to pursue their chosen line of research, they would gladly return. He had such
great confidence in our young scientists. |
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