Bangalore:
Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was in Bangalore where he delivered a Centenary Lecture at the Indian Institute of Science. And he got a reception that would have done a film star proud - with hundreds of young scientists having to be turned away from the overcrowded lecture hall.
It might have seemed like a queue for the latest film released, but it was a queue of people lining up to hear a talk by Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan.
"Nobel Laureate from India means it is a big thing for us - and we are proud for this," said an excited student.
Inevitably a House Full stage was reached and but students were still queued up outside, hoping to somehow get in.
Those who made it inside listened to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan's journey from a boy repelled by science - because both his parents were scientists - to a Nobel prize winner whose India connection became a matter of pride for the country of his birth.
When asked whether he has got used to being a rockstar scientist, Venkatraman replied, "No - and I hope it will die out soon. It is only in India, to be honest. It happened a little bit in Sweden during Nobel week.I really do not know the reason for it - I don't understand it myself, but it is purely an Indian phenomenon."
It might have seemed like a queue for the latest film released, but it was a queue of people lining up to hear a talk by Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan.
"Nobel Laureate from India means it is a big thing for us - and we are proud for this," said an excited student.
Inevitably a House Full stage was reached and but students were still queued up outside, hoping to somehow get in.
Those who made it inside listened to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan's journey from a boy repelled by science - because both his parents were scientists - to a Nobel prize winner whose India connection became a matter of pride for the country of his birth.
When asked whether he has got used to being a rockstar scientist, Venkatraman replied, "No - and I hope it will die out soon. It is only in India, to be honest. It happened a little bit in Sweden during Nobel week.I really do not know the reason for it - I don't understand it myself, but it is purely an Indian phenomenon."
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