Broadening the field: The Hindu Editorial on science awards and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize winners
The HinduAfter a delay of nearly a year, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has announced winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes. It was unusual then, last year, when the CSIR did not announce awards despite the winners having already been picked before September 26, the institute’s foundation day and traditionally the date on which the year’s winners are announced. While the MHA ultimately decided to retain the SSB prizes, the government’s long silence on its future did foment concern among scientists of their likely discontinuation. Science awards, unlike those given for say athletics, are not meant to fete the outcome of a defined, demarcated contest such as a match or a race but are a recognition for industrious work done over time, that have led to significant advances in science or technology.
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