Volume 2010, Issue No.7, Dt.23rd July 2010
Certain facts about the life and work of
Dr. K. Rangadhama Rao
D.Sc. (Madras). D.Sc. (London)
=======================================================
Life and Research Endeavour Ambitions & Ruthless oppression by a savant of Science:
These are evident from the hand written notes and valiant effort to refute the corrupt authority of Science & Technology in India. In the very beginning it is obvious that with a vicious scheme, the young Dr. K. Rangadhama Rao was denied the due position as a Professor at Andhra University as soon he returned from London after having obtained the prestigious degree of D.Sc.(London) in Physics-Spectroscopy. Prof. K. R Rao went to London as a Research Scholar of Andhra University appointed in the year 1926 as soon the AU was incepted by the then Government of Madras Sate. Within a short period of two years he has secured the D.Sc. (London).
Firstly, the authoritative member of Syndicate and the eminent person Prof R( as Dr. J. S. Badami refers) seems to have oppressed him to a simple position as a lecture in AU in the year 1932 under extremely meagre salary of Rs. 200/- and odd.
Secondly, an youngster by 12 years and just an M.Sc. student of research assistant, was on the basis of an honorary doctorate awarded, by AU under the patronage of the savant eminent syndicate member, Prof R, was made to occupy the SENIOR READERSHIP appointment by ruthless recommendation overlooking the duly eligible candidate.
Thirdly, the Professorship & Head of Department, position to Prof. Dr. K. R Rao was, as well also, denied by an artificial consideration of a SENIORITY and by the direct vicious intentions of the Eminent Henpeck.
The essential attitude of the Prof Raman in the selection of learned people for appointments in a University was sarcastically pointed out by Prof K Rangadhama Rao that such appointments are not to akin to promotion to clerical posts in a Government organization. The fact remains that the eminent Prof. Raman was a clerk, in an accounts office both in Visakhapatnam and in Calcutta before he rose to eminence as a savant of Science in India.
==============================================================
Life and Research Endeavour Ambitions & Ruthless oppression by a savant of Science:
These are evident from the hand written notes and valiant effort to refute the corrupt authority of Science & Technology in India. In the very beginning it is obvious that with a vicious scheme, the young Dr. K. Rangadhama Rao was denied the due position as a Professor at Andhra University as soon he returned from London after having obtained the prestigious degree of D.Sc.(London) in Physics-Spectroscopy. Prof. K. R Rao went to London as a Research Scholar of Andhra University appointed in the year 1926 as soon the AU was incepted by the then Government of Madras Sate. Within a short period of two years he has secured the D.Sc. (London).
Firstly, the authoritative member of Syndicate and the eminent person Prof R( as Dr. J. S. Badami refers) seems to have oppressed him to a simple position as a lecture in AU in the year 1932 under extremely meagre salary of Rs. 200/- and odd.
Secondly, an youngster by 12 years and just an M.Sc. student of research assistant, was on the basis of an honorary doctorate awarded, by AU under the patronage of the savant eminent syndicate member, Prof R, was made to occupy the SENIOR READERSHIP appointment by ruthless recommendation overlooking the duly eligible candidate.
Thirdly, the Professorship & Head of Department, position to Prof. Dr. K. R Rao was, as well also, denied by an artificial consideration of a SENIORITY and by the direct vicious intentions of the Eminent Henpeck.
The essential attitude of the Prof Raman in the selection of learned people for appointments in a University was sarcastically pointed out by Prof K Rangadhama Rao that such appointments are not to akin to promotion to clerical posts in a Government organization. The fact remains that the eminent Prof. Raman was a clerk, in an accounts office both in Visakhapatnam and in Calcutta before he rose to eminence as a savant of Science in India.
==============================================================
Dear Sir,
I am deeply grateful to the Vice-Chancellor
for your letter of the 18th Inst., regarding the proposed
Professorship in the Physics Department.
Under ordinary conditions I would not
have taken note of the proposed appointment at
all, for, honestly I care neither for position nor for
emoluments. My aspirations are totally
different and, whether I am professor or not I
shall continue to strive my very best within the
resources that I have to achieve my desire and
purpose. However , the present professorship I
have no doubt , would carry with it certain privi-
leges and a certain degree of independence and
freedom for work within the Department, which
I should very earnestly desire, in the interest
of my Research Work, to possess, to add to this
there is the other side of the question which I
cannot ignore; for failure to get the professorship
would mean for me a further degree of subordination
of what mean type I cannot at present imagine.
Hence it is that I wish to be considered for the
professorship in question. And I may even at the
outset be permitted to state that, if the professor-
ship is awarded to me, it would be no special
favour but merely the repairing an injustice
a positive wrong done to me on a previous
occasion.
I request that the Vice-Chancellor,
might be pleased to consider the following-
(1) I was the first person to be selected by
the Andhra University to be sent abroad on
a Research Fellowship and I returned home,
may I modestly assert, with distinction, having
produced a highly appreciated record of
Research work.
(2). Acadamic and Research Qualifications
M.A. D.Sc. (Madras) D.Sc. (London)
Manchester, London etc. - award two grades of
Research degrees. The D.Sc. is considered of as
very high standard and is awarded only to
persons who have made a distinct contribution
to the advancement of Science. I could secure
this Degree within the short period of two acadamic
years, and was exempted, on the
merit of thesis from the usual oral examination)
merit of thesis from the usual oral examination)
(3) Experience of Foreign Institutions:-
After taking the D.Sc. Degree of London, I
worked abroad , with the consent of the Andhra
University, in other Laboratories on the Continent
trip for 6 months nearly in Berlin at the Physi-
kalisch Technischen Reichsanstalt and for another
four months period in Uppsala(Sweden)at the Fysicum.
I published during this period too, a
number of Research papers.
(4) Ability to conduct Research-
The list of papers I published so far
is already with you for your perusal and consideration.
I wish only to draw your attention to a simple fact
that, of these papers, nearly twenty are in the
Proceedings of the Roy Soc. of London and an
equal number in the Proceedings of the Physical
Society of London. I request you to consider the
relative value of publications in such first class
Scientific Journals as the Proc. of the Roy. Soc of London,
and in others of inferior grade. Publications
in the above mentioned journals is, in itself,
a direct mark of approved quality and
importance of the communications.
(5) Ability to guide Research work-
in the above mentioned journals is, in itself,
a direct mark of approved quality and
importance of the communications.
(5) Ability to guide Research work-
The Andhra University, so far, has placed
4 candidates to work under my guidance
Two of them submitted their thesis for the
D. Sc. Degree of the Madras University and
came out successfully. The other two who joined
only recently will be submitting their
M. Sc. (Hons ) theses in the ensuing June.
It is not proper for me to draw
comparisons which might appear to be in virtuous
but under the present circumstances I have been
obliged to do so and to point out that Mr. S. Bhagavan
–tam, the senior “READER” of the Department also
sent two of his Research Fellows for the Doctoral
Degree. It was only one of them who got the
Ph. D of the Andhra University. The theses of the
sent two of his Research Fellows for the Doctoral
Degree. It was only one of them who got the
Ph. D of the Andhra University. The theses of the
Fellow submitted for D.Sc. of Madras, was not
considered worthy of the award and the
candidate failed to get the Degree.
Instances too can be mentioned which
clearly indicate our relative ability regarding
the care and the manipulation of the highly valuable
precision Instruments but I should refrain
from doing so.
considered worthy of the award and the
candidate failed to get the Degree.
Instances too can be mentioned which
clearly indicate our relative ability regarding
the care and the manipulation of the highly valuable
precision Instruments but I should refrain
from doing so.
(6) Recognition by other Universities:
For the appointment as question paper setters
examiners for the M.A ., M.Sc.., B.Sc.(Hons) etc it
is customary to select at least in the first instance the
person who happens to be the Head of the Department
concerned. In spite of this may I state that Mr.
Bhagavatam was ignored and I was offered
and appointed for that place and this was done
not merely by a single University but by four
different Universities in India two in the north
and two in the south. Calcutta and Allahabad
Madras and Annamalai. Mr. Bhagavatam did
not get this selection in any external University.
till now.
In conclusion Sir, may I point out that
whether you consider our Acadamic and Research
Qualifications, foreign experience, capacity to conduct
and direct Research work, quality of Research Record
ability to manage a Laboratory consisting of high
class precision Research Instruments, personal
status as a scientific worker either in India or
abroad, popularity as a teacher among the
students or seniority reckoned by total
services in the university or association with the
University -------Whatever you consider any or all
of these; I have a better claim for the Professorship
in question than the other Reader in the Department
a position let me assert, which he owes, whole
and toto to the patronage of that eminent savant
of Science ‘ Sir’ C. V. Raman, alas ‘I lack such
distinguished patronage but am I to blame‘ please
consider the predilections and prejudices of Sir
C. V. Raman which at least now are too well known.
I have but one final appeal and
representation to make Artificial Seniority is
not the question in the selection as a candidate
for the Professorship in a University as for a
post in a Government office. A panel of competent
judges preferably foreign remote from the
personal influences of those eminent men who
are not above prejudices and who are
avowedly interested in any of the applicants
for the job- such a panel alone, can decide
the question fairly. Then none of the candidates
would need to have any cause for, anxiety
or room for complaint., and I am certain
the position of the best among the applicants
would be secure.
I beg to remain,
Dear Sir.
=========================================================
Editor:
The Canon Digital IXUS images of the handwritten original letter addressed to the “Dear Sir Vice-Chancellor” of Andhra University, Waltair has been appended herewith and would serve to read content of the above letter in Toto.
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
page 5
page 6
From this letter of Prof K R Rao he was quite sceptical about both the Sirs the One who is a Vice Chancellor and the Other who is an expert Syndicate eminent personality who was referred by Dr. J. S. Badami as Prof R (please refer in a published correspondence at this BlogSpot) and in the present context by Prof K Rangadhama Rao himself as ‘patronage of that eminent savant of Science ‘Sir’ C. V. Raman, alas ‘I lack such distinguished patronage but am I to blame‘ please consider the predilections and prejudices of Sir C. V. Raman which at least now are too well known.
No comments:
Post a Comment