THE FAMOUS WRITER MR. GHATE LOVES TO RIDE IN THE REALMS OF SCI-FI. HE COMMUNICATES THROUGH HIS BOOK ‘VASUNDHARA’ MEANING EARTH, WHERE HE QUOTES HIS INNER THOUGHTS. IN HIS WORD, OUR COUNTRY LACKS CURIOSITY IN THE REALMS OF SCIENCE. HENCE, SCIENCE IS GENERALLY SEEN ON THE BACK FOOT IN OUR COUNTRY. NATURALLY, THE NUMBER OF SCI-FI IS ALSO VERY LESS. WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH MANY SCIENTIFIC INVENTIONS. THESE HAVE MADE OUR LIFE EASY. THEY HAVE GUARANTEED A SMOOTH AND RATHER TROUBLE-FREE LIFE. BUT, HOW MANY OF US HAVE THIS URGE TO GO TO THE ROOT OF THE INVENTION, TO KNOW ITS WORKING, TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE PRODUCTS? FORGET THAT, DO WE EVEN HAVE THIS URGE TO KNOW ABOUT THE FORMATION OF EARTH, THE PLANET ON WHICH WE LIVE AND SURVIVE? IT IS OUR BAD LUCK THAT OUR CHILDHOOD PASSES WITHOUT ANYONE CONSCIOUSLY TRYING TO INITIATE CURIOSITY AND LOVE TOWARDS SCIENCE. NATURALLY, EVERY SINGLE EFFORT IN THE DIRECTION OF INQUISITIVENESS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
आपल्या देशात शास्त्रीय कुतूहलच नाही. त्यामुळे विज्ञानाची जोपासना आपल्याकडे दिसून येत नाही. परिणामी देशी भाषात विज्ञानविषयक साहित्यच नाही. आम्ही विज्ञानाने बहाल केलेल्या असंख्य इहलोकी उपयुक्त ठरलेल्या वस्तूंच्या स्वीकार करतो. परंतु त्या वस्तूच्या मुळाशी असलेल्या विज्ञानविषयक संशोधनाच्या बाबतीत मात्र उदासीन असतो. ज्या पृथ्वीवर आपण राहतो तिची घडण कशी झाली आहे याचे साधे कुतुहलदेखील आमच्या मनात नसते. दुर्दैवाने बालवयात त्या विषयाची गोडी लागावी यासाठी कसून प्रयत्नही होत नाहीत. अशा वातावरणात तुमच्या प्रयत्नाला फार महत्व आहे.
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