Much Ado..

Much has been said about the case of Saurabh Singh - an ingenious scammer and wannabe NASA scientist. While the whole episode has been hilarious in the way an entire nation, including politicians, reporters, editors and ordinary people fell for the scam, it also showed how India is so starved of real life heroes that a report about a possible child prodigy throws it into a frenzy of adulation and self-congratulation. (not to mention the opportunists who crawl out of the woodwork to claim credit and share some of the limelight). There are so many other people who truly are heroes due to their selfless deeds in a nation where recognition is hard to come by, unless you have done well in a phoren country. I guess Saurabh Singh knows how the Indian mind works - if you top the IIT-Entrance exams, you will be talked about for a few days, but mention that you have topped an exam conducted by NASA (a foreign institution with sufficient brand recognition) and you will be a national hero! Folks, we hardly need to show off - our real achievements are much more impressive!

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