Comments on: Where have all the Big Ideas gone? http://sine-qua-non.net/2009/10/where-have-all-the-big-ideas-gone/ Among Other Things by Sujatha Santhanakrishnan (Suze) - Life, Books, Wanderlust, Food and more.. Tue, 18 May 2010 10:53:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: rp http://sine-qua-non.net/2009/10/where-have-all-the-big-ideas-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-1238 rp Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:13:47 +0000 http://sine-qua-non.net/?p=734#comment-1238 Wow, precisely what goes through every researcher's mind ! ~ a frustrated fellow researcher (FFR) Wow, precisely what goes through every researcher’s mind !

~ a frustrated fellow researcher (FFR)

]]> By: ashwin http://sine-qua-non.net/2009/10/where-have-all-the-big-ideas-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-1237 ashwin Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:58:32 +0000 http://sine-qua-non.net/?p=734#comment-1237 "studying (say) the effects of trickle down economics on the traditional power-base of Naxals in Andhra Pradesh, India." Was this a random example or what you're studying (or planning to)? In the universe of obscure PhD topics this seems to me extremely relevant. Maybe while focussing on this particular thing you get an understanding of Naxalism in general, naxalism-affected states in general, under-development in general. Go into public policy once you finish, or an NGO that really does something, make a difference (or not!) to the country! The possibilities seem endless to me :) “studying (say) the effects of trickle down economics on the traditional power-base of Naxals in Andhra Pradesh, India.”

Was this a random example or what you’re studying (or planning to)? In the universe of obscure PhD topics this seems to me extremely relevant. Maybe while focussing on this particular thing you get an understanding of Naxalism in general, naxalism-affected states in general, under-development in general. Go into public policy once you finish, or an NGO that really does something, make a difference (or not!) to the country! The possibilities seem endless to me :)

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