This disavowal and denial of
caste in their everyday life by claiming a liberal identity was common among
the scientists of IISc. They would describe themselves as liberal, but when it
comes to questions of reservation, they would be very sceptical. They believed,
as Sudarshan said, in order to do science, one needs to have ‘passion’, and
‘sacrificial mentality’. They believed that reservation may affect the quality
of research, and reservation will produce scientists who are not passionate
about science and research.
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