Nurture vibrant young minds in IITs
Published on: Sept. 27, 2025, 2:37 a.m. | Source: The Tribune
Refer to ‘Beyond placements: The case for social sciences in IITs’; it raises a question on the kind of environment that should be provided to young students. IIT Bombay’s withdrawal from an international workshop on South Asian Capitalism reminds me of a message from Swami Vivekananda: At the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, Swami Vivekananda used the story of a well-frog and a sea-frog to explain how disagreement arises from narrow-mindedness, where individuals believe their limited experience (the well) is the entirety of reality, rejecting evidence of a larger world (the sea) that contradicts their worldview. Here, IIT is creating an environment of a well for our students. Instead, we should nurture a new generation of vibrant young minds with a passion for bigger learning.
