When doctors protested across India this week, many asked if it was ethical for medical professionals to stop work. After all, it is considered one of the ‘noble’ professions that affect humanity. And while there are many faults in the field of medicine and scientific research, there is a lot we don’t understand as non-medical professionals. This week, ThePrint looks at the classic tale of a struggle by a man of science with Ek Doctor Ki Maut.
Tapan Sinha, one of the most memorable filmmakers in Bengal, can be justifiably considered to be the most commercially successful one. He, later in his career, also scored the music for his films. Sinha evolved from being a sound engineer trained in London, to a full-fledged filmmaker whose creativity spans around four decades in making meaningful and significant films.
Though he was dedicated to Bengal and to Bengali cinema, he often ventured into Hindi films, both for the big screen and for television. There too, he gave us sterling films for which he was bestowed the National Award.
Women might be breaching boardrooms and breaking glass ceilings, but when it comes to pursuing careers in science or technology, they seem to be encountering impenetrable brick walls. In 2013, the United Nations declared February 11 as International Day for Women and Girls in Science in order to raise awareness about the global lack of female representation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
