KUSHAL MANGAL
S ome years ago, I remember reading a news report… It was a function held for hundreds of young students in New Delhi. The speakers included some well-known scientists of our country. Abhishek Bachchan, too, was a guest of honour. (I do not remember what function it was… But, it was for igniting scientific spark in young minds). What I remember reading about this event was this… One of the top scientists, when asked about how he felt after the event, said, his tongue firmly tucked in his cheeks: “I don’t remember young boys and girls turning their heads when any of us entered the auditorium. But, when Abhishek Bachcahn came in, the roof almost came down!” Well, these may not be the exact words of the top scientist. But, this was his and his colleagues’ exact feelings! L ast evening, when my wife and I came out of the cinema hall, after watching ‘Mission Mangal’, I wondered, if the real scientists (most of them middle-aged women) dressed, talked, walked, beh...