My Memorable Research Project: A fading and awarding experience

My Memorable Research Project: A fading and awarding experience

I am not a research scientist. I am a teacher but interested in doing research. To implement the idea of researching in remote areas is difficult and to carry out is nearly impossible. The researchers are doing it mainly for completing the curriculum everywhere. The scope of research is much more in the interior of country and rather it is a need also. The actual raw material is needed for the research is in interior area which is often neglected. I personally feel some funds should be reserved to carry out research in interior area.

Moreover, all researchers are working in urban areas and the probably it is saturated. The periphery still remains unattended. The periphery should also be an attention to the researcher.

I came to know I can get grant easily for research, as hardly research work is carried out by faculty members and took the help of my higher authorities and applied to get a grant for research. At the time of applying was under impression that I will get it easily as lots of funds are unutilized under this category and hardly anyone is interested. I forwarded my application and was waiting for the reply. Some considerable time went I didn't get a response, I contacted the body members and the answer came that it is under process yet. I kept on waiting hoping positively to get feedback.

Some other day I came to know that probably all procedures were carried out and the participants were already informed for further procedures. I was shocked and called the concerned persons regarding the matter, showed my concern as to why my name was not in the list. I came to know probably my proposal was not considered or was not suitable for a research grant that's why must be refused. I just kept calm and again claimed probably my bad luck (The common Indian man's problem) came in between. The god was not yet happy with me.

This kind of conference of research presenting was arranged for the first time at the regional level and even all officers were not knowing all the rules. Sometime later I came to know that we can at least do the presentation of the proposed work. I took this as an opportunity and started preparing PPT for proposed work. After some time again I came to know the research which I have carried out that should be presented not the proposed work. It was some horrible experience for me but again thought as probably first event everywhere so convinced my mind to work again. I left the ppt again halfway and started making new ppt of what research I have done. The main dissertation which I had carried out during my PG life. I prepared the PPT according to the guidelines and was ready to do the presentation.

Once I reached the conference venue, I started reacting the people over there and just slowly go on doing enquiry as to why my proposed research was refused for getting a grant. I had word with higher authorities too and emphasized them as such kind of work was carried out in Foreign country, one of the contributors was the main editor of our standard textbook. No evidence was documented in India and probably the first time such kind of work was happening. I was wondering why the research proposal for grant was refused even though it has originality in Indian scenario and non questionable sincere efforts?

The discussion of my research proposal was going on and somehow the office persons over there bothered to look back again in the matter. The clerical people at the center were surprised to come to know that my research proposal was being the smallest of all had just gone unnoticed with the papers of one of the big research proposals attached with it . Then one of the concerned authority came and told me about this matter. I was shocked again and wondering why bad luck is again favoring me so much. My poor mind made a statement " Let it be it's the Almighty's decision". The happenings I came to know were really embarrassing and disturbing me. I kept crying for some time but then my mind was about to ready to accept all the things. The clerical persons were also worried how this mistake has happened and the mishap started spreading everywhere in hall. The higher authorities too were worried. The matter was serious and was as good as job threatening to some people.

Everyone proceeded to the conference. It was a well-organized conference with lots of presentations and much more knowledge exchange. I did my presentation quiet well and received appreciation from the audience. Some people were my teachers they also appreciated my efforts. The best part of all I got a prize for my presentation. The programme was about to end and I came to know from the office persons that the proposal for grant was refused I have to present it again and it was just an hour left for the programme to end. The office persons called me back and demanding me to do the presentation ppt. I was not having the presentation, I told them. Those people asked me to prepare the presentation immediately and allotted me a laptop at spot.I tried but was not possible due to unstable mind and I gave up saying I can't present it. I convinced the people that I don’t have any objections mistake s are bound to happen and I will probably present net time with absolutely no complaints. All office people were having a mind its just because of their mistake it happened and had a feeling of guilt in their mind.

The proposal was so genuine that those people don't want to refuse and the authorities asked me to give an extempore presentation. The time left was just 15 minutes to end the conference. My name was called for presentation. I had gone to the stage and just asked to put my pen drive for presentation ( Which was probably having one chart even I was not sure but thank god I got it). I turned back of the stage asking sometime before the presentation starts and called one of my close relatives and asked the cost of the test procedures to be carried out in the research. I assembled the words and presented in short. I was in the depth of the subject so, I managed well. To my very surprise, it was well appreciated by all and the research grant for my project was sanctioned. My day ended with two sweet surprises one is a prize for my finished research and second is a research grant for my new project. At the end of the day again I had an opinion that God takes care of all and believed the old Hindi proverbs " Bhagwan Ke Ghar Mein der Hain par Andher Nahin" meaning God may help late but God always helps and “ Uparwala deta hain to Chhappar Phad ke deta Hain” meaning when God showers , showers like anything.

Pursuance is also a key to success.