Asian journalist launches 'Geek Nation', an insight into Indian Science
By Lopa Patel, 3rd March 2011

Young Asian science journalist Angela Saini today launched her book 'Geek Nation', a unique insight into Indian Science. Fittingly, the book launch was held at the Royal Academy of Engineering's beautiful Georgian headquarters at Carlton House Terrace in London. Saini, explained how she first got the idea for the book, "My dad worked as a chemical engineer in India in the 1960s, just before India launched its first satellite and just after Nehru had created his new universities. My dad is a geek. I am a geek. And it's not just us; wherever in the world they live, Indians are famous for being swots, nerds, boffins and dorks. I want to know why so many millions of Indians are in the thrall of science, how they are pursuing their passions and what new technologies they are creating".

The book 'Geek Nation' is the result of her exhaustive year long tour of India to figure out if India is creating a real scientific revolution. "I want to know why India is the new superpower and what it means to the world". Full of curious, colourful characters and gripping stories, 'Geek Nation' is a young person's perspective of India's young scientists. Saini read an extract from one of her favourite chapters about chess "Indians love chess. The country is ranked fourth globally in the sport (and chess players insist that it is a sport), above the United States, which is ninth. But there's something more unusual about this scene: generally, India is not a sporting nation." The full chapter is entitled 'Brain Games' and goes on to compare India's prowess at chess with its desultory performance in the Olympic Games medals league table.

Angela ended the book launch by signing copies and greeting enthusiastic guests.

Geek Nation: How Indian Science is Taking Over the World
	By Angela Saini Published in Hardback (3 March 2011) Published by Hodder & Stoughton Language English, 288 pages ISBN-10: 1444710141 Guide Price: £20 Click here to buy this book Click here to read more about the book