Abstract
Never intensely religious and now indifferent to religion for over three decades, I have been relentlessly pursued by religion all my life. Every atom of India, where I was born and raised, is steeped in religious lore. At temples that are liberally sprinkled all over, devotees let the bells rest only at the peak of the night. Most days in every neighborhood, a Brahmin recounts a scriptural saga on a loudspeaker. Several times during the day, the muezzin issues his call to the faithful, also on a loudspeaker. In this atmosphere, which is quite often marred by clashes between the adherents of different religions, I went to college for five years in Varanasi, perhaps the holiest city for Hindus.
Highlights
The USA is no less religious than India
The WWJD moment comes when I encounter the same issue from the same corresponding coauthor for a paper submitted some months later
SPIE had decided in early 2006 that it would commence the publication of an online journal devoted to optics/photonics at the nanoscale
Summary
The USA is no less religious than India. religious fervor in the USA is not broadcast through public address systems, it emanates from numerous radio and television channels every Sunday morning. Every historical site is emotionally connected to two or even three religions. During the last seven and a half years as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Nanophotonics, I have had to often ask myself: WWJD?
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