Elders get elders

By Vijay Kumar

Rajya Sabha is supposed to be our house of elders and the President has nominated two real elders to the House. 81 year old father of India's Green Revolution, Prof. M S Swaminathan and 78 year old scholar of classical Indian dance and Indian art and architecture, Kapila Vatsyayan are the new nominated members of the Upper House. Kapila had a short stint as member earlier in March 2006, when she resigned on the issue of office of profit. The youngest member of the House of Elders is just 33 years old while the oldest is 86 years.

The Government babus want the Pay Commission to consider a higher retirement age.