"We the Research Problems......."

Somewhere in between the music of Is mod se jaate hain by Gulzar (Film - Aandhi, Playback Singers - Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar) and rainy clouds struggling to stick together in the warmth of the setting sun, I thought of granting some stature to the thought related to scholarly research. Though underrated and highly unexplored, my statement of problem is that we all are a statement of problems. Our lives are. While formulating our assumptions and presumptions, thus, hypothesizing, we may prove or disprove the varying hypotheses of different phases in our lives. However, the truth is that this process only yields more and more research questions.

The difference between those who realize themselves as a problem statement and those who do not is the research gap. This gap arises from the fact that we are recognizing different research questions or derecognizing them. To some extent, it's our take on the questions posed to us. Pleasant or unpleasant. Questions remain questions. They often stand still while seeking our response to them.

Then, it's onto us. What research methodology do we want to apply and craft a research design? Life takes care of chapterisation. However, revisiting the literature review again and again and again (despite taking a toll on our patience) only furnishes the structurization of our research work.

One fine day, it's the structure that matters. There was, is, and will be a lot beyond your inquiry. But what arrives at your door with a "?" definitely is worth keeping, embracing, and answering. They are naive. When kept secured near the fireplace of your heart, you may find them engulfed in a snooze. Research Questions decline slowly and gradually. After some time, you might be left with your thesis or simply the answers which seem to be a conclusion temporarily.

Our bibliography only expands with life, as we start seeing our lives as a research problem. We are subjected to different challenges in different walks of life and hence, we think, becoming "teachable" is what it means. But, in the language of research, why not be researchable? Sometimes, you may find that it's not a new problem statement. This lubricates the friction between us as research problems and life.

P.S.: "The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds." - Dalai Lama

- Samriddhi's