Sir Isaac Newton headed the Royal Society, the premier scientific society of his time. He was a man of faith who probably spent more time with the Bible than with physics experiments. He believed in the myth of the "philosopher's stone," capable of turning any metal into gold, and spent a substantial part of his life trying to invent one. He likely developed psychosis due to the substances he used for his alchemy experiments and may have even died because of them.
Prof. Kamakoti heads IIT Madras, one of the premier institutes in India. He spoke about the therapeutic properties of cow urine, citing evidence published in peer-reviewed journals.
Indians carrying the burden of colonialism consider Newton the god of science but want Prof. Kamakoti to resign (link).
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