▁America . ▁Here ▁too , ▁by ▁choosing ▁some ▁da ir ying ▁elect ives , ▁rather ▁per fun ctor ily , ▁at ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University , ▁he ▁returned ▁with ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁( met all ur gy ) ▁( with ▁a ▁minor ▁in ▁nuclear ▁physics ), ▁instead , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁While ▁there , ▁when ▁he ▁found ▁himself ▁at ▁the ▁receiving ▁end ▁of ▁rac ist ▁j ib es , ▁in ▁his ▁words , ▁" the ▁Indian ▁in ▁him , ▁saw ▁him ▁put ▁the ▁n atives ▁back ▁in ▁their ▁place ". ▁ ▁Later , ▁he ▁would ▁say , ▁" I ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁... ▁study ▁da iry ▁engineering ▁( on ▁the ▁only ▁government ▁scholar ship ▁left ) ▁... ▁I ▁che ated ▁a ▁bit ▁though , ▁and ▁studied ▁met all urg ical ▁and ▁nuclear ▁engineering , ▁discipl ines ▁... ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁far ▁greater ▁use ▁to ▁my ▁soon - to - be ▁independent ▁country ▁and , ▁quite ▁fran k ly , ▁to ▁me ." ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁train ▁in ▁da iry ▁technology , ▁with ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁purpose ▁eventually , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 - 5 3 , ▁on ▁a ▁government ▁spons or ship ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁a ▁bast ion ▁of ▁co oper ative ▁da ir ying ▁then , ▁and ▁to ▁Australia , ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁learn ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Am ul ▁da iry . ▁ ▁Turn ing ▁point ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Kur ien ▁was ▁sent ▁by