Pire,
I read that article in Nayapatrika I guess.
The article is not trying to say that it is the matter of Honor to be a pron actress in states. The article is in Nepali, I understand Nepali very well.
Yes, in every field there are stars. In every gang there are stars and they are recognized by certain community (not by all).

Another thing, he was accepted for poster presentation. If he was talking totally rubbish, probably the committee would not give him the invitation for the poster. He may think that he got really new thing, but the idea might have been already tried and he is unawareof that. But, it does not hurt thinking new things.
Definitely, if I get some thing I think good one, I want to publish, or present in conference (may be it is wrong or may be it is right). So, it does not hurt trying new things, sharing ideas with some body else. This is the standard procedure. There are people of all kinds. Some try honestly,
some try  to make people fool (in all fields). Even the greatest  theories are not free from debate.
It is just like looking a color. You  may see a flower red but  a bee might be seeing it green.