All the instruments of percussion known to European science are essentially nonmusical and can only be tolerated in open air music or in large orchestras where a little noise more or less makes no difference.
C. V. RAMANIt seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
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In the first English class I attended, Prof. E. H. Elliot, addressing me, asked if I really belonged to the Junior B. A. class, and I had to answer him in the affirmative. He then proceeded to inquire how old I was.
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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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And it was this belief which led to the subject becoming the main theme of our activities at Calcutta from that time onwards.
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It is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood.
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We need a spirit of victory, a spirit that will carry us to our rightful place under the sun, a spirit which can recognize that we, as inheritors of a proud civilization, are entitled to our rightful place on this planet. If that indomitable spirit were to arise, nothing can hold us from achieving our rightful destiny.
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I have always thought it a great privilege to have as my colleague in the Palit Chair of Chemistry such a distinguished pioneer in scientific research and education in Bengal as Sir Prafulla Ray.
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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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The sunlit face of the earth would appear to shine by the light diffused back into space from the land and water-covered areas.
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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It will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
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We begin to realise that the molecular scattering of light in liquids may possess an astronomical significance, in fact contribute in an important degree to the observed albedo of the earth.
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To an observer situated on the moon or on one of the planets, the most noticeable feature on the surface of our globe would no doubt be the large areas covered by oceanic water.
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It seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
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From Calcutta has gone forth a living stream of knowledge in many branches of study. It is inspiring to think of the long succession of scholars, both Indian and European, who have lived in this city, made it their own, and given it of their best.
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