It was the late Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar who, by founding the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, made it possible for the scientific aspirations of my early years to continue burning brightly.
C. V. RAMANTowards the end of February 1928, I took the decision of using brilliant monochromatic illumination obtained by the aid of the commercially available mercury arcs sealed in quartz tubes.
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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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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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The fundamental importance of the subject of molecular diffraction came first to be recognized through the theoretical work of the late Lord Rayleigh on the blue light of the sky, which he showed to be the result of the scattering of sunlight by the gases of the atmosphere.
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Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
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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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I feel it is unnatural and immoral to try to teach science to children in a foreign language They will know facts, but they will miss the spirit.
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It was my great good fortune, while I was still a student at college, to have possessed a copy of an English translation of his great work.
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I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage.
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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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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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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 is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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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 seemed not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water.
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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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Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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It will soon be 25 years from the date of publication of my first research work. That the scientific aspirations kindled by that early work did not suffer extinction has been due entirely to the opportunities provided for me by the great city of Calcutta.
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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
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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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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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It will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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It has been invariably my experience that I could count on his cooperation and sympathy in every matter concerning my scientific work.
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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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Towards the end of February 1928, I took the decision of using brilliant monochromatic illumination obtained by the aid of the commercially available mercury arcs sealed in quartz tubes.
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In the history of science, we often find that the study of some natural phenomenon has been the starting point in the development of a new branch of knowledge.
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