I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
C. V. RAMANWe 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.
More C. V. Raman Quotes
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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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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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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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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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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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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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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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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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It is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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It will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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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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Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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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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