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.
C. V. RAMANIt 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.
More C. V. Raman Quotes
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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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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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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
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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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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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It is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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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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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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A voyage to Europe in the summer of 1921 gave me the first opportunity of observing the wonderful blue opalescence of the Mediterranean Sea.
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It will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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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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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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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