This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
C. V. RAMANI 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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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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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I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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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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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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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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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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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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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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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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The Sensations of Tone.’ As is well known, this was one of Helmholtz’s masterpieces.
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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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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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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 seemed, indeed, that the study of light-scattering might carry one into the deepest problems of physics and chemistry.
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