It is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood.
C. V. RAMANThe 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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This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
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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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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 not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water.
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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 is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor.
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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 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 would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage.
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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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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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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The whole edifice of modern physics is built up on the fundamental hypothesis of the atomic or molecular constitution of matter.
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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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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
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