This was the reason why I decided, as far as possible, not to accept money from the government.
C. V. RAMANIn 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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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 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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In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.
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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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It will not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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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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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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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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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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Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures.
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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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