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.
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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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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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 have, I think, developed an inferiority complex.
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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.
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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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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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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment.
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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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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water.
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We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity.
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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 not be an activity in which all people can participate.
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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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