It was the late Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar who, by founding the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, made it possible for the scientific aspirations of my early years to continue burning brightly. — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
The fundamental importance of the subject of molecular diffraction came first to be recognized through the theoretical work of the late Lord Rayleigh on the blue light of the sky, which he showed to be the result of the scattering… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water, we begin to realise that… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
We must teach science in the mother tongue. Otherwise, science will become a highbrow activity. It will not be an activity in which all… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
It will soon be 25 years from the date of publication of my first research work. That the scientific aspirations kindled by that early… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
The whole edifice of modern physics is built up on the fundamental hypothesis of the atomic or molecular constitution of matter. — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
In the history of science, we often find that the study of some natural phenomenon has been the starting point in the development of… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
Towards the end of February 1928, I took the decision of using brilliant monochromatic illumination obtained by the aid of the commercially available mercury… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
It is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood. — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
A voyage to Europe in the summer of 1921 gave me the first opportunity of observing the wonderful blue opalescence of the Mediterranean Sea.… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
It is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor. In reality, the professor… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
To an observer situated on the moon or on one of the planets, the most noticeable feature on the surface of our globe would… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
From Calcutta has gone forth a living stream of knowledge in many branches of study. It is inspiring to think of the long succession… — C. V. Raman Copy Share Image
