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C. V. Raman quotes for UPSC

3 sourced quotes by C. V. Raman on science, technology & innovation, economy, development & poverty, with a use case for each in GS4, Essay and interviews.

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Look at the resplendent colours on the soap bubbles! Why is the sea blue? What makes diamond glitter! Ask the right questions, and nature will open the doors to her secrets
— C. V. RamanOpening statement in page=xiii
Use itGS3/Essay on scientific temper; curiosity and right questions drive discovery.
The most important, the most fundamental and the deepest investigations are those that affect human life and activities most profoundly. Only those scientists who have laboured, not with the aim of producing this or that, but with the sole desire to advance knowledge ultimately prove to be the greatest benefactors of humanity.
Use itGS3: defend basic/fundamental research funding over narrow applied goals.
The true wealth of a nation consists not in the stored- up gold but in the intellectual and physical strength of its people.
Use itGS3/Essay on human capital and demographic dividend; wealth lies in people's health and minds.

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