Science is driven by compassion and empathy often to alleviate the pains of humanity.

A nation with a strong base in science and technology is a nation with a strong backbone.

There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea.

Science has revealed that the human body is made up of millions and millions of atoms... For example, I am made up of 5.8x10 27 atoms.

Wonder why some people tend to see science as something which takes man away from God. As I look at it, the path of science can always wind through the heart. For me, science has always been the path to spiritual enrichment and self-realisation.

English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese.