VII. Telegram from C. Subramaniam on 30 September 1961 that
the Prime Minister is willing to meet Ramakrishnan and his students
Even though Alladi Ramakrishnan was doing an outstanding job training
students in modern physics, and providing them opportunities to meet
leading physicists who spoke at the Theoretical Physics Seminar, and
these eminient scientists admired Ramakrishnan's efforts, still
Ramakrishnan needed the help of administrator so that his efforts
could bear fruit. That administrator was Education Minister
C. Subramaniam, who saw the vision of Alladi Ramakrishnan to create
a new institute for advanced research in Madras, helped him every step
of the way until the creation of MATSCIENCE and beyond. In particular,
it was C. Subramaniam after meeting the students of the Theoretical
Physics Seminar, impressed on Prime Minister Nehru that he (the Prime
Minister) had to meet Ramakrishnan and his students. The statement by
Nobel Laureate Niels Bohr (Nehru's own guest!) in the press about
Ramakrishnan, finally convinced Nehru to meet Ramakrishnan and his
group. The meeting at the Raj Bhavan (= Governor's residence)
in Madras on October 8, 1961, was arranged by C. Subramaniam. The telegram
from Subramaniam in Delhi to Ramakrishnan conveying this wonderful news is
attached.
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