Noble Laureate Dr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Tuesday said progress in the world has been made possible through application of science, technology and innovation.
Inaugurating the fifth edition of six-day Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet here, he said there was enough evidence in history to prove that objective, scientific and technical knowledge were ingredients that made a nation rich.
Ramakrishnan said "nations that were resource-rich but knowledge-poor continued to remain poor" in soul.
Ramakrishnan in his speech spoke about the relations between humanities and science disciplines.
Talking about the multi-disciplinary approach in today's world, he talked about the intermingling of ideas of science and humanities.
Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 jointly with Thomas A Steitz and Ada E Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.
On behalf of the host of the meet, Victoria Memorial Hall, Curator Dr Jayanta Sengupta described the event as a 'six-day extravaganza' whose objective was "to dazzle, engage, entertain and also challenge the mind."
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