Pakistani physicist Dr. Abdus Salam won a special award called the Nobel Prize in 1979. He asked the Government of India to help him find his teacher, Professor Anilendra Ganguly. Prof. Ganguly taught math to Dr. Salam when he was studying at Sanatan Dharma College in Lahore. Dr. Salam had to wait for 2 years before he could meet Prof. Ganguly in Calcutta on 19 January 1981. Prof. Ganguly moved from Lahore to Calcutta after their country was divided. When Dr. Salam visited Prof. Ganguly's home, he saw that Prof. Ganguly was very old and not feeling well. He couldn't even sit up properly. Dr. Salam gave his Nobel Prize medal to Prof. Ganguly and told him that the medal was because of his great teaching and love for math. Dr. Salam put the medal around Prof. Ganguly's neck and said it was actually his prize. He wanted to show that even though their country was split, the respect and important lessons from his teacher were still very much alive. Honoring your teacher by going across borders shows that it's the best way to thank them. It's like a special gift from a student to their teacher. Sadly, Dr. Abdus Salam faced a lot of problems in Pakistan because he belonged to a group called Ahmadiya or Qadiyani. He was attacked many times, and even Pakistan didn't want to consider him as a true Pakistani. Even after he passed away, the problems continued. The words written on his grave were removed by the Pakistan government. They did this because they had issues with his beliefs as an Ahmadiya Muslim. #history #india #pakistan