Though the realisation of such a glorious Institute would not be
effected through one life or one fortune, he wanted to accomplish
something--something, so far as it lay in his power. So he proceeded to
build and equip an Institute--the "Bose Institute"--at a cost of about 5
lakhs, the entire savings of his lifetime. While it was being
constructed Their Excellencies the Viceroy and the Governor of Bengal
paid a visit to Dr. Bose's private laboratory. On the 30th November
1917--the anniversary of his sixtieth birthday--he dedicated the
Institute to the Nation, for the progress of Science and for the Glory
of India.