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Posted 07 Nov 2024

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Chandrasekhara Venkata (C.V) Raman (1888-1970)

Recently the birth anniversary of CV Raman was celebrated.

Image of CV Raman.

About CV Raman

  • Born at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, he founded
    • Indian Journal of Physics.
    • Indian Academy of Sciences, registered as Society under Societies Registration Act in  1934.
  • Awards: Won Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 and Awarded Bharat Ratna in 1954.
  • National Science Day is celebrated every year to commemorate his discovery of the Raman Effect in 1928.
    • Raman Effect is a phenomenon when a stream of light passes through a liquid, a fraction of light scattered by liquid is of a different colour.
  • Values: Scientific rigour, Fortitude, Excellence, Curiosity, etc.
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