National Science Day in India is celebrated every year on 28 February to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by renowned physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1928.
About C V Raman (1888-1970)
- Born at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
Scientific Contributions
- Discovery of the Raman Effect (1928).
- The Raman Effect is the change in the wavelength (color) of light when a light beam is scattered by molecules in a material, revealing information about the molecule's structure and vibrations.
- Other Major contributions: to optics and spectroscopy; Research on acoustics of Indian musical instruments; Advances in crystallography and solid-state physics.
Awards and Honors
- Nobel Prize in Physics for Raman Effect (1930), Bharat Ratna(1954), Fellow of the Royal Society, Franklin Medal, Lenin Peace Prize.
- Values: Scientific rigour, Fortitude, Excellence, Curiosity, etc.
