C V Raman

• Fullname - Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

• Born on 7 November 1888 at Thiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu.

• He discovered that, when light traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected light changes in wavelength. 

• This phenomenon is now called Raman effect.

• Raman Effect earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics.

• C V Raman was the first Asian who got Nobel Prize in science.

• Raman Effect was invented on 1928 Feb 28(National Science Day).

• In 1954, he was honoured with the highest civilian award in India, the Bharat Ratna.

• Spouse - Lokasundari Amma

• Died on 21 November 1970