Dr.C.V.

Raman
 

 
Life Biography

Born:7 November 1888

Died: 21 November 1970

Father: R.C Aiyer

Mother: R.C.P Ammal

 Educational history of
C.V. Raman
In 1902, Raman joined Presidency College in Madras
(now Chennai) where his father had been transferred to
teach mathematics and physics. In 1904, he obtained a
B.A. degree from the University of Madras, where he
stood first and won the gold medals in physics and
English. After 15 years at Calcutta he became Professor
at the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore (1933-
1948), and since 1948 he is Director of the Raman
Institute of Research at Bangalore, established and
endowed by himself. He also founded the Indian
Journal of Physics in 1926, of which he is the Editor.
Geographical location of his birth place
on the political map of India.
 Traditions of his place
Dr. C.V. Raman was basically from Madras, Chennai. Chennai is the part of
southern India. It is very famous for classical Indian dance Bharatnatyam.
Home to temples, dosa and beaches, it is also a place where history has
been made. Chennai has many beautiful beaches — Besant Nagar,
Thiruvanmiyur, Covelong and more. However, the Marina Beach gains
prominence as it is the world's second largest urban beach. are Pongal,
chithirai, avani moolam etc. are some famous festival of Chennai. There
are several varieties of Payasam, which include rice payasam, sevai
payasam, paruppu payasam. This sweet delicacy is made by boiling rice,
broken wheat, tapioca, vermicelli with milk and sugar.
 Success story of c.v. Raman
In 1917, he was appointed the first  Professor Physics byAshutosh
Mukharjee at the Rajabazar Science College under the 
University of Calcutta. On his first trip to Europe, seeing the 
Mediterranean Sea motivated him to identify the prevailing explanation
for the blue colour of the sea at the time, namely the reflected 
Rayleigh-scattered light from the sky, as being incorrect. He founded the 
Indian Journal of Physics in 1926. He moved to Bangalore in 1933 to
become the first Indian director of the Indian Institute of Science. He
founded the Indian Academy of Sciences the same year. He established
the Raman Research Institute in 1948 where he worked to his last days.
The Raman effect was discovered on 28 February 1928. The day is
celebrated annually by the Government of India as the 
National Science Day. In 1954, the Government of India honoured him
with the first Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award. He later smashed
the medallion in protest against Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's
policies on scientific research.
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