Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

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Born       :-  7 Nov 1888, Thiruvanaikoil, Trichinopoly, Madras Province
Died           :-  21 November 1970 (aged 82),  Bangalore, Karnataka
Known for     :- Raman effect
Father          :-  R. Chandrasekhara Iyer
Mother         :-  Parvati Ammal
Awards          :-  Knight Bachelor (1929)
                       Nobel Prize in Physics (1930)
                       Bharat Ratna (1954)
                       Lenin Peace Prize (1957)

Introduction
Dr. C.V. Raman was one of the greatest scientists of India, who was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’, which is named after him. Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman, commonly known as C.V. Raman was born on November 7, 1888 at Tiruchirapalli in Tamillandu. His mother tongue was Tamil. He was the second children of Chandrasekhar Iyer and Pravathi Ammal. His father was a lecturer in mathematics and physics. Raman was a very brilliant student right from his childhood.

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