Sir C.V. Raman

Born on November 7th, 1888 to a lecturer, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman is arguably the greatest mind to be born in our country. His academic brilliance was at view from a very tender age.

Raman won a scholarship and joined the Presidency College at the age of 13. At 15, he completed his graduation (B.A.) and also garnered the gold medals for Physics and English. At 19, he completed his Master’s (M.A.) with the highest distinctions. Later, he cracked the Civil Services competitive exam for the Finance Department with the highest marks and was appointed as the Assistant Accountant General in Finance Department in Calcutta.

Raman’s heart though was in research, and in 1917, he resigned from his government service and continued his research at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta.

In 1930, his outstanding work related to scattering of light fetched him the Nobel Prize in Physics, which was incidentally the first for an Indian Scholar who studied entirely in India.     

Raman’s contribution to the field of science earned him a lot of accolades and awards. Bharat Ratna (1954), Knighthood (1929), Franklin medal and Lenin Peace Prize are a few to name. 

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