From Mysteries Of The Blue Sea To Secrets Of Matter: A Deep Dive Into CV Raman's Nobel Speech On Scattering Of Light

CV Raman announced to the world his discovery of the 'Raman Effect' on February 28, 1928. To honour Raman, National Science Day is observed every year on February 28 in India.

CV Raman was awarded the Physics Nobel on December 11, 1930. He delivered a scintillating speech, expressing how his fascination with the blue colour of the Mediterranean Sea ignited his interest to delve deeper into the phenomenon of scattering of light. 

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Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the scattering of light, and for the discovery of a phenomenon in spectroscopy that was named after him. The Indian physicist announced to the world his discovery of the 'Raman Effect' on February 28, 1928. To honour Raman, National Science Day is observed every year on February 28 in India. The day is observed as one of India's major science festivals to spread a message about the importance of scientific