Vijay Garg
“Every good deed in life should be done in a way that is as holy as religion.” Nobel laureate Dr. CV Raman, who spent his whole life as a selfless servant, was constantly engaged in scientific research and rose to great heights. He considered aspiration, courage and service as his ideal. He always told the youth to never use research for self-promotion and self-pride.
According to him another name for the search for truth is science. This truth is not only true of the physical world, but also of the world of logic, of the world of psychology, and of everyday life. The true scientist always rejects lies and lies. Expressing his views on Vishwavidyalaya, he said that it is not a university which does not teach the search for truth. The search for truth alone is called discovery. It is only through research that new and evolving treasures of knowledge are obtained. The student should be like a seeker or else he will lag behind in acquiring knowledge.
The great scientist was born on November 7, 1888, in the village of Thiruvankavan near the South Indian city of Trichanapali, to father Chandrashekhar Ayre and mother Parvati Amel. Raman’s father was a teacher of mathematics and physics at the Church College in Visakhapatnam. He was also interested in astronomy and music. He was adept at playing Veena and Mirdang, which influenced CV. Raman also fell.
Raman secured first position in the merit list in class X. He heard a speech by Madame Anne Besant, who was so impressed that he read her other books and studied several religious texts. Raman was interested in physics since childhood and built a dynamo while in school. While in school, she came across John Findel’s book New Fragments. There was an article in the book about water which impressed him the most.
This article eventually became a tool for his research. The blue color of the sea water also inspired him to search. B. A. Raman enrolled in Presidency College, Madras to study. Raman was the youngest student in his class. Prof. Eh. Elliot was shocked to see Raman’s young age and was impressed by the confidence with which Raman responded to the professor’s words. In 1904, Raman completed his B.A. got first place in
He wanted to go to England for higher education but was unable to do so due to ill health. He enrolled in a class at Presidency College and chose physics as a subject. M.A. After doing so, Raman married Loka Sundari, who had a special interest in music. It was an inter-caste marriage which Raman made a unique thing of his time.
In 1907, Raman was posted in Calcutta as an Assistant Accountant in the Finance Department of the Government of India. Despite the complexities of his government job, he continued his research in physics. One day, Raman was returning home from his office by tram when he saw a sign that read, “Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.”
He stopped the tram, got off and went inside the office. He met Mr. Amrit Lal Sarkar, the founder of the office and sought permission to do research in physics, which he got immediately. Thus, after leaving the office, he got involved in research work. Due to his research work, his fame spread far and wide and professors and young students from all over the world came in contact with him.
After some time Raman was transferred to Nagpur. When they arrived, the plague broke out a few days later. Here Raman worked day and night to help himself, his government employees and the sick. He helped the sick with his body, mind and money and saved many lives. The discussion of this new officer spread from house to house in the whole of Nagpur.
In 1911, he was transferred to Calcutta as the Accountant General (AG) of the Department of Posts and then engaged in research work in Calcutta. The College of Science was established in Calcutta in 1914. Who needed a professor to study physics. After much research, the Vice Chancellor spoke to Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee.
Raman fell in thought. Government gazetted jobs on one hand and private colleges on the other? Raman’s fame was spread far and wide due to his research work. In the end, Raman agreed to the job even though his salary was about to be halved. The college was completed in July 1917 and Raman left the government service to become a professor. This was his favorite work, and he got the opportunity to do research in physics.
Pro. Raman made valuable contribution in the upliftment of Indian Institute of Science Development. Due to his efforts the Indian Science Congress came into existence and he took over as the head of this organization. It was during these days that the Indian Institute of Science was established in Bangalore and Prof. Raman became its director.
In 1921 Prof. Raman reached Oxford University in England to deliver a lecture by sea. The deep blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea caught his attention during the journey. They came back to find out the secret of the blue color. In 1922, he wrote research articles on this subject, which were highly appreciated.
In 1922, the University of Calcutta awarded him D.Sc. Designated with the title of. Inspired by his discoveries in 1924, the Royal Society made him a Fellow.
In 1924, the British Association invited him to inaugurate a conference on optics at a meeting in Toronto. For about ten months, Raman studied at various universities in England, Canada, the United States and Norway.
For the next three consecutive years, Prof. Raman along with his colleagues studied the rays produced by the scattering of light on air, ice and other liquids and solids and on 28 February 1928 discovered a unique effect which he called the “Raman Effect”. Which became famous all over the world.
For this discovery, the Italian Science Council awarded him the “Mentucci Medal” in 1928. The Government of India conferred the title of Sir on 3 June 1929. In 1930, the Royal Society of London awarded him the Hughes Medal, the highest award. For this discovery he was awarded the “Nobel Prize” on 10 December 1930 in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. From there he received invitations to speak in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Germany, and a flurry of honors ensued. The following year, in 1931, he was honored by the Universities of Bombay, Kanshi, Madras and Dhaka.
He retired from his post in 1933. In 1934, he was elected the President of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Until 1943, Dr. Raman was the director of the Indian Institute of Bangalore. In independent India, he was declared India’s first national professor. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna on 15 August 1954. In 1957, Dr. Raman was awarded the International Lenin Prize. Doctor. Raman wrote 360 research papers and four books. Dr. Raman died on November 21, 1970 at the age of 82.
In the end we can say that Prof. Raman was not only a great scientist or researcher but above all he was a kind person, sympathetic towards the poor and a great man of high order.
The day on which the discovery of Dr. Raman was completed is celebrated as National Science Day every year all over India. Thus, 28 February is dedicated to his discovery, which is celebrated as National Science Day. |
