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C. V. Raman

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring C. V. Raman, remembered for Raman effect, Physics, Nobel Prize.

1888 - 1970Bengaluru, India
Portrait or photograph of C. V. Raman: Sir C V Raman
Sir C V Raman Unknown author Unknown author, Papworth, H.C. (1940). History of presidency college 1840-1940. Centenary Commemoration., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why C. V. Raman Is Remembered

C. V. Raman is remembered for raman effect, physics, nobel prize. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

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Place Context

Bengaluru, India is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to C. V. Raman's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was an Indian physicist known for his work in the field of light scattering. Using a spectrograph that he developed, he and his student K. S. Krishnan discovered that when light traverses a transparent material, the deflected light changes its wavelength. This phenomenon, a hitherto unknown type of scattering of light they called modified scattering, was subsequently termed the Raman effect or Raman scattering. In 1930, Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics "for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him" and became the first Asian and non-White person to receive a Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Portrait or photograph of C. V. Raman: C V Raman

C V Raman

Unknown author Unknown author, The Modern Review. March 1924, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of C. V. Raman: C V Raman and other scientists of the IACS c. 1929. Sitting (left to right) : A.S. Ganesan, L.A. Ramdas, K.S. Krishnan, C

C V Raman and other scientists of the IACS c. 1929. Sitting (left to right) : A.S. Ganesan, L.A. Ramdas, K.S. Krishnan, C.V. Raman, K.R. Ramanathan, S. Venkateswaran, S.S. Moorthy

Unknown author Unknown author, Raman Research Institute Archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of C. V. Raman: BA class of 1903, Presidency College, Madras. C. V. Raman is seen in the second row from the top, fourth from the right

BA class of 1903, Presidency College, Madras. C. V. Raman is seen in the second row from the top, fourth from the right

Unknown, https://wwws.rri.res.in/photogallery/Group%20Photos%20and%20Raman%20Album%20-%201/index.html#, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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