Dear all,
 
                  “….But look here, Krishnan. If this is true of X-Rays, it must be true of Light too. I have always thought so. 
                       There must be an Optical analog to Compton Effect. We must pursue it and we are on the right lines….“
                                                                                                                                                          Sir C.V. Raman and co conversation
 

           Sir C.V. Raman and co, building their own equipment from numerous unskilled workshops of Howrah, pursued a faint green light that he observed in a lab experiment, an occurrence, which is not uncommon but was perceived as fluorescence by everybody…except by Sir C V Raman. he visioned “the trace of green light“, the underlying phenomenon as a separate effect similar to Compton Effect but not fluorescence. on 28 February 1928, Prof. Raman has come up with the discovery of “a new kind of radiation from the atoms excited by light: Raman effect”  for which he has been awarded the Nobel prize (First Asian and Indian Nobel laureate in Science). to commemorate the discovery of the Raman effect  India celebrates National Science Day on 28 February of every year. we here convey our best wishes to the entire scientific community and science lovers on our National Science Day.