New Delhi: Nobel laureate C V Raman was a true legend who illuminated world of science and technology, said Union Minister Jitendra Singh on the physicist’s 55th death anniversary on Friday.

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, known for his work in the field of light scattering, passed away on November 21, 1970, in Bengaluru.

“Remembering the great physicist and #BharatRatna Sir C.V. Raman on his death anniversary. His groundbreaking discovery, the “Raman Effect,” earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930, making him the first Asian to be honoured with a Nobel in any science discipline,” Singh, the Minister of State for Science & Technology, said in a post on social media platform X.

“A true legend who illuminated the world of Science and Technology,” he added.

The Raman effect

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