Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was born on 7 November 1888 in present-day Trichy in Tamil Nadu. He was raised in an academically inclined environment; his father was a lecturer in mathematics and physics. Although Raman initially pursued a career in civil service, he remained committed to science, spending his free time conducting research. This dedication eventually established his reputation as a highly talented physicist. He was Knighted in 1929, and in 1930, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking work on the scattering of light, leading to the discovery of the phenomenon now known as the ‘Raman Effect.’ In 1954, Sir C V Raman and two other distinguished personalities were honoured with the first Bharat Ratna by the Government of India. He passed away on 21 November 1970.