134th anniversary of the birth of Raman, the great Indian scientist

New Delhi: July 7 marks the 134th birth anniversary of Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, the great Indian scientist. Raman was born on July 7, 1888 in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his discoveries in the field of light scattering.

Raman was born into a poor family, but he developed a keen interest in science from an early age. He studied at Cambridge University in England and the University of Berlin in Germany, and founded the first institute of optics in India.

Raman’s discoveries revolutionized the field of optics. His research provided new insights into understanding the nature of light and paved the way for the development of new optical technologies.

Raman was a pioneer of Indian science and contributed significantly to India’s reputation on the world stage. He is known as the „Einstein of India“.

Following are the other significant events that took place on July 7 in the history of India and the world:

1858: Birth of Bipin Chandra Pal, the great anti-British freedom fighter.
1862: Death of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor.
1867: Birth of Madame Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for her important discoveries in the field of radioactivity.
1996: NASA sends the robotic Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft into space for a long-term study of Mars.
1998: U.S. Senator John Glenn, the world’s oldest astronaut, returns to Earth after a successful and historic space flight.
2003: Then-President George W. Bush signs a bill banning abortion.
2021: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Qadimi miraculously survives a drone strike that injures seven security personnel.