--- title: "What is the full name of Dr. C V Raman? When did he receive Nobel Prize and why?" description: "What is the full name of Dr. C V Raman? When did he receive Nobel Prize and why?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-11-08 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94022/what-is-the-full-name-of-dr-c-v-raman-when-did-he-receive-nobel-prize-and-why category: "science" tags: ["names and name meanings", "nobel prize"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What is the full name of Dr. C V Raman? When did he receive Nobel Prize and why? What is the [full](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12893/experience-the-full-power-of-suitecrm) [name](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80850/violence-in-the-name-of-racism-in-germany-and-much-more) of Dr. C V Raman? When did he [receive Nobel](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33873/who-was-the-first-indian-to-receive-nobel-prize) Prize and why? ## Answers ### Answer by Sanjay Goenka **Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman**, the great **Indian Scientist** who won the **Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930** for his **work on the scattering of light** and the **discovery of the effect named after him.** \ ![What is the full name of Dr. C V Raman? When did he receive Nobel Prize and why?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/95592575-c034-4fa8-9435-40d1aa67f6ad/images/260f976b-8e73-404d-a1fc-6062eb6e7b67.jpeg)\ \ \ **Early life** **Chandrasekhara Raman is also known as the C.V Raman** was born on **7 November 1888** in **Tiruchirapalli,** he belonged to the Tamil **Brahmin family**, and his parents were **Chandrasekhara Ramanathan Iyer**, and **Parvathi Amma**l, the mother. He had eight siblings including himself and he was the second in all. He completed his matriculation at the age of **11 from** the school **St. Aloysius Anglo-Indian High School** at **Visakhapatnam**. In **1902** he joined the **Presidency College of Madras** and in **1904** he obtained the **BA degree** from the **University of Madras**. Raman got the first position and **topped the [university](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93608/what-do-you-know-about-nalanda-university)** in English and **Physics** and 1907 **he completed his MA degree from the same University** and achieved the **gold medal with good distinction.** \ **Scientific contribution** Raman’s interest was in sound and lights and hence his contribution was mainly in the field of sound and Light. He studied how **sound travels** in the Whispering gallery of the dome at the **London in St. Paul Catherdral and here he produces the sound effect.** He also has a commemorative interest in the Light and he investigated and studied the **effect of light in the medium and he explained the blue color of the sea with the help of scattering of Light.** \ **[Nobel Prize](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51969/nobel-prizes-are-given-in-how-many-fields)** **C.V Raman won the Nobel Prize** in his research for the work of the scattering behavior of light which was later on named on the name him. The Nobel Committee of that year sent the **only name of C.V Raman** to the **Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences**. But later on, it appeared that the **Russians have already discovered the spectral line of light on 21 February 1928.** \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94022/what-is-the-full-name-of-dr-c-v-raman-when-did-he-receive-nobel-prize-and-why Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.