Freedom fighters · Science & public service · 1888–1970
C. V. Raman
Nobel Prize–winning physicist (Raman effect). Proved Indian labs could do world-class discovery, not only copy notes from abroad.
Raman's Nobel (1930) was a psychological blow against colonial inferiority stories. Light scattering became a household pride story for science students.
He stayed a working scientist and institution-builder. Curiosity as national strength.
Why on this wall
Scientific excellence as dignity after empire.