Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

Born	7 November 1888 Thiruvanaikoil, Trichinopoly,Madras Province, British India
Died	21 November 1970 (aged 82) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Indian Finance Department University of Calcutta Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Indian Institute of Science Central College, Bangalore University Raman Research Institute
Alma mater	University of Madras
Doctoral students	G. N. Ramachandran Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
Known for	Raman effect
Notable awards	Knight Bachelor (1929) Nobel Prize in Physics (1930) Bharat Ratna (1954) Lenin Peace Prize (1957)