Write about C.V Raman along with his contributions in the field of science in about 100-150 words.
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Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was born on November 7, 1888 in the city of Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency, British India.
Raman’s family were Brahmins, the Hindu caste of priests and scholars. His father, however, paid little attention to religious matters: Raman grew up to share his father’s casual attitude to religion, but he did observe some Hindu rituals culturally and respected traditions such as vegetarianism.
Raman was enormously enthusiastic about science. On vacations he would demonstrate experiments to his younger brothers and sisters.
He completed his degree in 1904, winning medals in physics and English. His British lecturers encouraged him to study for a master’s degree in the United Kingdom. Madras’s civil surgeon, however, told him that his health was not robust enough to withstand the British climate so he advised Raman to stay in India.
In November 1906, aged 18, Raman had his first academic paper published. He had initially given it to one of his professors to read, but the professor had not bothered. Raman sent his paper directly to Philosophical Magazine and it was accepted. Its title was Unsymmetrical diffraction-bands due to a rectangular aperture: it was about the behavior of light.
Following the publication of his second paper in Philosophical Magazine, Raman received a letter from Lord Rayleigh, the eminent British physicist. Rayleigh, unaware that Raman was just a teenage student, sent his letter to “Professor Raman.”
In 1907, aged 19, Raman graduated with a master’s degree in physics, awarded with the highest distinction.
One of his famous quotes were," I am the master of my failure. If I never fail, how will I ever learn."