The first Indian scientist who received the Nobel Prize was C.V.Raman. His full name was Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman. He was born at Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu on November 7,1888. He had only limited facilities and an equipment worth Rs. 200. Yet he worked hard, thought independently and discovered the Raman Effect which says that light changes its nature when passes through transparent medium. He was the first Indian scholar who studied wholly in India. He was the first Asian and also the first non-white to get the Nobel Prize. He was the pride of India. He passed away in 1970 on November 21.
