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National Science Day
Encouraging the Next generation of Scientists

fields, including chemistry,
biology, and medicine. In 1930,
after a span of two years, he
was awarded the Nobel Prize
for his extraordinary discovery,
marking the first instance of
India receiving a Nobel Prize in
the realm of Science. National
Science Day was declared
Pramod Grover on February 28, 1987, by the
Director, National Science Government of India after the
National Council for Science &
Centre, Delhi
Technology Communication
(NCSTC) requested it. The
National Science Day in
India is celebrated on February day honors India's scientific
28, commemorating the day
in 1928 when Indian scientist
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata
Raman (November 7, 1888 –
November 21, 1970) made his
ground-breaking discovery of
the scattering of photons, which
subsequently became known as
the 'Raman Effect.' Over the years,
the Raman Effect has found
applications across numerous

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