C.V. Raman, whose full name is Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, was born on November 7, 1888. He was an Indian physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his pioneering work on the scattering of light, a phenomenon now known as the "Raman Effect." Raman's birthday is celebrated on November 7th each year to honor his contributions to the field of science.
This discovery had a significant impact on the field of spectroscopy and our understanding of the behavior of light when it interacts with matter. Raman was a highly influential scientist and is considered one of India's most renowned physicists.