C. V. Raman
Born at Thiruvanaikaval, near Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, C. V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
C. V Raman was awarded the prize for his outstanding work in the field of light scattering.
He discovered that, when light traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected light changes in wavelength. This phenomenon was named after C.V Raman.
He was also deeply interested in the physiology of the human eye.
C. V. Raman was also honored with the highest civilian award in India, the Bharat Ratna Award in 1954.
Raman also headed the the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore.