National Science Day: Celebrating the Legacy of Sir C.V. Raman, Today in History

Every year on February 28, India celebrates National Science Day, an occasion dedicated to commemorating the groundbreaking discovery of the Raman Effect by the esteemed Indian physicist, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. This day marks a significant milestone in the annals of Indian science, for which Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize. The foundation of National Science Day goes back to 1986 when the Government of India, upon the recommendation of the National Council of Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), officially designated February 28 for this celebration.

National Science Day: Honoring the Legacy of Raman

Here is the list of major events on February 28 over the years

	Year	Events on February 28
1	February 28, 1774	Birth of Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the twenty-first Maharaja of Mysore.
2	28 February, 1907	Birth of Aryanandi, a Jain monk known for establishing Jain schools in Maharashtra.
3	28 February, 1927	Birth of Krishan Kant, India's tenth Vice President.
4	28 February, 1947	Birth of Digvijay Singh, General Secretary of the Indian National Congress.
5	28 February, 1951	Birth of Karsan Devji Ghavri, former Indian cricketer.
6	28 February, 1953	Watson and Crick discovered the chemical structure of DNA.
7	28 February, 1963	Death of Rajendra Prasad, India's first President.
8	28 February, 1980	Death of Indian politician K. Santhanam.
9	28 February, 1986	The Government of India designated this day as National Science Day.
10	28 February, 2002	Death of Ehsan Jafri in the Gulbarg Society massacre.
11	28 February, 2025	Annual celebration of National Science Day, commemorating the discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir C.V. Raman.