National Science Day is celebrated every year in India on February 28 to honour the discovery of a phenomenon of the scattering of photons by Indian scientist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1928. The discovery was later named as ‘Raman Effect’ after his name. Mr Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for science in 1930 for the remarkable discovery. On this day, schools, colleges, universities and other academic, scientific, technical, medical and research institutions organise quiz competitions, seminars and other events.
What is Raman Effect?
According to the website of the Ministry of Culture, Raman Effect is a phenomenon in spectroscopy, which is defined as the scattering of photons by excited molecules at higher energy levels. In simple terms, it is the change in the wavelength of light that occurs when a light beam is deflected by molecules.
When a beam of light traverses a dust-free, transparent sample of a chemical compound, a small fraction of the light emerges in directions other than those of the incident (incoming) beam. Most of this scattered light is of an unchanged wavelength. A small part, however, has wavelengths different from those of the incident light; its presence is a result of the Raman Effect.
History of National Science Day
The National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), in 1986, asked the Government of India to announce February 28 as National Science Day. The government accepted and declared the day as National Science Day. The first National Science Day was celebrated on February 28, 1987.
Why National Science Day is celebrated?
According to the government, its purpose is to widely spread the message about significance of scientific applications in the daily lives of people, recognise achievements in the field of science, discuss all the issues and implement new technologies for the development of science, give an opportunity to the scientific-minded citizens in the country and encourage people as well as popularise science and technology.
Theme for National Science Day 2024
The theme for this year’s Science Day is ‘Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat’.
Here are some best Wishes, messages, greetings, and WhatsApp statuses to share with your loved ones on National Science Day 2024:
- Happy National Science Day 2024! Let’s invent new things and contribute to society’s development.
- Science is all around us, whether we acknowledge it or not. Happy National Science Day to all!
- Embrace the spirit of learning and exploration this National Science Day 2024. Contribute to the world of Science!
- Celebrate National Science Day with innovation and exploration. Let’s pave the way for a brighter future!
- Science is like magic that works. Let’s use our tech wands to create something amazing this National Science Day.
- Happy National Science Day 2024! Let’s achieve the impossible and make extraordinary discoveries.
- The science of today shapes the technology of tomorrow. Let’s build and be bold this National Science Day!
- Science is a complex yet serene source of knowledge. Let’s embrace it and celebrate National Science Day 2024!
- Explore the art and science of asking questions. Knowledge is the ultimate source of power!
- Dive into the world of science and celebrate National Science Day with enthusiasm!
- Happy National Science Day 2024! Let’s live, learn, and explore the wonders of Science.
- Science is all around us, whether we believe in it or not. Happy National Science Day to everyone!
- Let’s innovate, invent, and explore this National Science Day. Together, we can pave the way for a brighter future!
National Science Day 2024: Motivational Quotes by Great Scientists
- “Success can come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.” – CV Raman
- “Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place — that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realize the great life.” – APJ Abdul Kalam
- “He who can listen to the music in the midst of noise can achieve great things.” – Vikram Sarabhai
- “For, each man can do best and excel in only that thing of which he is passionately fond, in which he believes, as I do, that he has the ability to do it, that he is in fact born and destined to do it.” – Homi J Bhabha
- “I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.” – Isaac Newton
- “Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.” – Robert A. Heinlein
- “It is strange that only extraordinary men make the discoveries, which later appear so easy and simple.” – Georg C. Lichtenberg
- “Falsity in intellectual action is intellectual immorality.” – Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
- “One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.” ― Stephen Hawking
- “Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.” – Edwin Powell Hubble
- “Dream, Dream, Dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action” – APJ Abdul Kalam
- “The scientific method is nothing but the expression of the necessity of the elementary rules of formal logic.” – Albert Einstein
- “The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson
- “You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself.” – Galileo
- “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
