Why Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman received the 1930 Physics Nobel

Why it was awarded

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman received the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him. The contribution became an important reference point for later work in the field. This achievement represents one of the major advances recognized in physics at the time.