Context:

• The National Science Day 2019 was observed across India on February 28, 2019 to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (CV Raman). 
• This year celebrations of the Day were organised by the Department of Science & Technology (DST).
• For his path-breaking discovery, CV Raman was knighted in 1929 and awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930. This was the first Nobel Prize won by an Indian or any Asian in the field of Science.
• The motive behind the celebration of the Day is to spread a message about science and its importance in the daily life of the people.

Theme:

• The theme of National Science Day 2019 was “Science for the People and the People for Science.”