February 28, the day on which the discovery of Raman Effect was was officially announced by Sir. CV. Raman, is celebrated as 'National Science Day' in India. In the eve of National Science day, 2013, we remember Sir. CV. Raman, and his vision on scientific progress in IndiaSir CV. RamanThe 2010 report of the Science Advisory Council to Prime Minister of India is titled “India as a Global Leader in Science”. It is interesting to see that the initial SKEPTICISM this title evokes in the minds of readers (about the validity of the claim) is shared by the authors. In the foreword to this vision-document, Dr MANMOHAN Singh, the Prime Minister asserts that it makes a REALISTIC assessment of the opportunities that lie ahead and the challenges that the country face, in developing strong capabilities and acquiring global leadership in the area of science. The report in its very first page critically examines the validity of the growing perception around the world that India is one of the potential global leaders in science. Quoting a statement from the 2005 report of US National Academy of Science (NAS), that ‘the emergence of India and China as global leaders in science would pose challenges to the position held by US in the world of science’, it cautions the readers against getting carried away and categorically asserts that India is yet to become a major force in global science. The report goes on to illustrate that India has not produced any perceptible peak in the global distribution of NUMBER of scientific papers produced.India’s strife towards building its own science began in the last decades of 19th century. This so called renaissance gave birth to a few world-class scientists in the country and one among them went on to bring home its first Nobel prize in science. Sir CV. Raman was a torch bearer of the Indian renaissance who strived till his last breath to cultivate true science in this country. This article takes a re-look at his vision and tries to assess the country’s progress in the lines envisioned by Raman.The Nobel Prize won by C.V. Raman in 1930 for Physics was also India’s last one in science. It took 38 years for yet another scientist of Indian origin, to qualify this distinction. Har Gobind Khurana (1968), S. Chandrasekhar (1983) and Venkitaraman Ramakrishnan (2009) followed Raman’s foot prints but built their research career in foreign lands affiliated to foreign universities; hence their medals can’t be counted as India’s. In this context, it may be noted that independent India is devoid of any Nobel medal in science. Table 1 compares the number of Nobel medals in science, per capita GDP and Human Development Index of BRICS countries. India ranks lowest in HDI and Per capita GDP. While acknowledging the country of origin of the medallist, the Nobel foundation also mentions to which country and institution the person has been affiliated at the time of the award. In this count, India and Russia are the only BRICS nations with any Nobel laureate by affiliation. Russia has two medals and India has one. But for Raman, India wouldn’t have been in that list.Mark me as brainliest........✌✌✌