S. Bhagavantam
| Suri Bhagavantam సూరి భగవంతం |
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|---|---|
| Born |
14 October 1909 Agiripalli, Madras Presidency, British Raj (now Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 6 February 1989 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Alma mater | Madras University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions |
Andhra University, Osmania University, Indian Institute of Science, Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Influences | C. V. Raman |
Suri Bhagavantam (Telugu: సూరి భగవంతం, 
pronunciation ; 14 October 1909 – 6 February 1989) was an Indian scientist and administrator. He was Vice chancellor of Osmania University and Director of Indian Institute of Science and Defence Research and Development Organisation.
Bhagavantam was born in Agiripalli, a village in Andhra Pradesh. After primary education in Gudivada, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Nizam College, Hyderabad, under Madras University. Impressed by the discoveries of C. V. Raman, he relocated to Calcutta and joined him in 1928. After the Nobel Prize-winning discovery, Raman chose Bhagavantam as his collaborator to further his research work. He earned his master's degree in science from Madras University during this period.
When Raman joined the Indian Institute of Science as its director in 1933, he recommended Bhagavantam to join Andhra University, Waltair as lecturer in physics. During that period, he became a popular lecturer and rose to become a professor and head of the department in 1938 and Principal of University College in 1941. The university conferred on him the D.Sc. degree (honoris causa). He wrote the well known book titled The Theory of Groups and its Physical Applications along with Venkata Rayudu. This book was published in three editions and was translated into Russian. It is often said that a whole generation of spectroscopists are brought up on this book. The other book he wrote here is titled Scattering of Light and Raman Effect.
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