More than 1,300 school students and other individuals attended the annual Open Day held by the institute to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by RRI’s founder, C.V. Raman.

Since 1986, India has been celebrating National Science Day on February 28 to honour C.V. Raman’s discovery of the Raman Effect.

The 32nd Raman Memorial Conference has commenced at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), focusing on scientific discussions and remembrance of C.V. Raman's contributions.