A shiny sparkly love

A shiny Sparkly Love- A trivia about a famous man and his obsession.

Dear readers. This is my second post A snippet from my travel tales eventually unfolding an interesting trivia about diamonds and science. Do not forget to say hello to Taco the turtle- my Litrary sidekick. He has shell loads of personality. The image has me at the entrance of the Mehengar fort with two locals playing songs.

 I had a chance to visit Jhodhpur the the second big city in Rajasthan, is like the Blue City because everything – forts, palaces, temples, havelis, and even houses – is painted in different shades of blue. It's super famous for that! I went there for my cousin's wedding, and it was the coolest trip ever. Garbha dancing to gol -gappas, marriage was a blast. Visiting 15th-century Mehangar Fort to Umaidbhabvan Palace - to local shopping bazaars my experience was great. Speaking of local shops women especially from all over the world including me couldn't get enough!  

It was a full moon day I was out in a local shopping eyeing some designer jewellery. Women made efforts in sparkly adornments such as wearing bridal ornaments for their upcoming weddings to get their best look and men tried to remind themselves to complement their spouses to be that they did outshine the earth's natural satellite. 

Lisa Ricci, already shared some tips for men.  Dear Men. Please do compliment your spouses well. 

"A shining star you shall always be
A jewel in the cosmos that I see
Like the moon that glistens white
Like the diamond that shines bright". 

Talking about the moon and jewelry reminds me of someone who got super curious about the moon and ended up doing really cool stuff with light. That someone is Sir C. V. Raman.

Guess what? He was really into diamonds! Raman loved going to jewelry stores and pawn shops in Kolkata. He hunted for old pieces that once belonged to Indian royalty. His plan? To use all kinds of diamonds for his light experiments, and he wanted them just as they were in nature, not all polished or changed.

He even went to Palam in North India, the best place for diamonds back then. Raman checked out thousands of diamonds in their natural shape. The king of Palam had this awesome garland with 52 big diamonds, each weighing 60 to 70 carats. All natural! Raman was thrilled.

"These are the very best diamonds India has ever produced!" he said. And then he asked, "Can I have them, please?" The Palam king was surprised but donated them for science (and got them back later).

The Mysore king also gave Raman 63 diamond garlands as a big thank you for his awesome work. Raman carefully studied them in his lab.

Once, a lady asked, "Why are you checking these diamonds? Are you planning to make them in your lab?" Raman replied, "If I do, you could use them as a perfect cooking vessel. You see, if you shine ultraviolet light on a diamond, it becomes an excellent electrical conductor."

By the time Raman passed away, he had a collection of over 600 types of diamonds. How cool is that? 

Taco Turtle dreams:    "Oh shell yeah, Raman! if only I was born in his era. Imagine wearing bling on my shells! I'd be the trendiest turtle in town, giving everyone serious shell envy. Diamonds on my back? Now that's a stylish life goal! 🐢💎 #TurtleSwag".