Indian Nobel Award Winners
India has a rich history of Nobel Prize laureates who have made significant contributions across various fields. These laureates highlight India’s diverse contributions to global knowledge and humanitarian efforts.Here’s an overview of Indian Nobel Prize winners:
Indian Citizens Awarded the Nobel Prize
- Rabindranath Tagore (1913, Literature)
Tagore was the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature for his collection of poems, “Gitanjali.” - C.V. Raman (1930, Physics)
Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the Raman Effect, which explains the change in wavelength of light when it traverses a transparent material. - Mother Teresa (1979, Peace)
Although born in Macedonia, Mother Teresa became an Indian citizen and was recognized for her humanitarian work through the Missionaries of Charity, aiding the poorest in India. - Kailash Satyarthi (2014, Peace)
Satyarthi was honored for his efforts against the exploitation of children and for advocating children’s right to education.
Nobel Laureates of Indian Origin
- Har Gobind Khorana (1968, Physiology or Medicine)
Born in Raipur, Punjab (now in Pakistan), Khorana was recognized for his work on the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis. - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1983, Physics)
Born in Lahore, Punjab (now in Pakistan), Chandrasekhar was awarded for his theoretical studies on the physical processes important to the structure and evolution of stars. - Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (2009, Chemistry)
Born in Chidambaram, India, Ramakrishnan was honored for his studies on the structure and function of the ribosome. - Abhijit Banerjee (2019, Economic Sciences)
Born in Mumbai, India, Banerjee was recognized for his experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.