๐ Awards & Honours
Nobel Prize Winners from India
9 Nobel Laureates of Indian origin โ from Tagore's poetry to Kailash Satyarthi's crusade for children. Click any name to explore their story, discoveries, and exam tips.
๐ Literature: 1โ๏ธ Physics: 2๐งฌ Physiology or Medicine: 1๐๏ธ Peace: 2โ๏ธ Chemistry: 1๐ Economics: 2
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๐ Key Exam Facts
- Tagore (1913) โ first Asian Nobel laureate; wrote anthems of India AND Bangladesh
- C.V. Raman (1930) โ first Indian/Asian Nobel Prize in Science
- Mother Teresa (1979) โ Nobel Peace Prize + Bharat Ratna (1980)
- Amartya Sen (1998) โ co-developed the Human Development Index (HDI)
- Satyarthi (2014) โ shared Nobel Peace Prize with Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai
- No Indian has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Physiology, or Medicine alone (Khorana and Ramakrishnan were US/UK citizens)