INDIA’S NOBEL CONNECT
1913 RABINDRANATH TAGORE Field: Literature
Considered one of India’s most important literary figures, Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913 for ‘Gitanjali’, his most renowned book of poetry
1930 CV RAMAN Field: Physics
The physicist was awarded the Nobel for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him (Raman Effect)
1968 HAR GOBIND KHORANA Field: Physiology or Medicine
He was awarded the Nobel Prize along with US’s Marshall W Nirenberg and Robert Holley for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis
1979 MOTHER TERESA Field: Peace
An Indian of Albanian origin, she founded the Missionaries of Charity. Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in the ‘struggle to overcome poverty and distress’
1983 SUBRAMANYAN CHANDRASEKHAR Field: Physics
A US citizen of Indian origin, the astrophysicist was awarded the Nobel Prize along with US’s William A Fowler for his work in the field of structure and evolution of stars
1998 AMARTYA SEN Field: Economic Sciences
Sen’s research focussed on the fundamental problems in welfare economics and poverty. He was awarded the Nobel Prize ‘for his contributions to welfare economics’
2009 VENKATRAMAN RAMAKRISHNAN Field: Chemistry
An Indian-born UK-based molecular biologist, he received the Nobel along with Thomas A Steitz and Ada E Yonath ‘for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome’
2014 KAILASH SATYARTHI Field: Peace
He was awarded the Nobel along with Malala Yousafzai for ‘for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education’