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’