Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prizes are awarded every year on December 10. The recipients are given medals, diplomas and cash rewards amounting to 10 million Swedish kronor.

What is a Nobel Prize?

It is a prize given to a person who has made outstanding contributions in each of these fields: physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, economics and advancement of world peace.

Why did Alfred Nobel institute the Nobel Prize?

Nobel made a fortune from his invention of dynamite and other deadly explosives. He wanted his earnings to go towards establishing and promoting peace.

Where does the award ceremony take place?

In Oslo, Norway.

When was the Nobel Prize instituted?

Nobel Prizes were first awarded on December 10, 1901.

Which Indians have won Nobel Prizes?

Rabindranath Tagore for Literature (1913), C.V. Raman for Physics (1930) Mother Teresa for Peace (1979) and Amartya Sen for Economics (1998). Foreign citizens of Indian origin who have received the prize include Hargobind Khorana for Medicine (1968), S. Chandrasekhar for Physics (1983), V.S. Naipaul for Literature (2001) and Venkatraman ‘Venki’ Ramakrishnan for Chemistry (2009).