Nobel Prize Winners from India

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Nobel Prize Winners from India | Complete List of Indian Nobel Laureates

There are many reasons as to why we need to appreciate and focus on the large pool of Indian talent. So many diverse fields such as Literature, Physics, Peace, Medicine, Economics, and many more have had an Indian candidate come forward and leave their footprints.

An Indian Rabindranath Tagore won the first Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 Adapting into this culture and slowly implanting himself within its parameters.

In this blog, we’ll explore some of the most notable Nobel laureates from India, their groundbreaking achievements, and how they shaped the world through their work.

From Indian Nobel laureates in literature to Indian Nobel winners in science, the legacy of these pioneers continues to inspire generations across the globe.

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1. Rabindranath Tagore – Literature (1913)

Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his poetry collection “Gitanjali.” He was the first Asian to be honoured with this award.

2. C.V. Raman – Physics (1930)

It was in 1930 that C. V. Raman became the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Physics for discovering the Raman Effect.

3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar – Physics (1983)

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is yet another Indian-born winner of the revered Nobel Prize in Physics. Focusing on the theoretical aspects of a star’s structure and evolution, he based his research on their white dwarfs. His findings greatly transformed the field of stellar astrophysics and propelled Chandrasekhar into becoming a Nobel prize winner, an honour which many Indians were receiving during that period. His further achievements in the field have been immensely helpful in the development of modern astrophysics.

4. Har Gobind Khorana – Physiology or Medicine (1968)

The Indian-American biochemist Har Gobind Khorana achieved his Nobel trophy in Physiology or Medicine in 1968. He shifted the paradigm of biological research with his unique study on the genetic code and its effect on function and protein production within a cell. It was the first attempt at entangling the secrets embedded within genetics which molecular biology went on to further. His excellent achievements make him renowned as a leading figure in contemporary biochemistry.

5. Mother Teresa – Peace (1979)

From Albania, later on moving to India where she made it her life’s work, Mother Teresa was really into charity and won the Nobel prize for peace in 1979.

6. Amartya Sen – Economic Sciences (1998)

Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in welfare economics and social justice.

7. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan – Chemistry (2009)

In 2009, Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the ribosome’s structure. An Indian-American biophysicist, Ramakrishnan’s research has been fundamental to understanding molecular biology and opens new frontiers with his work on ribosomes which are integral to synthesizing proteins. His achievement adds yet another dimension to scientific India and Indian Nobel laureates.

8. Kailash Satyarthi – Peace (2014)

Kailash Satyarthi fought for children’s rights and against child labour. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with Malala Yousafzai.

9. Abhijit Banerjee – Economic Sciences (2019)

Abhijit Banerjee, along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, received Nobel prizes in 2019 for Economic Sciences for their work on poverty alleviation. Banerjee’s experimental approach to understanding poverty has had a profound impact on international development policy and his work has been instrumental in shaping policy globally. This has made him one of the most prominent Indian Nobel laureates in economics.

Complete List of Indian Nobel Laureates

Year	Laureate	Category	Contribution
1913	Rabindranath Tagore	Literature	Profoundly sensitive, fresh, and beautiful verse
1930	C. V. Raman	Physics	Discovered the Raman Effect
1968	Har Gobind Khorana	Physiology or Medicine	Research on the genetic code and protein synthesis
1979	Mother Teresa	Peace	Humanitarian work through Missionaries of Charity
1983	Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar	Physics	Studies on the structure and evolution of stars
1998	Amartya Sen	Economic Sciences	Contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory
2009	Venkatraman Ramakrishnan	Chemistry	Studies on the structure and function of the ribosome
2014	Kailash Satyarthi	Peace	Campaigns against child labour and advocacy for children's rights
2019	Abhijit Banerjee	Economic Sciences	Experimental approach to alleviating global poverty

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