List of Nobel Prize winners from India: India has had 9 Nobel Prize winners between 1913 and 2024, starting with Rabindranath Tagore in Literature. Other winners include CV Raman, Har Gobind Khurana, Mother Teresa, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Amartya Sen, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Kailash Satyarthi and Abhijit Banerjee, each recognized for their significant contributions across various fields. .
The Nobel Prize is one of the highest honors a person can receive for their contributions to humanity in various fields such as Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace and Medicine.
Established by the will of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor, the Nobel Prize recognizes groundbreaking achievements that have had a significant impact on society and the world at large.
The first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize was Rabindranath Tagore in 1913, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his profound literary work Gitanjali. Since then, India has produced many notable Nobel laureates.
In this article, we will explore the list of Nobel laureates from India, their respective fields, and the lasting impact of their contributions.
From scientists and peace activists to writers and doctors, these Indian laureates have changed the world with their groundbreaking work. Let’s take a closer look at their achievements and the legacy they created.
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Complete list of Indian Nobel Prize winners
Below is the complete list of Indian Nobel laureates who have made significant contributions in various fields such as literature, peace and economics. List includes:
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| Year | Name | Field | Reason |
| 1913 | Rabindranath Tagore | Literature | Gitanjali (Collection of poems written in Sadhu/Pure/Classical Bengali) |
| 1930 | Mr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman | Physics | Discovery of the Raman/Scattering effect in 1928 |
| 1979 | Mother Teresa | Peace | Humanitarianism (Missionaries of charity, serving the poorest people in India) |
| 1998 | Amartya Sen | Economy | Contribution to economic well-being |
| 2014 | Kailash Satyarthi | Peace | Humanitarianism (Fighting for children’s rights and education) |
| 1968 | Har Gobind Khorana | Physiology or Medicine | Explain the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis |
| 1983 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar | Physics | Theoretical study of the physical processes important to the structure and evolution of stars |
| 2009 | Venkatraman Ramakrishnan | Chemistry | Study the structure and function of ribosomes |
| 2019 | Abhijit Banerjee | Economy | An experimental approach to alleviating global poverty |
| 1902 | Ronald Ross | Physiology or Medicine | Work on malaria, laying the foundation for research into the disease and methods of fighting it |
| 1907 | Rudyard Kipling | Literature | The originality, observation and talent of his work |
| 1989 | The 14th Dalai Lama | Peace | Resolutely oppose violence in the fight for freedom |
| 2001 | VS Naipaul | Literature | The unified narrative and scrutiny in the works reveal a history of repression |
Source: Indian Embassy
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As of 2024, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to a total of 1,012 individuals and organizations since its founding in 1901.
This includes 976 individuals and 28 organizations. Analysis of individual winners shows that 930 were male and 59 were female, reflecting a slight increase in the number of female recipients over the years.
Of these recipients, 12 were connected to India, of whom five were Indian citizens and seven had Indian ancestry or residence.
Source: Owlcation
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian citizen to receive the Nobel Prize and also the first Asian to be honored in 1913. Mother Teresa stands out as the only woman in this list of Nobel laureates.
Notably, Sri Aurobindo, the famous Indian poet, philosopher, nationalist and creator of Integral Yoga, was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1943 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1943. 1950 but were unsuccessful in both attempts.
In addition, Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times (from 1937 to 1939, in 1947 and just days before his assassination in 1948), although he never won. In 2006, Geir Lundestad, Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, called Gandhi’s omission “the greatest omission in our 106-year history”.
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