Nobel Prize Winners From India – List of All Winners

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize, claiming the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his stunning work “Gitanjali.”

About Rabindranath Tagore:

A true Bengali renaissance man, he was a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, and painter all rolled into one.

He made history as the first non-European and the first lyricist to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Tagore earned this prestigious honor primarily for his beautiful collection of poems, especially “Gitanjali” (Song Offerings).

Other notable Indian Nobel laureates:

Winners	Year	Field	Rationale
Abhijit Banerjee	2019	Economics	“For his innovative approach to reducing world poverty”
Kailash Satyarthi	2014	Peace	“For his work against the oppression of children and youth and for the education of all children”
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan	2009	Chemistry	“For ribosome structure and function, macromolecular crystallography”
Amartya Sen	1998	Economics	“In recognition of his contributions to the field of welfare economics”
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar	1983	Physics	“For his theoretical investigations of physical processes crucial to the structure and evolution of stars”
Mother Teresa	1979	Peace	“In honour of her contributions to the relief of humanity’s suffering”
Hargobind Khorana	1968	Medicine	“For his analysis of the genetic code and its role in protein production.”
CV Raman	1930	Physics	“For his research on light scattering and for discovering the effect named after him”
Rabindranath Tagore	1913	Literature	“Because of his very sensitive, fresh, and beautiful verse, by which he has made his poetic thought, conveyed in his own English words, a part of Western literature with consummate talent”