Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize, claiming the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his stunning work “Gitanjali.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A true Bengali renaissance man, he was a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, and painter all rolled into one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He made history as the first non-European and the first lyricist to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tagore earned this prestigious honor primarily for his beautiful collection of poems, especially “Gitanjali” (Song Offerings).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other notable Indian Nobel laureates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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 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<\/strong><\/td> Year<\/strong><\/td> Field<\/strong><\/td> Rationale<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Abhijit Banerjee<\/td> 2019<\/td> Economics<\/td> \u201cFor his innovative approach to reducing world poverty\u201d<\/td><\/tr> Kailash Satyarthi<\/td> 2014<\/td> Peace<\/td> \u201cFor his work against the oppression of children and youth and for the education of all children\u201d<\/td><\/tr> Venkatraman Ramakrishnan<\/td> 2009<\/td> Chemistry<\/td> \u201cFor ribosome structure and function, macromolecular crystallography\u201d<\/td><\/tr> Amartya Sen<\/td> 1998<\/td> Economics<\/td> \u201cIn recognition of his contributions to the field of welfare economics\u201d<\/td><\/tr> Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar<\/td> 1983<\/td> Physics<\/td> \u201cFor his theoretical investigations of physical processes crucial to the structure and evolution of stars\u201d<\/td><\/tr> Mother Teresa<\/td> 1979<\/td> Peace<\/td> \u201cIn honour of her contributions to the relief of humanity\u2019s suffering\u201d<\/td><\/tr> Hargobind Khorana<\/td> 1968<\/td> Medicine<\/td> \u201cFor his analysis of the genetic code and its role in protein production.\u201d<\/td><\/tr> CV Raman<\/td> 1930<\/td> Physics<\/td> \u201cFor his research on light scattering and for discovering the effect named after him\u201d<\/td><\/tr> Rabindranath Tagore<\/td> 1913<\/td> Literature<\/td> \u201cBecause 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\u201d<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"