name 5 Indian citizen who have won the Nobel prize? which year and for what
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- Rabindranath Tagore : He won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for " Gitanjali "
- C. V Raman: he won Nobel Prize for physics
- Har Gobind Khorana : he shared Noble prize for phsiology with Marshall
- Mother Teresa : she won Nobel Prize for peace in 1979
- Subramanyam Chandrashekar : he won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1983
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Following are 5 individuals who were Indian citizens at the time they were awarded:
Rabindranath Tagore 1913 (Literature)
Rabindranath Tagore is an India’s popular poet and writer. He was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his “Geetanjali” a collection of his poems.
C.V. Raman 1930 (Physics)
Sir.C.V. Raman, an Indian Scientist / Physicist was awarded Nobel Prize of Physics in 1930 for his “Raman Effect” related to light.Mother Teresa 1979 (Peace)
Amartya Sen 1998 (Economic Studies)
Dr.Amatya Sen, an Indian Professor in Economics was awarded Nobel Prize for Economics in 1998 for his work in Economic Theory related to Poverty, Democracy, Development and Social Welfare.
Kailash Satyarthi 2014 (Peace)
Mr.Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian Children’s rights activist had been awarded the “Nobel Prize For Peace” for the year 2014, jointly with Ms.Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan (17 years old Children’s rights activist of Pakistan) for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.
Following are 3 individuals who were of Indian birth and origin subsequently got foreign citizenship:
Har Gobind Khorana 1968 (Physiology or Medicine)
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar 1983 (physics)
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan 2009 (Chemistry)
Following are 3 individuals who were resident in India when they became recipients of the Nobel Prize :
Rudyard Kipling 1907 (Literature)
Ronald Ross 1902 (Physiology or Medicine)
14th Dalai Lama 1989 (Peace)