Manisha Das

Nobel Prize Winners From India: Contributions And Achievements

Rabindranath Tagore(1913)

 Contribution: Recognized for his profoundly sensitive and beautiful verse.

C.V. Raman(1930)

Contribution: Awarded for his work on the scattering of light, known as the 'Raman Effect.'

Har Gobind Khorana(1968)

 Contribution: For his interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis.

Mother Teresa(1979)

Contribution: Honored for her humanitarian work in helping the suffering.

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar(1983)

Contribution: For theoretical studies of the physical processes important to the structure and evolution of stars.

Amartya Sen(1998)

Contribution: For his contributions to welfare economics.