List of Indian Nobel laureates - wikipedia List of Indian Nobel laureates Rabindranath Tagore was the first person of Indian origin and also first Asian to be awarded with the Nobel Prize. He received the prize for Literature in 1913. The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed on `` those who conferred the greatest benefit on mankind '' in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economics. Instituted by Alfred Nobel 's last will, which specified that his fortune be used to create a series of prizes, now known as the Nobel Prizes. They are widely recognized as one of the most prestigious honors awarded in the aforementioned fields. A total of 835 individuals ( 791 men and 44 women ) and 21 organizations were awarded the Nobel Prize, some more than once. Among the total recipients, 12 are Indians ( 5 Indian citizens and 7 of Indian origin or residency ). Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian citizen to be awarded and Mother Teresa is the only woman in the list. Notably, Sri Aurobindo was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1943 and for the Nobel Prize in Peace in 1950. On 1 December 1999, the Norwegian Nobel Committee confirmed that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was nominated for the Peace Prize thrice ( in 1937 -- 39, 1947 and a few days before he was assassinated in January 1948 ). In 2006, Geir Lundestad, Secretary of Norwegian Nobel Committee said, `` The greatest omission in our 106 year history is undoubtedly that Mahatma Gandhi never received the Nobel Peace prize. Gandhi could do without the Nobel Peace prize. Whether Nobel committee can do without Gandhi is the question ''. Contents 1 Laureates 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References Laureates The following are the Nobel laureates who were Indian citizens at the time they were awarded the Nobel Prize. Year Laureate Subject Rationale 1913 Rabindranath Tagore Literature Awarded `` because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West. '' 1930 C.V. Raman Physics `` For his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him. '' 1979 Mother Teresa ( born in Skopje, Ottoman Empire ) Peace `` For work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace. '' 1998 Amartya Sen Economic studies `` For his contributions to welfare economics. '' 2014 Kailash Satyarthi Peace Awarded jointly to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai -- `` for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. '' See also List of Indians List of Nobel laureates List of Nobel laureates by country List of Asian Nobel laureates Notes Jump up ^ Per Indian nationality law, article 9 of Indian Constitution says that a person who voluntarily acquires citizenship of any other country is no longer an Indian citizen. Also, according to The Passports Act, a person has to surrender his Indian passport ; it is a punishable offense under the act if he fails to surrender the passport. Hence, citizenship exclusively includes the jus sanguinis ( citizenship by right of blood ). References Jump up ^ `` Nobel Prizes - Britannica ''. Britannica. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Things About the Nobel Prizes ''. History.com. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` From 1913 to 2014 : Indian Nobel Prize winners ''. The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Jump up ^ Rajinder Singh ( Sep 2012 ). `` Aurobindo Gosh 's Nobel nomination ''. Rajinder Singh. p. 442. Retrieved July 12, 2016. Jump up ^ Levinovitz, Agneta Wallin ( 2001 ). Levinovitz. pp. 181 -- 186. Jump up ^ Tønnesson, Øyvind ( 1 December 1999 ). `` Mahatma Gandhi, the Missing Laureate ''. Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Jump up ^ Abrams, Irwin ( 2001 ). Irving Abrams. Irving Abrams. pp. 147 -- 148. Jump up ^ `` Gandhi and Nobel ''. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Indian Citizenship ''. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Jump up ^ P.J. George ( 10 October 2014 ). `` List of laureates ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Rabindranath Tagore ''. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` CV Raman ''. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Mother Teresa Agnes ''. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Amartya Sen ''. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 ''. Retrieved 4 May 2015. 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Question: who was the first indian to win the nobel prize
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore