The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.
Important Points
- Most coveted international award of the world.
- Instituted by Alfred Bernard Nobel (inventor of dynamite).
- The award is given on December 10 (death anniversary of Alfred Bernard Nobel).
Nobel Prize is given every year to those eminent persons who have made pioneering achievements in the following fields:
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Medicine
- Peace
- Literature
- Economics
Apart from Economics, all other categories have been given since 1901. Economics Nobel Prize was instituted in 1967 and was first given in 1969.
| Nobel Laureates of India | Field | Year |
| Rabindranath Tagore | Literature | 1913 |
| C.V. Raman | Physics | 1930 |
| Mother Teresa | Peace | 1979 |
| Amartya Sen | Economic Studies | 1998 |
| Kailash Satyarthi | Peace | 2014 |
What do the winners receive?
Laureates will receive a Nobel Prize diploma, a Nobel Prize medal and a document detailing the Nobel Prize amount, which this year amounts to 10 million Swedish krona, or about $900,000 in the current exchange rate