Lucknow: How many of us know about Nobel Prize award, its history, and brilliant Indian minds who were awarded with it? Let’s take a brief note of its history and Indians who won it for their excellent services to mankind.
The Nobel Prize is given annually in six categories for outstanding services in their respective field. it is an international award, given in several categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions.
Alfred Nobel was a chemist, an engineer, an industrialist and one who invented ‘Dynamite’. He bequeathed around 12,77,55,03,000 Indian Rupee in his will to give away the most prestigious Nobel Prize award in the field of chemistry, physics, economy, literature, medicine, and peace.
The inventor of dynamite, Nobel once said,”I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results.”
Following is the list of few Indian origins who were awarded Nobel Prize for the excellent work in their respective field.