INDIAN WINNER OF NOBEL PRIZE & OSCAR

    Nobel Prize

1913: Literature: Rabindranath Tagore; also the first Asian to win the prize

• 1930: Physics: Sir C. V. Raman; first Asian and first non-white person to win Science nobel prize.
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• 1979: Peace: Mother Teresa; Indian citizen of Albanian origin
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• 1998: Economics: Amartya Sen: First Indian for Economics
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• 2014: Peace: Kailash Sathyarthi; first Indian-born recipient in Peace category

Oscar

• 1982: Bhanu Athaiya for Costume Design
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• 1992: Satyajit Ray, Honorary Oscar
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• 2009: A. R. Rahman for Best Original Song, Best Original Score
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• 2009: Resul Pookutty for Sound Mixing
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• 2009: Gulzar for Best Original Song