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.

  • 1979: Peace: Mother Teresa; Indian citizen of Albanian origin

  • 1998: Economics: Amartya Sen: First Indian for Economics

  • 2014: Peace: Kailash Sathyarthi; first Indian-born recipient in Peace category

Oscar

  • 1982: Bhanu Athaiya for Costume Design

  • 1992: Satyajit Ray, Honorary Oscar

  • 2009: A. R. Rahman for Best Original Song, Best Original Score

  • 2009: Resul Pookutty for Sound Mixing

  • 2009: Gulzar for Best Original Song