Who was the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize ?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation:

• Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize.
• He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
• He received the honor for his profoundly sensitive, fresh, and beautiful verse in Gitanjali (Song Offerings).
• Tagore reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• His Nobel Prize was a historic moment for India and all of Asia.

Information Booster:

• Tagore was born on 7 May 1861 and passed away on 7 August 1941.
• He also composed the national anthems of India (Jana Gana Mana) and Bangladesh (Amar Shonar Bangla).

Additional Knowledge:

C.V. Raman (Option a)

•  He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light (Raman Effect).
•  He was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in a science category, but not the first overall.
• His discovery is celebrated in India as National Science Day on February 28.

Rajiv Gandhi (Option b)

• He was the 6th Prime Minister of India but never won a Nobel Prize.
• Known for promoting IT and telecommunication in India.

Mother Teresa (Option d)

• She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.
• Though she lived and worked in India, she was of Albanian ethnicity and born in present-day North Macedonia.