Rabindranath Tagore (1861—1941) — Literature, 1913; first Asian to win the Nobel Prize. Mother Teresa (1910—1997) — Peace, 1979. Amartya Sen (b. 1933) — Economics, 1998. Abhijit Banerjee (b. 1961) - Economics, 2019. CV Raman - Physics Ramon Magsaysay Award winners The Ramon Magsaysay Award, sometimes called "Asia's Nobel Prize", is given "to perpetuate his example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society." Kolkata winners include: Mother Teresa (1910—1997) — Peace and International Understanding, 1962. Satyajit Ray (1921—1992) — Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1967. Gour Kishore Ghosh (1923—2000) — Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1981. Mahasweta Devi (1926—2016) — Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1997. Others Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury (1570—1649), Brahmin scholar, social and political figure David Hare (1775—1842), philanthropist and founder of many important and prestigious educational institutions of Kolkata. William Carey (1761—1834), missioner and reformer. Alexander Duff (1806—1878), missioner and reformer. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820—1891), philosopher, academic, writer, translator, entrepreneur, social reformer and philanthropist, a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance. Rajendra Prasad (1884—1963), politician, the first President of India (from 1950 to 1962). Samik Bandyopadhyay (b.1940), critic of Indian art, theatre and film. Gayatri Chakravorty Spiv (b. 1942), scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic. Tanmoy Bhattacharya (b. 1958), politician. Romita Ray (b. 1970), art historian. Manny Elias (b. 1953), drummer, record producer, original drummer of the Tears for Fears References Kolkata