<P> A total of 835 individuals ( 791 men and 44 women ) and 21 organizations were awarded the Nobel Prize , some more than once . Among the total recipients , 12 are Indians ( 5 Indian citizens and 7 of Indian origin or residency ) . Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian citizen to be awarded and Mother Teresa is the only woman in the list . Notably , Sri Aurobindo was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1943 and for the Nobel Prize in Peace in 1950 . </P>
<P> A total of 835 individuals ( 791 men and 44 women ) and 21 organizations were awarded the Nobel Prize , some more than once . Among the total recipients , 12 are Indians ( 5 Indian citizens and 7 of Indian origin or residency ) . Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian citizen to be awarded and Mother Teresa is the only woman in the list . Notably , Sri Aurobindo was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1943 and for the Nobel Prize in Peace in 1950 . </P>
who was the first indian to win the nobel prize
who was the first indian to win the nobel prize
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore