The Nobel Prize, established by Alfred Nobel in 1895, is the most prestigious international award recognizing significant contributions in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. It honors those who have greatly benefited humanity. Each laureate receives a medal, a diploma, and a cash prize, with up to three winners allowed per category each year. Notably, Mathematics is not included in the Nobel categories, as Nobel did not specify it in his will. The awards continue the tradition of Nobel Prizes since they began in 1901.
The first Nobel Prize awarded to an Indian was to Rabindranath Tagore in Literature (1913), followed by C.V. Raman in Physics (1930).