Rabindranath Tagore.
An Eye on India
Science Impacts Lives.
That is the theme for the Nobel Prize Series programme in India that
will take place 9-13 January, combining meetings with an exhibition on
ideas that changed the world. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan among many others
will participate in the events to inspire new generations. He is one of
eight Nobel Laureates with Indian origin, learn more about them here.
From Unknown to Famous
Fairly
unknown in Europe at the time, Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the 1913
Nobel Prize in Literature for his "profoundly sensitive, fresh and
beautiful verse". He originally wrote in Bengali, but later reached a
broad audience in the West after recasting his poetry in English.
 Read about Tagore and his India
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Amartya Sen.
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A Tribute to Tagore
Amartya
Sen, the first Laureate to be awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences
for contributions to welfare economics, was born on the grounds of a
school in Santiniketan, India, set up by Rabindranath Tagore. In his
banquet speech he acknowledged the tolerant and rationalist ideals of
the poet.
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Investigating the Code of Life
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DNA molecule.
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N49 supernova remnant.
Photo: NASA.
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The Life and Death of Stars
Three
researchers with Indian origin have been awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physics during the years: Sir Venkata Raman in 1930, Abdus Salam in
1979, and Subramanyan Chandrasekhar in 1983.
On a long sea voyage from India to England in 1930, the young
Subramanyan Chandrasekhar passed the time by thinking about what happens
to more massive stars once they stop shining. Driven by this curiosity,
his work related to the structure and evolution of stars was awarded
the 1983 Physics Prize.
Find out more about how stars shine - explore Star Stories |
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"Every single child matters"
Kailash
Sathyarthi abandoned a promising career as an electrical engineer to
follow a vision to put an end to child labour. When he received the 2014
Nobel Peace Prize, he had achieved the release of some 80,000 children.
In his Nobel Lecture he said: "My only aim in life is that every child
is free to be a child".
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Kailash Sathyarthi.
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan.
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A Musical Tribute to the Ribosome
In
his Nobel Lecture, 2009 Chemistry Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
tells us about his studies on the structure and function of the ribosome
at the atomic level. Watch his animated summary of how the ribosome
translates DNA into life.
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Monthly Quiz
The First and Only
Can you name the only woman awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences? Choose a Laureate and click to submit your answer.
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Bertha von Suttner
India y premio Nobel
