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in 2014 this Pakistani human rights activist became the youngest person to receive a noble prize at the age of 17, She survived an assassination attempt at the age of 15 when she defies the Taliban’s prohibition of female education in swat valley, Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai

A writer of fiction, poetry, songs, and dramas, he is one of India's most celebrated and distinguished figures. In 1913, he became the first non-European, the first Asian, and the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize for his collection of poems called Gitanjali

Rabindranath Tagore

3 He is the founder of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan' and has fought for the cause of child rights since 1980 The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, his activism led to reforms in child-labour laws, which were enacted all over the world

Kailash

4\. In 1930, he became the first Asian and the first Indian scientist to win the Nobel Prize for Physics for his pioneering work on the scattering of light rays. He was so confident of winning the prize that he booked his tickets before the results were even announced!

CV Raman

5\. She is the first African woman and the first environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in the fields of democracy human rights, and environmental conservation In 1977, she established the Green Belt Movement in her native country, Kenya, to promote sustainable development practices

Wangari Maathai

6 in 1998, he became India's first and only economist to win the Nobel Prize for his work on the causes and effects of famine. poverty, and food insecurity.

Amartya Sen

7 Often called 'the father of microcredit, he is the founder of the 'Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, an organization that provides small loans, totaling an estimated $20 billion so far, to the poorest of the poor. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work.

Muhammad Yunus

8 A pharmaceutical chemist, she is the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her discovery of ground-breaking anti- malaria medication has saved millions in the developing world. for which she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015,

Tu Youyou

9 He is known as the father of fibreoptic communications' for developing the cables that have enabled super-fast long-distance communication via phones, cell phones, and the internet. He was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for his revolutionary discovery that has made sharing of information easier and more accessible than ever before.

Charles Kao