Who was the first Asian to have received the Nobel Prize?
Who was the first Asian to have received the Nobel Prize?
(A) C.V. Raman
(B) R.N. Tagore
(C) Mother Teresa
(D) I.A. Bunin
Rabindranath Tagore, also known as R.N. Tagore, created history by becoming the first Asian to receive a Nobel Prize. Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his poetry book "Gitanjali", also known as "Song Offerings". This was a major milestone in history, as Tagore became the first non-European and the first Indian to receive this prestigious global award.