In all only 15 people of Indian origin have won the coveted prize.Hoping to correct this situation soon, India has embarked on the most intense dialogue with Nobel Foundation till date. That is how our honoured guests (the Nobel Laureates) succeeded and that is what you should learn from them. "Inspiring words from a charismatic leader who got a rock star welcome from the normally less than effusive scientific community. There is absolutely no mention of C V Raman in the Nobel Exhibition even though his path breaking finding are now used to detect bombs and explosives on almost every airport of the world. Amartya Sen , the 1998 Nobel winner for economics, finds zero mention on all the panels.

Source: Economic Times January 15, 2017 05:21 UTC