Who was the first woman from India to win the Nobel prize?
Who was the first woman from India to win the Nobel prize?
Mother Teresa was the first woman with close Indian ties to get the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.
Background of Mother Teresa
She was born in Macedonia (then Ottoman Empire’s Uskup) to parents of Albanian descent. She was born on August 26, 1910. She was sent to Calcutta to be a teacher after she entered a nunnery. Also known as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, she had a calling at the age of 12. After coming to India, she decided to serve the poor as she lived amongst them.
Missionaries of Charity
After founding Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, she, along with her helpers, constructed homes for orphans, nursing homes for lepers and hospices for the terminally ill. Her organisation provided aid in other parts of the world. She was appreciated worldwide, she also faced criticism as the people suffering in the hospices were refused pain relief, but Mother Teresa got hospital treatment. She also had conservative views on abortion. She became the spokesperson for the Vatican. Her canonisation took place in 2003, and Pope Francis declared her a saint in 2016.
Mother Teresa was the first woman with close Indian ties to get the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.
Background of Mother Teresa
She was born in Macedonia (then Ottoman Empire’s Uskup) to parents of Albanian descent. She was born on August 26, 1910. She was sent to Calcutta to be a teacher after she entered a nunnery. Also known as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, she had a calling at the age of 12. After coming to India, she decided to serve the poor as she lived amongst them.
Missionaries of Charity
After founding Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, she, along with her helpers, constructed homes for orphans, nursing homes for lepers and hospices for the terminally ill. Her organisation provided aid in other parts of the world. She was appreciated worldwide, she also faced criticism as the people suffering in the hospices were refused pain relief, but Mother Teresa got hospital treatment. She also had conservative views on abortion. She became the spokesperson for the Vatican. Her canonisation took place in 2003, and Pope Francis declared her a saint in 2016.
