Who was the first Indian and Asian to receive the Noble Prize in Physics?

Question

The Hans Christian Anderson Award is the most distinguished prize in children's literature and is often referred to as the "Little Nobel Prize."

Answer 1

Sir C V Raman (7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970)
Nobel Price: 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics
Other Award: Bharat Ratna (1954)

Discovery: He discovered that, when light traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected light changes in wavelength. This phenomenon is now called Raman scattering and is the result of the Raman effect.

Answer 2

Sir C.V.Raman first Indian and Asian Nobel laureate in science