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Which of the following Indian-origin Nobel laureates was NOT an Indian citizen at the time the prize was awarded?

  1. Amartya Sen
  2. Kailash Satyarthi
  3. Mother Teresa
  4. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Answer: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Chandrasekhar moved to the United States as a young man and became a US citizen. He received the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics as an American, not an Indian citizen. The Indian-citizen laureates were Tagore, Raman, Mother Teresa, Amartya Sen, and Kailash Satyarthi.

Topic Indian Nobel Winners — Citizenship Facts
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