Multiple choice The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize, in Literature was Mother Teresa Rabindranath Tagore Sarojini Naidu C.V. Raman Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali,' making him the first Asian and first Indian Nobel laureate. Mother Teresa won in 1979 (Peace), C.V. Raman in 1930 (Physics).