Nobel Prize Winners Economics

             Nobel Prize Winners Economics

Year                   Name Country
1969 Ragnar Frisch
Jan Tinbergen
Norwegian
Dutch
1970 Paul A.Samuelson U.S.
1971 Simon Kuznets U.S.
1972 Kenneth J. Arrow
John R. Hicks
U.S.
Britain
1973                   Wassily Leontief U.S.
1974 Gunnar Myrdal
Friedrich A.von Hayek
Sweden
Australia
1975 Tjalling Koopmans
Leonid Kantorovich
Dutch-U.S
USSR
1976 Milton Friedman U.S.
1977 Bertil Ohlin
James E. Meade
Swedish
Britain
1978 Herbert A. Simon U.S.
1979 Theodore W. Schultz
Sir Arthur Lewis
U.S.
Britain
1980 Lawrence R. Klein U.S.
1981 James Tobin U.S.
1982 George J. Stigler U.S.
1983 Gerard Debreu France - U.S.
1984 Richard Stone Britain
1985 Franco Modigliani Italy - U.S.
1986 James M.Buchanan U.S.
1987 Robert M. Solow U.S.
1988 Maurice Allais France
1989 Trygve Haavelmo Norway
1990 Harry M. Markowitz William F. Sharpe, Merton H. Miller U.S.
1991 Ronald H.Coase Britain - U.S
1992 Gary S.Becker U.S.
1993 Robert W. Fogel, Douglass C. North U.S.
1994 John C. Harsanyi, John F. Nash U.S.
1995 Robert W. Fogel, Douglass C.Norht U.S.
1996 James A. Mirrlees
William Vickrey
Uk
Canada
1997 Robert C. Merton, Myron S.Scholes U.S.
1998 Amarty Sen India
1999 Robert Mundell Canada
2000 James J. Heckman
Daniel L. McFadden
USA
USA
2001 George A. Akerlof
A. Michael Spence
Joseph E. Stiglitz
USA
USA
USA
2002 Daniel Kahneman
Vernon L. Smith
USA
USA














Nobel Prize Winners Literature

Nobel Prize Winners Literature


Year                        Name Country
1901 Rene F.A. Sully Prudhomme Franch
1902 Theodor Mommsen Germany
1903 Bjornsterne Bjornson Norway
1904 Frederic Mistral
Jose Echegaray
Franch
Spain
1905                       Henryk Sienkiewicz                                                                            Poland
1906 Giosue Carducci Italy
1907 Rudyard Kipling Britain
1908 Rudolf C. Eucken Germany
1909 Selma Lagerlof Sweden
1910 Paul J.L.Heyse Germany
1911 Maurice Maeterlinck Belgium
1912 Gerhart Hauptmann Germany
1913 Rabindranath Tagore India
1915 Romain Rolland France
1916 Verner von Heidenstam Sweden
1917 Karl A. Gjellerup, Henrik Pontoppidan Danish
1919 Carl F.G. Spitteler Switzerland
1920 Kunt Hamsun Norway
1921 Anatolle France France
1922 Jacinto Benavente Spanish
1923 William Butker Iran
1924 Wladyslaw S. Reymont Poland
1925 George Bernard Shaw Iran-Britain
1926 Grazia Deledda Itally
1927 Henri Bergson France
1928 Sigrid Undset Norway
1929 Thomas Mann German
1930 Sinclair Lewis U.S.
1931 Erik A. Karlfeldt Sweden
1932 John Galsworthy Britain
1933 Ivan A. Bunin USSR
1934 Luigi Pirandello Italy
1936 Eugene O'Neill U.S.
1937 Roger Martin de Gard France
1938 Pearl S.Buck U.S.
1939 Frans E. Sillanpa Finnish
1944 Johannes V. Jensen Danish
1945 Gabriels Mistral Chilean
1946 Hermann Hesse Switzwerland
1947 Andre Gide France
1948 T.S.Eliot Britain
1949 william Fauljner U.S.
1950 Bertrand Russell Britain
1951 RarF.Lagerkvist Sweden
1952 Francois Mauriac France
1953 Sir Winston Churchill Britain
1954 Ernest Hemingway U.S.
1955 Halldor K. Laxness Icelandic
1956 Juan Ramon Jimenez Spain
1957 Albert Camus France
1958 Boris L.Pasternak USSR
1959 Salvatore Quasimodo Italy
1960 Saint-John Perse France
1961 Ivo Andric Yugoslavia
1962 John Steinbeck U.S.
1963 Giorgos Seferis
1964 Jean Paul Sartre France
1965 Mikhail Sholokhov USSR
1966 Samuel Joseph Agnon
Nelly Sachs
Isreal
Sweden
1967 Muguel Angel Asturias Guate
1968 Yasunari Kawabata Japan
1969 Samuel Beckett Iran
1970 Aleksandr I. Solzhenisyn USSR
1971 Pablo Neruda Chilean
1972 Heinrich Boll West Germany
1973 Patrick White Austral
1974 Eyvind Johnson, Harry Edmund Martinson Sweden
1975 Eugenio Montale Italy
1976 Saul Bellow U.S.
1977 Vicente Aleixandre Spain
1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer U.S.
1979 Odysseus Elytis Gk
1980 Czerslaw Milosz Poland-U.S.
1981 Elias Canetti Bulgium-Britain
1982 Gabriel HGarcia Marquez Colombian-Mexico
1983 William Golding Britain
1984 Jaroslav Siefert Czech
1985 Claude Simon France
1986 Wole Soyinka Nigerian
1987 Joseph Brodsky USSR-U.S.
1988 Naguib Mahfouz England
1989 Camilo Jose Cela Spain
1990 Octavio Paz Mexico
1991 Nadine Gordimer South Africa
1992 Derek Walcott West India
1993 Toni Morrison U.S.
1994 Kenzaburo Oe Japan
1995 Seamus Heaney Iran
1996 Wislawa zymorska Poland
1997 Dario Fo Italy
1998 Jose Saramago Portugal
1999 Gunter Grass Germany
2000 Gao Xingjian China
2001 V.S. Naipaul
2002 Imre Kertész










Nobel Prize Winners Peace

         Nobel Prize Winners Peace


Year                          Name Country
1901 Jean H. Dunant
Frederic Paassy
Switzerland
France
1902 Elie Ducommum, Chales A. Gobat Switzerland
1903 Sir William R. Cremer Britain
1904                       Institute of International law                                                              
1905 Baroness Bertha von Suttner Australia
1906 Theodore Roosevelt U.S.
1907 Ernesto T. Moneta
Louis Renault
Italy
France
1908 Klas P.Arnoldson
Fredr5ik Bajer
Sweden
Danish
1909 Auguste M.F. Beernaert
Paul H.B.B.d'Estournelles de Constant
Belgium
France
1910 Permanent Internatiol Peace Bureau
1911 Tobias M.C. Asser
Alfred H.Fried
Dutch
Australia
1912 Elihu Root U.S.
1913 Henri La Fontaine Belgium
1917 International Red Cross
1919 Woodrow Wilson U.S.
1920 Leon V.A. Bourgeois France
1921 Karl H. Branting
Christian L.Lange
Sweden
Norway
1922 Fridtjof Nansen Norway
1925 Sir J. Austen Chamberlain
Chstlrd G. Dawes

U.S.
1926 Aristide Briand
Gustav Stresemann
France
Germany
1927 Ferdinand E. Buisson
Ludwig Quidde
France
Germany
1929 Frank B. Kellogg U.S.
1930 Nathan Soderblom Sweden
1931 Jane Addams, Nicholas Murray Butler U.S.
1933 Sir Norman Angell Britain
1934 Arthur Henderson Britain
1935 Carl von Ossietzky Germany
1936 Carlos de Saavedra Lamas Argentina
1937 Viscount Cecil of Chelwood Britain
1938 Nansen International Office for Refugees
1944 International Red Cross
1945 Cordell Hull U.S.
1946 Emily G. Balch, John R. Mott U.S.
1947 Friends Service Council
American Friends Service Committee
Britain
U.S.
1949 Lord John Boyd Orr of Brechin Mearns Britain
1950 Ralph J. Bunche U.S.
1951 Leon Jouhaux France
1952 Albert Schweitzer France
1953 George C. Marshall U.S.
1954 Office of the UN hign Commissioner of Refugees Sw
1957 Lester B. Pearson Canada
1958 Georges Pire Belgium
1959 Philip J. Noel-Baker Britain
1960 Albert J.Luthuil South African
1961 Dag Hammarskjold Sweden
1962 Linus C. Pauling U.S.
1963 International Red Cross, League of Red Cross Societies
1964 Martin Luther King Jordon-U.S.
1965 U.N. Children's Fund(UNICEF)
1968 Rene Cassin Franch
1969 Internationa Labour Organisation
1970 Norman E. Borlaug U.S.
1971 Willy Brandt West Germany
1973 Henry Kissinger
Le Due Tho, N.Vietmamese
U.S.
1974 Eisaku Sato
Sean MacBride
Japan
Iran
1975 Andrei Sakharov USSR
1976 Mairead Corrigan, Betty Williams N. Iran
1977 Amnesty International
1978 Anwar Sadat,
Menachem Begin
England
Isreal
1979 Mother Teresa Albanian - Indian
1980 Adolfo Perez Esquivel Argentina
1981 Office of UN high Commissioner for Refugees
1982 Alva Myrdal
Alfonso Garcia Robles
Swedish
Mexico
1983 Lech Walesa Poland
1984 Bishop Desmond Tutu South Africa
1985 International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War U.S.
1986 Elie Wiesel Romanian-U.S.
1987 Oscar Arias Sanchez Costa Rican
1988 United NationsPeace keeping Forces
1989 Dalai Lama Tibetan
1990 Mikhail S. Gorbachev USSR
1991 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmarese
1992 Rigoberta Menchu Guatemalan
1993 Frederik W.de Klerk, Nelson Mandela South Arican
1994 Yasir Arafat
Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin
Palestine
Isreal
1995 Joseph Rotblat U.K.
1996 Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Nelo East Tomor
1997 International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)
and its coordinator Jody Williams
1998 David Trimble, Jonh Hume Netherland
2000 Kim Dae-Jung South Korea
2001 United Nations Kofi Annan
Ghana
2002 Jimmy Carter










Nobel Prize Winners Medicine & Physiology


Nobel Prize Winners Medicine & Physiology


Year           Name                                                                                        Country
1901 Emil A. Von Behring Germany
1902 Sir Ronald Ross Britain
1903 Niels R. Finsen Danish
1904      Ivan P. Pavlov                                                                                      Russia
1905 Robert Koch Germany
1906 Camillo Golgi
Santiago Ramon Y Cajal
Italy
Spain
1907 Charles L.A. Laveran France
1908 Paul Ehrlich
Elie Metchnikoff
Germany
France
1909 Emil T. Kocher Switzerland
1910 Albrecht Kossel Grmany
1911 Allvar Gullstrand Sweden
1912 Alexis Carrel France
1913 Charles R. Richet France
1914 Robert Barany Australia
1919 Jules Border Belgium
1920 Schack A.S.Krogh Dan
1922 Archibald V. Hill
Otto F. Meyerhof
Britain
Germany
1923 Frederick G. Banting
John J.R.Macleod
Canada
Scotland
1924 willem Einthoven Dutch
1926 Johannes A.G Fibiger Dan
1927 JUllius Wagner-Jauregg Australia
1928 Charles J.H. Nicolle France
1929 Christiaan Eijkman
Sir Frederick G.Hopkings
Dutch
Britain
1930 Karl Landsteiner U.S
1931 Otto H. Warburg Germany
1932 Edgar D. Adrian, Sir Charles S. Sherrington Britain
1933 Thomas H.organ U.S.
1934 George R. Minot, William P. Murphy, G.H. Whipple U.S.
1935 Hans Spemann Germany
1936 Sir Henry H. Dale
Otto Lowei
Britain
U.S.
1937 Albert Szent-Gyorgyl Honkong-U.S.
1938 Cornelle J.F. Heymans Belgium
1939 Gerhard Domagk Germany
1943 Henrik C.P. Dam
Edward A. Doisy
Dan
U.S.
1944 Joseph Erlanger, Herbert S.Gasser U.S.
1945 Ernst B. Chain Sir Alexander Fleming, Sir Howard W. Florey Britain
1946 Hermann J.Muller U.S.
1947 Carl F.Cori, Gerty T. Cormboth
Bernardo A. Houssay
U.S.
Aregentina
1948 Paul H. Muller Switzweland
1949 Walter R. Hess, Switzerland
1950 Philip S. Hench, Edward C. Kendall
Tadeus reichstein
U.S.
Switzerland
1951 Max Theiler U.S
1952 Selman A. Waksman U.S.
1953 Hans A. Krebs
Fritz A. Lipmann
Britain
U.S.
1954 John F.Enders, Frederick C. Robbins, Thomas H. Weller U.S
1955 AlexH.T Theorell Sweden
1956 Andre F. Coumand,Dickinson W.Richards Jr.
Wener Forssmann
U.S.
Germany
1957 Daniel Bovet Italy
1958 George W. Beadle, Edward L. Tatum, Joshua Lederberg U.S.
1959 Arthur Kornberg, Severo Ochoa U.S.
1960 Sir F MacFarlane Bument
Peter B. Medawar
Australia
Britain
1961 Georg von Bekesy U.S.
1962 Francis H.C.rick, Maurice H.F. Wilkins
James D. Wastson
Britain
U.S.
1963 Sir John C.Eccles
Alan L. Hodgkin, Andrew F. Huxley
Australia
Britain
1964 Konard E.Bloch
Feodor Letnen
U.S
Germany
1965 Francois Jacob, Andre Lwoff, Jsvquew Monod France
1966 Charles B. Huggins, Francis Peyton Rous U.S.
1967 Ragnar Granit
Haldan Keffer Hartline, George Wals
Sweden
U.S.
1968 Robert W. Holly, Marshall W. Nirenberg
H. Gobind Khorana
U.S.
Indian U.S. citizen
1969 Max Delbruck, Alfred D. Hershey, Salvador Luria U.S.
1970 Julius Axelrod
Sir Bernard Katz
Ulfvon Euler
U.S.
Britain
Sweden
1971 Earl W. Sutherland Jr. U.S.
1972 Gerald M. Edelman,
Rodney R.Porter
U.S.
Britain
1973 Karl Von Frisch
Konrad Lorenz
Nikolass Tinbergen
Geramny
Germany-Australia
Britain
1974 Albert Claude, Lux
George Emil Palade
Christian Rene De Duve
U.S.
Rom-U.S.
Belgium
1975 Davidaltimore, Howard Temin
Renato Dulbecco
U.S.Italy-U.S
1976 Baruch S.Blumberg, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek U.S.
1977 Rosalyn S. Yalow, Roger C.L. Guilemin, Andrew V. Schaly U.S.
1978 Daniel Nathans, Hamilton O.Smith
Werner Arber
U.S.
Switzerland
1979 Alian M. Cormack
Geoffrey N. Hounsfield
U.S.
Britain
1980 Baruj Benacerraf, George Snell
Jean Dausset
U.S
France
1981 Roger W. Sperry, David H. Hubel, Tosten N. Wisel U.S.
1982 Sune Bergstrom, Bengt Samuelsson
John R.Vane
Sweden
Britan
1983 Barbara McClintock U.S.
1984 Cesar Milstein,
Georges J.F. Koehler
Niels K. Jerne,
Britain-Argentina
Germany
Britain
1985 Michael S. Brown, Joseph L. Goldstein U.S.
1986 Rita Levi-Montalcini
Stanley Cohen
Italy-U.S.
U.S.
1987 Susumu Tonegawa Japan
1988 Gertrude B. Elion, GEorge H. Hitchings
Sir James Black
U.S.
Britain
1989 J. Michael Bishop, Harold E. Varmus U.S.
1990 Joseph E. Murray,E. Donnall Thomas U.S.
1991 Edwin Neher, Beryt Sakmann Germany
1992 Edmond H. Fisher, Edwin G. Krebs
Stanley Cohen
U.S.
1993 Philip A.Sharp
Richard J. Roberts
U.S.
Britain
1994 Alfred Q. Gilman, Martin Rodbell U.S.
1995 Edward Lewis, Eric Wieschaus
Christiane Nusslein Volhard
U.S.
Germany
1996 Peter Doherty
Rolf Zinkernagel
Australia
Switzerland
1997 Staneley Prusiner U.S.
1998 Robert F.Furchgott, Louis J.Ignarro, Ferid Murad U.S.
1999 Guenter Blobel USA
2000 Dr.Arvid Carlsson
Dr.Paul Greengard
Dr.Eric Kandel
Sweden
U.S
U.S
2001 Leland H. Hartwell
Tim Hunt
Sir Paul Nurse
USA
UK
UK
2002 Sydney Brenner
H. Robert Horvitz
John E. Sulston
UK
USA
UK











Nobel Prize Winners Chemistry

                            

          Nobel Prize Winners Chemistry

Year Name Country                                   
1901 Jacobus H. Vant's Hoff Dutch
1902 Emil fischer Germany
1903 Svante A. Arrhenius Sweden
1904 Sir William Ramsay Britain
1905 Adolf von Beayer Germany
1906                       Henri Moissan                                                                     France
1907 Eduard Buchner Germany
1908 Ernest Rutherford Britain
1909 Wilhelm Ostwald Germany
1910 Otto Wallach Germany
1911 Marie Curie Poland
Franch
1912 Victor Grignard, Paul Sabatier Franch
1913 Alfred Werner Switzerland
1914 Theodore W. Richards U.S
1915 Richard M. Willstatter Germany
1918 Fritz Haber Germany
1920 Walther H. Nernst Germany
1921 Frederick Soddy Britain
1922 Francis W. Aston Britain
1923 Fritz Pregl Australia
1925 Richard A. Zsigmondy Germany
1926 theodor Svedberg sweden
1927 Heinrich O. Wieland Germany
1928 Adolf O. R. Windaus Germany
1929 Sir Arthur Harden
Han von Euler-Chelpin
Britain
Sweden
1930 Hans Fischer Germany
1931 Friedrich Berguis, Karl Bosch Germany
1932 Irving Langmuir U.S
1934 Harold C. Urey U.S
1935 Frederic Joliot-Curie, Irene Joliot Curie Franch
1936 Peter J.W. Debyr Dutch
1937 Walter N. Haworth
Paul Karrer
Britain
Swistzerland
1938 Richard Kuhn Germany
1939 Adolf F.J. Butenandt
Leopold Ruzicka
Britain
switzerland
1943 Georg de Hevesy Hungary
1944 Otto Hahn Germany
1945 Artturi I, Virtanen Finnish
1946 James B. Summer, John H.Northrop, Wendell M. Stanley U.S
1947 Sir Robert Robinson Britain
1948 Arne W.K. Tiselius Sweden
1949 William F. Giauque Switzerland
1950 Kurt Alder, Otto P.H. Diels Germany
1951 Edwin M. McMillan, Glenn T. Seaborg U.S
1952 Archer J.P. Martin, Richard L.M. Synjge U.S
1953 Hermann Staudinger Germany
1954 Linus C. Pauling U.S
1955 Vincent du Vigneaud U.S
1956 Sir Cyril N. Hinshelwood,
Nikolai N. Semenov
Britain
USSR
1957 Sir Alexander R. Todd Britain
1958 Frederick Sanger Britain
1959 Jarpslav Heyr9vsky Czech
1960 Willard F. Libby U.S
1961 Melvini calvin U.S
1962 John C. Kendrew, Max F. Perutz Britain
1963 Giulio Natta
Kal Ziegler
Italy
Germany
1964 Dorothy C. Hodgkin Britain
1965 Robert B. Woodward U.S.
1966 Robert S.Mulliken U.S
1967 Manfred Eigen
Ronald G. W.Norrish, George Porter
Germany
Britain
1968 Lars Onsager U.S
1969 Derek H.R. Barton
Odd Hassel
Britain
Norway
1970 Luis F. Leloir
1971 Gerhard Herzberg Canada
1972 Chriistian B. Aninsen, Stanford Moore, William H.Stein U.S
1973 Ernst Otto Fischer
Geoffrey Wilkinson
West Germany
Britain
1974 Paul J. Flory U.S
1975 John Cornforth, Austral
Vladimir Prelog, Yugo
Britain
Switzerland
1976 William N. Lipscomb U.S
1977 Ilya Prigogine Belgium
1978 Peter Mitchell Britain
1979 Herbert C. Brown
Geroge Wittig
Britain
U.S.
Germany
1980 Paul Berg, Walter Gilbert
Frederick Sanger
U.S
U.K
1981 Kenichi Fukui
Roald Hoffmann
Japan
U.S.
1982 Aaron Klug South Africa
1983 Henry Tabue Canada
1984 Bruce Merrifield U.S
1985 Herbert A. Hauptman, Jerome Karle U.S
1986 Dudley Herchbach, Yuan T. Lee,
John C. Polanyi
U.S.
Canada
1987 Donald J. Cram, Charles J. Pepdersen
Jean-Marie Lehn
Britain
U.S.
French
1988 Johann Deisenhofer, Robert Huber, Hartmut Michel West Germany
1989 Thomas R. Cech, Sidney Altman Britain
U.S
1990 Elias James Corey U.S
1991 Richard R. Ernst Switzerland
1992 RudolphA. Marcus Canada, U.S
1993 Kary B. Mullis Michael Smith U.S.
Britain-Canada
1994 George A.Olah U.S
1995 Paul Crutzeen
Mario Molina, F. Sherwood Roland
Netherland
U.S
1996 Robert Curl Jr., Richard Smallery
Sir Harold Kroto
U.S.
britain
1997 Paul Boyer
John Walker
Dane Jensskou
U.S
Britain
Denmark
1998 Dr.Walter Kohn
Dr. John A. Pople
Australia-U.S
Britain-U.S
1999 Ahmed Zewail USA
2000 Alan Heeger
Alan G. Macidiarmid
Hideki Shirakawa
USA
USA
Japan
2001 William S. Knowles
Ryoji Noyori
K. Barry Sharpless
USA
Japan
USA
2002 John B. Fenn
Koichi Tanaka
Kurt Wüthrich
USA
Japan
Switzerland











Nobel Prize Winners Physics

                                    

           Nobel Prize Winners Physics

Year Name Nations
1901 Wilhelm C.Roentgen Germany
1902 Hendrik A.Lorentz & Pieter Zeeman Dutch
1903 Antoine Henri Becquerel, Pierre Curie and Marie Curie France
1904 John W. Strutt, Lord Rayleigh Britain
1905 Philipp E.A.Von Lenard Germany
1906 Sir. Joseph J.Thomson Britain

1907 Albert A.Michelson U.S
1908 Gabriel Lippmann Franch
1909 Carl F. Braun
Guglielmo Marconi
Germany
Italy
1910 Johannes D. Van der Waals Dutch
1911 Wilhelm Wien Germany
1912 Nils G. Dalen Sweden
1913 Heike kamerlingh Onnes Dutch
1914 Max von Laue Germany
1915 Sir William H. Bragg, Sir William H. Bragg Britain
1917 Charles G. Barkla Britain
1918 Max K.E.L. Planck Germany
1919 Johnnes Stark Germany
1920 Charles E.Guillaume France
1921 Albert Einstein Germany - U.S.
1922 Niels Bohr Danish
1923 Robert A. Millikan U.S
1924 Karl M.G. Siegbahn Sweden
1925 James Franck, Gustav Hertz Germany
1926 Jean B. Perrin France
1927 Arthur H.Compton
Charles T.R Wilson
U.S
Britain
1928 Owen W. Richardson Britain
1929 Prince Louis-victor de Broglie France
1930 Sir Chandrasekhara V. Raman India
1932 Werner Heisenberg Germany
1933 Paul A.M. Dirac
Erwin Schrodinger
Britain
Australia
1935 Sir James Chadwick Britain
1936 Carl D. Anderson
Victor F. Hess
U.S
Australia
1937 Cliton J. Davisson
Sir Geroge P. Thomson
U.S.
Britain
1938 Enrico Fermi Italy
U.S
1939 Ernest O. Lawrence U.S.
1943 Otto Stern U.S
1944 Isidor Issac Rabi U.S.
1945 Wolfgang Pauli U.S
1946 Percy Williams Bridgman U.S.
1947 Sir Edward V. Appleton Britain
1948 Patrick M.S.Blackett Britain
1949 Hideki Yukawa Japan
1950 Cecil f. Powell Britain
1951 Sir John D. Cockroft
Ernest T.S.Walton
Britain
Iran
1952 Felix Bloch
Edward M. Purcell
U.S
1953 Frits Zernike Dutch
1954 Max Born
Walter Bothe
Britain
Germany
1955 Polykarp Kusch,
Willis E.Lamb
U.S
1956 John Bardeen
Walter H. Brattain
William Shockley
U.S
1957 Tsung-dao-Lee
Chenning Yang
U.S
1958 Pavel Cherenkov
Ilya Frank,
Igor Y. Tamm
USSR
1959 Owen Chamberlain
Emilio G.Segre
U.S
1960 Donald A. Glaser U.S
1961 Robert Hofstadter
Rudolf L. Mossbauer
U.S
Germany
1962 Lev. D. Landau USSR
1963 Maria Goeppert-Mayer, Eugene P. Wigner
J. Hans D. Jensen
U.S

Germany
1964 Nikolai G. Basov, aleksander M. Prochorov
Charles H. Townes
USSR
U.S
1965 Richard P. Feynman Julian S. Schwinger
Shinichiro Tomonaga
U.S
Japan
1966 Alfred Kastler Franch
1967 Hans A. Bethe U.S
1968 Luis W. Alvarez U.S
1969 Murray Gell-Mann U.S
1970 Louis Neel,br>Hammes Alfven France
Switzerland
1971 Dennis Gabor Britain
1972 John Bardeen
Leon N. Cooper
John R. Schrieffer
U.S
1973 Ivar Giaever
Leo Esaki
Vrian D. Josephson
U.S
Japan
Britain
1974 Martin Ryle, Antony Hewish Britain
1975 James Rainwater
Ben Mottelson
Aage Bohr
U.S
U.S-Danish
Danish
1976 Burton Richter
Samuel C.C Ting
U.S
1977 John H.Van Vleck,Philip W. Anderson
Nevill F. Mott
U.S
Britain
1978 Pyotr Kapitsa
Arno Penzias, Robert Wilson
USSR
U.S
1979 steven Weinberg, Sheldon L. Glashow
Abdus Salam
U.S
Pakistan
1980 James W. Cronin
Val L. fitch
U.S
1981 Nicolass Bloembergen, Arthur Schaalow
Kai M.Siegbahn
U.S
Sweden
1982 Kenneth G. Wilson U.S
1983 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
William a. Fowler
Indian U.S Citizen
U.S
1984 Carlo Rubbia
Simonvan der Meer
Italy
Dutch
1985 Klaus von Klitzing West Germany
1986 Ernest Ruska,br>Gerd Binnig
Heinrich Rohrer
Germany
West Germany
Swiss
1987 K.Alex Muller
J. Georg Bednorz
Switzerland
West Germany
1988 Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Jack Steinberger U.S
1989 Norman F. Ramsey
Hans G. Dehmelt
Wo9lfgang Paul
U.S.
Grmany-U.S.
Germany
1990 Richard E. Taylor
Jerome I. Griedman, Hendry W.Kendall
Canada
U.S
1991 Pierre - Giles de Gennes France
 
1992 Georges Charpak Poland - France
1993 Joseph H. Taylor, Russell A. Hulse U.S.
1994 Bertram N. Brockhouse
Clifford G. Shull
Canada
U.S
1995 Martin L. Perl of Standfrod University and Frederick Reins of the University of California Switzerland
U.S.
1996 David M.Lee, Douglas D. Osheroff, Robert C.Richardson U.S
1997 Steven Chu, William D. Phillips
Claude Cohen Tannoudji
U.S.
France
1998 Prof. Robert B. Laughlin, Prof Horst L. Stormer, Prof. Daniel C. Tsui U.S
1999 Gerardus T. Hooft, Martinus J.D. Veltman Netherland
2000 Mr.Zhores I.Alferov
Herbert Kroemer
Jack Kilby
Russia
German
 
2001 Eric A. Cornell
Wolfgang Ketterle
Carl E. Wieman
 
USA
German
USA
2002 Raymond Davis Jr.
Riccardo Giacconi
Masatoshi Koshiba
USA
USA
Japan

High Court

High Court in India, List of High Courts

Each state has a High Court. It is the highest judicial organ of the state. However, there cab we a common high Court like Punjab, Haryana & Union territory of Chandigarh. Presently there are 21 high courts in India. Consists of chief justice & other such judge as appointed by the president. The Constitution, unlike in the case of the Supreme Court, does not fix any maximum number of judge for a High Court. (Allahabad High Court has 37 Judges while J&K High Court has only 5). A Judge of high court be transferred to another High Court without his consent by the president. In this, the chief justice of India is also consulted. The opinion provided by him shall have primacy and is binding on the president. Appointment of High Court Judge:
Every Judge of a Court is appointed by the president.In making appointment as High Court Judge, President can consult the Chief Justice of India , the Governor of the State and also the Chief and also the Chief Justice of that High Court
A Judge of the High Court can hold office until the age of 62 years. A High Court Judge can leave his office:
(1) By resignation in writing addressed to the president.
(2) By being appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court or being transferred to any other High Court by the president.
(3) By removal by the president.
(4) The Mode of removal of a Judge of the High Court is same as that of Judge of the Supreme Court.
The qualifications for being a Judge of the High Court are: Be citizen of India. Not above 62 year of age. Must have held for at least 10 year a judicial office or experience of at least 10 years as advocate in a High Court in India. Salaries and allowances of the high court Judges are charged on the consolidated fund of the State .After retirement a permanent Judge of High Court can not plead or act in a Court of before any authority in India, expect the Supreme Court and a High Court in which he has not worked.
Name Establishment year Territorial Jurisdiction Seat
Allahabad 1866 Utter Pradesh Allahabad (Bench at Lucknow)
Andhra Pradesh 1954 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad
Bombay 1862 Maharastra, Dadar, & Nagar Haveli. Goa, Daman  Diu
Kolkata 1862 West Bengal, Andman & Nicobar Islands Kolkata ( Bench of port Blair)
Delhi 1966 Delhi Delhi
Guwahati 1948 Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Guwahati (Bench at Kohima , Imphal , Agartala , and Shilong
Gujarat 1960 Gujarat Ahmedabad
Himachal Pradesh 1966 Himachal Pradesh Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir 1928 Jammu & Kashmir Sri Nagar & Jammu
Karnataka 1884 Karnataka Bangalore
Kerala 1958 Kerala & Lakshadweep Ernakulam
Madhya Pradesh 1956 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur  (Bench –Indore , Gwalior)
Madras 1862 Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry Chennai
Orissa 1948 Orissa Cuttack
Patna 1916 Bihar Patna
Punjab & Haryana 1975 Punjab, Haryana , Chandigarh Chandigarh
Rajasthan 1949 Rajasthan Jodhpur ( Bench – Jaipur)
Sikkim 1975 Sikkim Gangtok
Chhattisgarh 2000 Chhattisgarh Bilaspur
Uttarakhand 2000 Uttarakhand Nainital
Jharkhand 2000 Jharkhand Ranchi

Parks

National Parks in India


Name Place State
Bandhavagarh National Park Shahdol Madhya Pradesh
Bandipur National Park Mysore Karnataka
Bannarghata National Park Bangalore Karnataka
Borivili National Park Mumbai Maharashtra
Corbett National Park Garhwal Uttar Pradesh
Dudhewa National Park Lakhimpur Uttar Pradesh
Eravikulan Rajmallay National Park Idduki Kerala
Gir National Park Junagarh Gujarat
Guindy National Park Madras Tamil Nadu
Hazaribagh National Park Hazaribagh Bihar
Kanha National Park Mzandla & Balaghat Madhya Pradesh
Kaziranga National Park Jorhat Assam
Kangchandsenda National Park Gangtok Sikkim
Nagerhole Coorg Karnataka
Nawegaon National Park Bhandara Maharashtra
Pench Nationa Park Nagpur Maharastra
Rohia Naional Park Kullu Himchal Pradesh
Shivpur Naional Park Shivpuri Madhyaradesh
Tadoba Naional Park Chandrapur Maharashtra
Valavadar Naional Park Bhavnagar Gujarat

Splendoured Heritage

Splendoured Heritage - India



Ajanta Caves, MaharashtraRock-cut caves set deep in the Sahyadri hills. It has a large relief depicting the death of the Buddha lying on the bed.
Badrinath, Utter PradeshDedicated to Lord Vishnu. One of the four pilgrimage spots for Hindus.
Basilica of Bom Jesus, Velha, Goa (17th Century)The church houses the mortal remains of St.Francis Xavier.
Bahai House of Worship, DelhiThe lotus-shaped marvel in marble is referred to as the Taj Mahal of the 21st century. Completed in '86.
Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur SikriAt 53.5 m., it is the highest gateway in India. Built by Akbar to commemorate his conquest of Khandesh in Gujarat.
Chartminar, Hyderabad (1591)A majestic monument of four minarets, to commemorate the cessation of plague in the city, according to the chronicles.
Dakshineshwar Temple, Calcutta (1855)Built by a Widow-devotee, Rani Rashmoni.
Diwara Temples, Mount AbuA Jain pilgrimage center. There are two shrine : Adinath Temple (1031) and Nominate Temple (1230)
Elehanta Caves, Maharastra (634)Situated on an island, Believed to be built by Pulakesini II of the Chalukya kingdom. Exquisite carvings depicting the myths of Shiva.
Gateway of India, BombayA triumphal arch built to commemorate visit of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911. It is 26 feet tall.
Golden Temple, Amritsar (1577)Holiest Sikh Shrine. Part of the exterior is gilded with gold leaf. The Hari mandir is in the midst of a pool. Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs. is enshrined inside.
Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (17th Century)Its dome is the second largest in the world. The whispering Gallery within is so called because even the gentlest whisper echoes across its great length.
Hawa Mahal, (Palace of Winds) Jaipur (18th Century)The five storied facade of 953 windows was built for the women of the harem to look out without being seen themselves.
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1565)By the side of Mathura road, to the east of Hazarat Nizamu-ddin's shrine, this memorial was build by Humayun's senior widow (Haji Hamida Begum).
Indian Gate, DelhiA memorial to over 90,000 Indian soldiers who died in World War I. The names of 13,516 soldiers are inscribed on it. The arch rising to a height of 42 m. is surmounted by a stone bowl where since 1971 an eternal flame has been lit the Amar Jyothi - to honour the unknown soldier.
Jagannath Temple, Puri (12th Century)65m tall. Its conical pinnacle overlooks the landscape for miles around.
Jama Masjid, DelhiThe largest mosque in Delhi, built during Shah Jahan's reign. It is situated just opposite the Red Fort. Over 20,000 people can gather here at a time to pray.
Jantar Mantar, DelhiThe oldest observatory of its type, constructed by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur in 1725. It is dominated by a huge sundia. A similar observatory exists in Jaipur (Rajasthan).
Jewish Synagogue, CochinBuilt in 1568. The earliest surviving synagogue in India. It has the Great Scrolls of the Old Testament.
Kailash Temple, ElloraLargest rock-cut shrine in India, 84m*47m. Carved our from the top of a hillock. Built during the reign of King Krishna I who ascended the throne in 760 AD.
Khajuraho Temple (11th Century)22 temples known for their graceful contours and erotic sculptures.
Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar (11th Century)36.5m tall. There is a triple tier of mouldings with numerous prestigious and sculpted niches.
Mahabodh Temple, Bodhgaya (7th Century)Erected to mark the spot of the Buddha's enlightenment. The temple is a primodal tower 170ft. high, crowned by a bell-like stupa.
Meenakshi Sundareswar Temple, MaduraiThe gateway are among the most elaborately carved in South India. Has about 30 million sculptures.
Nalanda, Bihar (7th Century)Seat of learning in Cupta period, Hieun Tsang also studied here.
Qutab Minar, DelhiQutab Minar was built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the slave king in the 13th century as a victory tower. The 72.5m, five-story Minar of red sandstone has ornamental figure of Koranic inscriptions. In the center of its courtyard is an Iron Pillar erected by king Chandra Verman which has remained rest-free for more than 1500 years
Rashtrapathi Bhawan, DelhiThe official residence of the President of India, set in 330 acres of land. Formerly Vceregal Palace. Over looks a beautiful Mughal garden. It has 340 rooms, 37 salons, 74 lobbies and loggias, 1km. of corridor, 18 staircases and 37 fountains.
Red Fort, DelhiThe citadel of the seventh Delhi, Shahjahanabad, it is over 2km. in circumference and has within its precincts several beautiful offices. But by Shah Jahan in 17th century. The seat of Mughal power in India until 1857.
Salim Chisti's Tomb, Fatehpur Sikri (1572)Built after Sufi saint Sheikh Salim Chisti's death. Tomb venerated by both Hindu and Muslims.
Sanchi Stupa, Sanchi, Madhya PradeshThe great hemisphere is 120 ft. in diameter, and covers the relic of Gautama Buddha.
Se Cathedral, Velha, Goa (1652)The largest church in Asia, it has a 80m long aisle and 14 altars. Of its five bells, one is the famous Golden bell, one of the best in the world.
Shatrunjaya Hill Temples, Palitana, GujaratThe hill is crowned about a thousand magnificent Jain temples, which are marble structures built over a period of 900 years.
Somnath Temple, GujaratLegendary temple believed built by 'Moon God'. It treasures ransacked by Mahmud Ghazni seven times. It was also destroyed by Aladding Khilji and Aurangzeb, and every time it was rebuilt.
Sun Temple, Modhera, Gujarat (1026)Built by a King Bhimdev I of Solanki Dybasty.
Surya Temple, Konark (13th Century)The sun temple of 'Black Pagoda' conceived as a chariot of the sun god, Built by king Narasimha Dava I.
Taj Mahal, Agra (1630 to 1648)One of the seven wonders of the world. Built of white marble by Emperor Shah Jahan to immortalize his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal.
The Bada Imambara, LucknowAsia's largest vaulted hall.
Vaishnodevi, JammuA cave shrine in Trikuta mountains, an important pilgrimage center for Hindus.
Victoria Memorial, CalcuttaA marble monument commemorating the empress Victoria.

Surveys Institutions

National Surveys and Other Institutions in India



Institution Place
Atomic Energy CommissionBombay
Bhabha Atomic Research CenterTrombay (Bombay)
Botanical Survey of IndiaCalcutta
Birbal Sahni Indtitute for PalaeobotanoyLucknow
Bose Research InstituteCalcutta
Indian Association for the Cultivation of scienceCalcutta
Indian National Science AcademyNew Delhi
Indian National Science Congress Association Calcutta
National Atlas OrganisationCalcutta
Raman Research InstituteBangalore
Survey of IndiaDehra Dun
Wadia Institute of Himalayan ZoologyDelhi
Zoological Survey of IndiaCalcutta

Nuclear Research Centres in India

Nuclear Research Centres in India

General Knowledge Home Page

Research Center Place
Atomic Energy CommissionBombay
Bhabha Atomic Research CenterTrombay (Bombay)
Electronics Corporation of IndiaHyderabad
High Altitude Research LaboratoryGulmarg (Kashmir)
Central Mechanical Engineering Research InstituteDurgapur (West Bengal)
Central Mining Research InstitutionDhanbad (Bihar)
Indian Rare Earths, Ltd.,Alwaye
Radio Astronomy CenterOotacamund
Saha Institute of Nuclear PhysicsCalcutta
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Bombay
Tata Memorial CenterBombay
Uranium Corporation of India Jaduguda(Bihar)

Wildlife Sanctuaries

Wildlife Sanctuaries



Name Place State
Chandraprabha Sanctuary Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Dachigam Sanctuary Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir
Ghana Bird Sanctuary Bharatpur Rajasthan
Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary Belgaum Karnataka
Jaldapara Sanctuary Jalpaiguri West Bengal
Kutree Game Sanctuary Bestar Madhya Pradesh
Manas Tigar Sanctuary Barpeta Assam
Melapattu Bird Sanctuary Nellor Andra Pradesh
Mudumalai Sanctuary Nilgiris Tamil Nadu
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctury Ahmedabad Gujarat
Palamau Tiger Sanctuary Daltonganj Bihar
Periyar Sanctuary Idduki Kerala
Ranganthittoo Bird Sanctuary Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan
Ranthambhor Tiger Sanctuary Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan
Similipal Tiger Sanctuary Mayurbhanj Orissa
Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary Gurgaon Haryana
Sunderbans Tiger Sanctuary 24-Parganas West Bengal

Recognised Stock Exchanges in India

Recognised Stock Exchanges in India



Name Address
THE BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers,
Dalal Street,
Mumbai- 400 001.
The Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Association Ltd,. Manek Chowk,
Ahmedabad - 380 001
BANGALORE STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,. 'M' Block, First Floor,
Unity Building,
J.C. Road,
Bangalore - 560 002.
BHUBANESHWAR STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN., LTD,. 217,Budhraja Building,
Jharpada Cuttack Road,
Bhubaneswar, Orissa - 751 006.
THE CULCUTTA STOCK EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION LTD,. 7, Lyons Range ,
Calcutta - 700 001.
COCHIN STOCK EXCHANGE LTD., Veekshanam Road
P.B. 3529,Ernakulam,
Cochi - 682 035.
THE DELHI STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN. LTD., 3&4/4B,Asaf Ali Road,
New Delhi 110 002.
THE GAUHATI STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,. Saraf Building Annexe A.T. Road,
Guwahati - 781 001.
THE HYDERABAD STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,. Bank Street,
Hyderabad - 500 001.
JAIPUR STOCK EXCHANGE LTD,. Rajasthan Chamber Bhawan,
M.I. Road,
Jaipur - 302 003.
KANARA STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. 4th Floor,
Rambhavan Complex,
Kodialbail,
Mangalore - 575 003.
THE LUDHIANA STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN. LTD. Lajpat Rai Market,
Clock Tower,
Ludhiana 141 008.
MADRAS STOCK EXCHNAGE LTD. 'Exchange Building',
Post Box No.183,
11, Second Line Beach,
Chennai - 600 001
MADHYA PRADESH STOCK EXCHANGE LTD.
67, Bada Sarafa,
Indore - 452 002.
THE MAGADH STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. Bihar Industries Assn. Premises,
Sinha Library Road,
Patna - 800 001.
PUNE STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. 1177,Budhwar Peth,
Bank of Maharashtra Bldg.,
2nd Floor,
Bajirao Road,
Pune 411 002.
SAURASHTRA KUTCH STOCK EXCHANGE LTD., 4,Swaminarayan Gurukul Bldg.,
Dhebarbhai Road,
Rajkot - 380 002.
THE UTTAR PRADESH STOCK EXCHANGE ASSN. LTD. Padam Towers,
14/113,Civil Lines,
Kanpur - 208 001
VADODARA STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. 101, Paradise Complex,
Tilak Toad,
Sayaji Gunj,
Vadodara - 390 005.
COIMBATORE STOCK EXCHANGE Chamber Tower,
8/732,Avvinashi Road,
Coimbatore 641 018.
MEERUT STOCK EXCHANGE LTD. Kingsway Building,
345, Bombay Bazar,
Meerut Cantonment - 250 001.
OTC EXCHANGE OF INDIA. Maker Towers "F" Cuffe Parade,
Bombay - 400 005.
THE NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LTD. Mahindra Towers,
A-Wing, RBC, Worli,
Mumbai 18
THE INTER-CONECTED STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA (ISE)

Events in India 2009

Events in India 2009
May 22, 2009
  • A resurgent Congress leads UPA to retain power after a clear mandate in Lok Sabha polls; Manmohan Singh sworn in PM for Second Successive Term.
December 19, 2009
  • BJP suffers successive poll debacles. LK Advani steps down as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha; Nitin Gadkari takes over as party president.
  • A resilient Indian economy starts to recover from the impact of global financial crisis. GDP growth looks up and stock markets stage a steady recovery.
January 7, 2009
  • Large - scale fudging of Satyam accounts by chairman Ramalinga Raju rocks corporate India.
February 10, 2009
  • Pandit Bhimsen Joshi gets Bharat Ratna.
February 23, 2009
  • 'Slumdog Millionaire' sweeps Oscars with eight awards. Music maestro AR Rahman gets two, lyricist Gulzar and sound technician Resul Pookutty share one each.
March 23, 2009
  • World's cheapest car Nano launched.
June 3, 2009
  • Meira Kumar becomes the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha.
  • Panic as Swine flu virus reaches India; disease claims close to 900 lives.
July 26, 2009
  • India becomes the sixth country in the world to launch a nuclear - powered submarine.
Auguest 29, 2009
  • India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan - 1 meets its premature end.
October 3, 2009
  • Investigations in the Mumbai 26 / 11 terror attack take a new turn as FBI arrests Pakistani - American David Coleman Headley in Chicago.
  • Heightened Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.
November 24, 2009
  • Liberhan Commission report tabled after 17 Years of Babri Masjid demolition, top BJP leaders indicted.
  • Public outcry as former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore gets just six - month jail term for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra 19 Years ago, who later committed suicide.
January 5, 2009
  • National Conference and Congress form coalition government, in J & K following hung verdict, Omar Abdullah takes over as CM.
October 22, 2009
  • 22 killed as Goa Express rams into stationary train near Mathura.
  • Large scale construction of memorial parks leads to SC rap for UP CM Mayawati.
June 27, 2009
  • Ramesh Pokhriyal replaces BC Khanduri as Uttarakhand CM.
May 20, 2009
  • SDF wins all 32 Assembly seats in Sikkim, PK Chamling sworn in CM for fourth consecutive term.
May 13, 2009
  • President's rule lifted in eghalaya, veteran Congress leader DD Lapang becomes CM.
December 4, 2009
  • ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa handed over to India after being held in Bangladesh.
October 25,2009.
  • Congress wins Arunachal polls Dorjee Khandu becomes CM for consecutive second term.
November 30, 2009
  • Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda arrested in mega money laundering case.
December 30, 2009
  • JMM chief Shibu Soren sworn in CM with support of BJP and other parties after a fractured mandate in Jharkhand polls.
October 25, 2009
  • Haryana Assembly dissolved prematurely, Augest 21, Congress manages to form government, after falling short of majority in polls, BS Hooda retained as CM.
October 29, 2009
  • Huge fire at IOC fuel depot in Jaipur kills 12 and injures about 200, financial loss estimated to be about Rs.300 crore.
July 7, 2009
  • Ahmedabad hooch tragedy claims over 130 lives.
November 7, 2009
  • Congress - NCP alliance retains power in Maharashtra] Ashok Chavan takes oath as CM for a Second Term.
November 8, 2009
  • Crisis for BJP government, in Karnataka after revolt against CM BS Yeddyurappa, compromise worked out by central leadership.
May 20, 2009
  • Congress retains power in Andhra polls; YSR Reddy sworn in CM again, dies in a chopper crash, September 2, K.Rosaiah becomes CM.
May 21, 2009
  • BJD sweeps Orissa polls; Naveen Patnaik takes over as CM for a 3rd Term.
December 10, 2009
  • Centre agrees to statehood for Telangana after violent agitation sparked by K Chandrasekhar Rao's hunger strike, to move triggers protests, Centre's rethink on issue reignites agitation.
December 26, 2009
  • ND Tiwari quits as Andhra governor after alleged sex video surfaces.
Sporting Hight
Tennis :
  • January 31, 2009 : Yuki Bhambri first Indian to win Junior Australian Open.
  • February 1, 2009 : Mahesh Bhupati - Sania Mirza win Australian Open mixed doubles.
  • April 12, 2009 : Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy win French Open men's doubles, June 6, 2009.
Hockey : India lifts Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia.
Chess - May 8, 2009 : Viswanathan Anand wins Chess Oscar for sixth time.
Cricket : IPL - II shifted to South Africa, Deccan Chargers win the cup, May 24, 2009 India becomes No. 1 test team after series win against Sri Lanka, December 6, 2009.
Badminton - June 21, 2009 : Saina Nehwal wins Indonesian Open.
Billiards - September 7, 2009 : Pankaj Advani wins world professional championship.
Athletics - November 11, 2009 : Om Prakash wins shot put gold at Asian Championships in China.
Football - December 13, 2009 : India lifts South Asian Football Federation Cup.
Passed away in 2009 :
  • Veteran film director Tapan Sinha.
  • Former President R. Venkataraman.
  • Actor - filmmaker Feroz Khan.
  • Noted producer - director Prakash Mehra.
  • Theatre legend Habib Tanvir.
  • Icon of Indian classical music DK Pattammal.
  • Doyen of Hindustani vocal music Gangubai Hangal.
  • Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur.
  • Noted lyricist Gulshan Bawra.
  • Ex - BCCl chief Raj Singh Dungarpur.
  • Popular Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan.