The first Indian woman to receive a Nobel Prize was Mother Teresa. She was a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation that serves the poor and destitute. Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia) on August 26, 1910. She took her religious vows in 1928 and was sent to India in 1929. In 1948, she founded the Missionaries of Charity, which quickly grew into a worldwide organization with over 4,000 sisters working in over 130 countries.
Mother Teresa's work with the poor and destitute earned her international recognition and acclaim. She received numerous awards and honors, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Mother Teresa died in Kolkata, India on September 5, 1997. She was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 2016.