Year in Review: Abhijit Banerjee to Hima Das, 11 Indians who made us proud

The year 2019 has seen several Indians bringing laurels to the country, and it has been a year of many firsts, especially for Indian women. Business Standard brings you a list of scientists, businessmen and pioneers from India or of Indian origin whose achievements in their respective fields made the country proud this year.

Here are the 11 Indians who made us proud in 2019:

Abhijit Banerjee

Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee won the 2019 economics Nobel along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their work on finding new ways to tackle poverty. Banerjee, who teaches at Massachusetts Institute of Technology,