With American scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan receiving this year's first Nobel in Physiology or Medicine, the Nobel week has officially begun— a time when eminent scholars from across the globe will be recognised and honoured for their outstanding achievements in their respective fields.

This tradition, established by the inventor of dynamite—Alfred Nobel—dates back to 1901, when Henry Dunant and Frédéric Passy became the first recipients of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize.

Duant was a Swiss humanitarian while Passy was a French Pacifist. According to Nobel's will, the prize should be conferred upon \"those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind\".

Over the years, exceptional individuals from across the

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