She refused the conventional ceremonial banquet for laureates, asking that its $192,000 cost be given to the poor in India and saying that earthly rewards were important only if they helped her to help the world's needy.
Odbila je sudjelovati na svečanom banketu za laureate i zamolila je, da se nagrada od 192 000 dolara preda siromasima u Indiji, dodajući da zemaljske nagrade imaju važnost samo zbog toga što pomažu njezinom nastojanju za pomoć potrebitima u svijetu.