BENGALURU: An ex-serviceman, a monk and a philosopher were among the winners of the Infosys Prize 2015.
The Infosys Science Foundation on Monday announced the winners in six categories: engineering and computer science, humanities, life sciences, mathematical sciences, physical sciences and social sciences.
This year’s winners are an eclectic mix, including those whose work spans fields as diverse as analytical Indian philosophy, the atomic structure of the killer malaria parasite and India’s foreign and security policies.
The prize for each category consists of a purse of `65 lakh, a 22-karat gold medallion and a citation.
The winners were chosen by a panel of jurors comprising scientists and professors from across the world.
The jury chairs in the six categories were: Pradeep K Khosla (University of California San Diego) for engineering and computer science; Amartya Sen (Harvard University) for humanities; Inder Verma (Salk Institute of Biological Sciences) for life sciences; Srinivasa S R Varadhan (New York University) for mathematical sciences; Shrinivas Kulkarni (California Institute of Technology) for physical sciences; and Kaushik Basu (The World Bank) for social sciences.
THE WINNERS
Umesh Waghmare: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research - Engineering and computer science
Jonardon Ganeri: Department of Philosophy, King’s College London, UK - Humanities
Amit Sharma: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi - in Life Sciences
Mahan Maharaj: Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur Math, Howrah - Mathematical Sciences
G Ravindra Kumar: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai - Physical Sciences
Srinath Raghavan: Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi - Social Sciences
