NLSIU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy has been awarded the Infosys Prize 2022 in the Humanities category, he is the third NLS alum to have received the Infosys Prize.
Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) on Tuesday announced the winners of the 14th Infosys Prize in the six categories of Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences. The prizes are awarded for noteworthy contributions to science and research impacting India. The Vice Chancellor of National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Prof Sudhir Krishnaswamy has been awarded the Infosys Prize 2022 in the Humanities category.
“The Infosys Prize 2022 in Humanities is awarded to Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru for his insightful understanding of the Indian Constitution, especially his carefully argued account of the importance of the landmark ‘basic structure doctrine’ adopted by the Supreme Court in 1973 that guides and constrains various efforts to amend it, while also ensuring its stability in the face of executive and legislative outcomes in India’s political life," reads NLSIU's statement.
Kris Gopalakrishnan, President, of Infosys Science Foundation, said, “The Infosys Prize is promoting stellar research in India by identifying and rewarding individual scholars. Even as our laureates add to the sum total of human knowledge, their work has real impact in the here and now. We hope that their work will have far-reaching effects not just in solving our current problems but will set the stage for finding solutions for the existential crises facing humanity such as the effects of climate change, accessible diagnostics and healthcare, challenges of mental health, fulfilment of fundamental human rights, and others.”
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