Dear Prof. Trivedi, Infosys Science Foundation announced the winners of the Infosys Prize 2017 on November 15, 2017, at a press conference in Bengaluru. This is the ninth year of rewarding, honoring and promoting research and scientific study. The laureates will be felicitated by Nobel Laureate Prof Kip Thorne on January 10, 2018 in Bengaluru. Details of the winners are provided below. Congratulate the Laureates on our website! Life Sciences Engineering and Computer Science Humanities Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay Ananya Jahanara Kabir Upinder S. Bhalla Director, Indian Statistical Institute, Professor of English Literature, Professor, National Centre for Kolkata Department of English, Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bengaluru King’s College London Mathematical Sciences Physical Sciences Social Sciences Ritabrata Munshi Yamuna Krishnan Lawrence Liang School of Mathematics, TIFR, Mumbai and Professor, Department of Chemistry, Professor, School of Law, Governance Statistics and Mathematics Unit, Indian University of Chicago and Citizenship, Ambedkar University Delhi Statistical Institute, Kolkata Congratulate the Laureates | Jury | Laureates | Gallery | Press Release www.infosys-science-foundation.com About Infosys Science Foundation The Infosys Prize is awarded under the aegis of the Infosys Science Foundation, a not-for-profit trust set up in 2009. The award is given annually to honor outstanding achievements of contemporary researchers and scientists across six categories : Engineering and Computer Sciences, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences. Each carries a prize of a gold medal, a citation and a purse of INR 65 Lakh. The award intends to celebrate success in research and stand as a marker of excellence in these fields. Jury Chairs Prof. Amartya Sen | Dr. Inder Verma | Prof. Kaushik Basu | Prof. Shrinivas Kulkarni | Prof. Srinivasa Varadhan | Prof. Pradeep Khosla Trustees K. Dinesh | S. Gopalakrishnan | T. V. Mohandas Pai | Narayana Murthy | Nandan Nilekani | S. D. Shibulal | Srinath Batni Copyright © 2017 Infosys Limited www.infosys-science-foundation.com .