In An Attempt to Address ‘Lack of Diversity’, Indian National Science Academy Selects Non-Scientists Too as Its Fellows

Jacob Koshy | 16 January 2025 | The Hindu

The annual list of Fellows announced by the 90-year-old Indian National Science Academy, among the country’s most prestigious assembly of scientists, sticks out this year for its deviation from the academy’s traditional practice. The list features a phalanx of famous Indians who aren’t professional scientists.

These include Sudha Murthy, Rajya Sabha MP, author and a former Chair of the Infosys Foundation; her spouse N.R. Narayanamurthy; two of his Infosys co-founders, Nandan Nilekani and Krish Gopalakrishnan; and Rajendra Singh, water conservationist and founder of the Tarun Bharat Sangh…

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