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Humanities

Originating in ancient Greece, the humanities is a branch of knowledge that examines the cultural, historical, philosophical, and other aspects of human society. The Infosys Prize has awarded work in literary theory, history, art history, linguistics, jurisprudence, archaeology, and philosophy.

Laureates

Humanities 2022

Sudhir Krishnaswamy

Vice Chancellor and Director, Department of Professional and Continuing Education, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru

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Sudhir Krishnaswamy
Humanities 2021

Ângela Barreto Xavier

Senior Researcher, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal

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Ângela Barreto Xavier
Humanities 2020

Prachi Deshpande

Associate Professor of History, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata

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Prachi Deshpande
Humanities 2019

Manu V. Devadevan

Assistant Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi

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Manu V. Devadevan
Humanities 2018

Kavita Singh

Professor and Dean, School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

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Kavita Singh
Humanities 2017

Ananya Jahanara Kabir

Professor of English Literature, Department of English, King’s College London, UK

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Ananya Jahanara Kabir
Humanities 2016

Sunil Amrith

Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies, Professor of History, History Department, Harvard University, US

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Sunil Amrith
Humanities 2015

Jonardon Ganeri

Global Network Professor of Philosophy, New York University, New York and Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy, King’s College, London

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Jonardon Ganeri
Humanities 2014

Shamnad Basheer

Founder and Managing Trustee, Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access, and Founder, SpicyIP, India

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Shamnad Basheer
Ayesha Kidwai
Prof. Nayanjot Lahiri
Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Amit Chaudhuri

Jury