The Jury

Chief Guests

Chief Guest 2023

2023
Prof. Brian Schmidt
2023

Prof. Brian Schmidt

Nobel Laureate, Former Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University

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Chief Guest 2022

2022
Prof. Shafi Goldwasser
2022

Prof. Shafi Goldwasser

Turing Award Laureate

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Chief Guest 2021

2021
Dr. Gagandeep Kang
2021

Dr. Gagandeep Kang

Fellow of the Royal Society

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Chief Guest 2020

2020
Prof. Srinivasa Varadhan
2020

Prof. Srinivasa Varadhan

Abel Prize Laureate, Awared Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan

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Chief Guest 2019

2019
Prof. Amartya Sen
2019

Prof. Amartya Sen

Nobel Laureate

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Chief Guest 2018

2018
Prof. Manjul Bhargava
2018

Prof. Manjul Bhargava

Fields Medalist

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Chief Guest 2017

2017
Prof. Kip Thorne
2017

Prof. Kip Thorne

Nobel Laureate

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Chief Guest 2016

2016
Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
2016

Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

President of the Royal Society

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Chief Guest 2015

2015
Shri Pranab Mukherjee
2015

Shri Pranab Mukherjee

Honorable President of India

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Chief Guest 2014

2014
Prof. Amartya Sen
2014

Prof. Amartya Sen

Nobel Laureate

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Chief Guest 2013

2013
Kofi Annan
2013

Kofi Annan

Former Secretary-General of UN

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Chief Guest 2012

2012
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland
2012

Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland

Former Director-General of World Health Organization

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Chief Guest 2011

2011
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
2011

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Honorable President of India

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Chief Guest 2010

2010
Dr. Manmohan Singh
2010

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Honorable Prime Minister of India

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Chief Guest 2009

2009
Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari
2009

Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Honorable Vice President of India

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