NLSIU Vice-Chancellor Dr Sudhir Krishnaswamy Awarded Infosys Prize 2022 In Humanities Category

The Vice Chancellor of National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, Dr Sudhir Krishnaswamy has been awarded the Infosys Prize 2022 in the Humanities category. The Infosys Prize is awarded to the recipients for their impactful contributions to science and research in India.

According to the press release issued by the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF), Dr Krishnaswamy was awarded the prestigious 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.

On Tuesday, the Infosys Foundation (ISF) announced this year's winners of the Infosys Prize in six categories, including Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences. The prize for each category comprises a gold medal, a citation, and a prize purse of USD 100,000. 

Dr Krishnaswamy is the third legal academic to win this prize after the late Prof Shamnad Basheer in 2014 and Lawrence Liang in 2017.

A Rhodes Scholar and graduate of Oxford University, Dr Krishnaswamy had earlier worked with the Prime Minister's Committee on Infrastructure, Planning Commission, and the Kasturi Rangan Expert Committee on Bangalore Governance. Dr Krishnaswamy was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of NLSIU in 2019. He is also the Director of the Department of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at NLSIU and the Co-founder and trustee of the not-for-profit research trust, Centre for Law and Policy Research.