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The Infosys Prize is an annual award given to scientists, researchers, engineers and social scientists of Indian origin (not necessarily born in India) [1] by the Infosys Science Foundation and ranks among the highest monetary awards in India to recognize research.
Infosys Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Karnataka, India, established in 1996 by Infosys to support the underprivileged sections of society. [3] It supports programs in the areas of education, rural development, healthcare, arts and culture, and destitute care [ 4 ] in remote regions of India.
Pravin Patkar is an Indian academic and human rights activist. He co-founded Prerana, an NGO working for child protection & anti-human trafficking. [1] In 1999, he founded Asia's first Anti-Human Trafficking Resource Centre supported by the US Government. [2]
The prize purse is tax free for winners living in India. [3] The winners are selected by the jury of their respective categories, headed by the jury chairs. In 2008, the prize was jointly awarded by the Infosys Science Foundation and National Institute of Advanced Studies for mathematics. [ 4 ]
Priti Patkar is an Indian social worker and human rights activist. She holds the position of co-founder and director at Prerana, an organization that has been a trailblazer in addressing issues within the red-light districts of Mumbai, India.
Sudha Murty (née Kulkarni; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist.She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murthy.She is the Founder-Chairperson of the non-profit charitable organization Infosys Foundation.
Akanksha Foundation: Education 1991 Mumbai: Shaheen Mistri: CHD Group: Global Public Health. Medical Relief in Disasters Nutrition Child Health Road Safety Primary Health Care 2014 Mangalore: Dr Edmond Fernandes. Cynthia Fernandes Social Network for Assistance to People: Human Rights Community Development 2008 Kolkata
Nandan Mohanrao Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur. He co-founded Infosys and is the non-executive chairman of Infosys [3] replacing R Seshasayee and Ravi Venkatesan, who were the co-chairs of the board, on 24 August 2017.