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The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India congratulates Dr. Ashoke Sen, @ictstifr-Infosys Madhava Chair Professor, Bengaluru, on receiving the Oskar Klein Medal for 2026. He is the first Indian physicist to receive this prestigious honour. Prof. Sen is globally recognised for his pioneering contributions to string theory, particularly his work on S-duality, the precision counting of black hole entropy and string field theory. His research has played a significant role in advancing modern string theory and deepening our understanding of fundamental physics. Jointly awarded by @Stockholm_Uni and the Nobel Committee for Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Oskar Klein Medal recognises distinguished contributions to physics. This recognition adds to Prof. Sen’s distinguished achievements, which include the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012), the Dirac Medal (2014), the Padma Shri (2001) and the Padma Bhushan (2013).

𝐕𝐢𝐠𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚 | 𝐌𝐒𝐕-𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟓: 𝐀 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐 | 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟓 (𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬): 𝐀 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 The second article of this edition presents the Mega Science Vision-2035 (MSV-2035) report on High Energy Physics (HEP), which provides an overview of the mega science report on high energy physics. It focuses on key questions such as the nature of dark matter and dark energy, the origin of masses and the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the Universe, and sets out pathways to address them through experiments at the energy, intensity and cosmic frontiers. The article also highlights the contributions of Indian scientists to experiments such as CMS, ALICE and Belle II, and recommends priority Mega Science Projects across collider, underground, neutrino and astroparticle experiments. It further suggests administrative measures, such as a Mega Science Coordination Unit and a dedicated MSP budget, and calls for building infrastructure in India so that future MSPs hosted in the country can attract the international community. 📖 Explore more in the article by Dr @amol_dighe, Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (@TIFRScience) and access the full magazine here: psa.gov.in/CMS/web/sites/def… #VigyanDhara #MegaScienceVision2035