Who is Ashoke Sen? Indian physicist honoured with 2026 Oskar Klein Medal for pioneering work on string theory

Published 24 Oct 2026, 23:59 IST · Updated 25 Oct 2026, 12:11 AM IST

Who is Ashoke Sen? Indian physicist honoured with 2026 Oskar Klein Medal for pioneering work on string theoryPhoto · Mint – News

Indian physicist Ashoke Sen has become the first Indian to receive the 2026 Oskar Klein Medal for his pioneering contributions to string theory, gravity and black-hole physics. Professor at ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru, Sen delivered the Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture in Stockholm.

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