Subhash Kak

Subhash Kak
Subhash Kak
	Kak at Foundations of Quantum Mechanics Conference, Växjö, Sweden.
Born	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Academic background
Alma mater	NIT Srinagar, IIT Delhi
Academic work
Discipline	Computer Science
Sub-discipline	Cryptography; Quantum cryptography; Quantum information; History of science;
Institutions	Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
Notable works	In Search of the Cradle of Civilization;
Notable ideas	Instantaneously trained neural networks

Subhash Kak is an Indian-American computer scientist and historical revisionist.^[1] He is the Regents Professor of Computer Science Department at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater,^[2] an honorary visiting professor of engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru University,^[3] and a member of the Indian Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC).^[4]

Kak has published on the history of science, the philosophy of science, ancient astronomy, and the history of mathematics.^[2] Kak has also published on archaeoastronomy, and advocated the idea of Indigenous Aryans.^[5] Many scholars have rejected his theories on these topics in entirety, and his writings have been heavily criticized.^[5]^[6]

In 2019, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri,^[7] the fourth highest civilian award in India,^[8] for his contributions on the history of mathematics, science, ancient astronomy and philosophy of science.^[9]

^ Kurien, Prema A. (2007). A place at the multicultural table the development of an American Hinduism. Rutgers University Press. pp. 163, 166. ISBN 9780813540559. OCLC 703221465.
^ ^a ^b Akella, Usha (21 December 2013). "The Renaissance man". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "School of Engineering JNU: Associated Faculty". Jawaharlal Nehru University. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
^ "New committee formed to advise PM on science, tech-related policy issues". Thehindubusinessline.com. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b Witzel 2001.
^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ VK, Anirudh (5 June 2019). "Meet Subhash Kak, AI Visionary & Inventor Of Quantum Neural Computing Who Won The Padma Shri".
^ "Padma Awards conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind | DD News". www.ddinews.gov.in. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^ Zutshi, Vikram (9 January 2020). "Computers, yoga and the science of consciousness: A conversation with Subhash Kak". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2021.