santhiswaroop bhatnagar award 2006

Thirteen Scientists have been selected for the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for the year 2006. The Prizes are being awarded by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) annually to the young Scientists for their outstanding scientific contributions in the country.
Following are the winners of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2006:
Biological Sciences
Dr. Vinod Bhakuni, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
Dr. Rajesh Sudhir Gokhale, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi
Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences
Dr. Gufran-ullah Beig, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
Dr. Pulak Sengupta, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Physical Sciences
Dr. Atish Dabholkar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Dr. Sanjay Puri, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi
Medical Sciences
Dr. Virender Singh Sangwan, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad
Chemical Sciences
Dr. Srinivasan Sampath, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. K George Thomas, Regional Research Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram
Engineering Sciences
Dr. Ashish Lele, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Dr. Sanjay Mittal, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Mathematical Sciences
Dr. Vikraman Balaji, Chennai Mathematical Institute, Siruseri
Dr. Indranil Biswas, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
The Prize comprises a citation, a plaque and carries a cash award of Rs. 2,00,000. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes 2006