Ashoke Sen wins 2026 Oskar Klein Medal, first Indian physicist

Indian physicist Ashoke Sen has been awarded the 2026 Oskar Klein Medal by Stockholm University and the Nobel Committee for Physics, becoming the first Indian to receive the honour. A professor at ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru, Sen was recognised for his contributions to string theory and black-hole entropy. He delivered the Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture in Stockholm on October 22.