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Ashoke Sen of India awarded the Oskar Klein Medal

Original: From Kolkata to the Oskar Klein Medal: Meet Ashoke Sen, the Indian string theory pioneer joining Stephen

Indian string theorist Ashoke Sen, born in Kolkata, has been named a recipient of the Oskar Klein Medal, placing him alongside past honourees such as Stephen Hawking. Sen is one of the world's leading theoretical physicists, known for his foundational contributions to string theory, including work on Sen-Witten monopoles and entropy. The award highlights his standing in global physics.

Why now: News of the prominent Indian physicist receiving a major international physics award is fresh and of wide public interest.

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