This man on my left is the first Indian to win Boltzmann Medal, the highest honour in Statistical Physics. And yesterday, ICTP announced that he has been awarded the prestigious Dirac Medal for his contributions to theoretical physics. But his story is much bigger than the awards. Meet Prof. Deepak Dhar, one of India’s finest theoretical physicists. He studied at Allahabad University and later went to IIT Kanpur for his master’s, where he decided to pursue physics seriously as a career. What came next was even more fascinating. He went to Caltech for his PhD, where he was exposed to some of the greatest minds in physics and even worked with legendary Nobel laureate Richard Feynman as his teaching assistant. He had everything one could wish for. He could have stayed in the US and built a remarkable career there. But he chose to return to India. He came back and contributed deeply to building India’s scientific ecosystem and Today, he serves as a Distinguished Professor at ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru, where I recently had the privilege of shooting an episode with him. He is genuinely one of the GOATs of theoritical physics, yet remains incredibly humble and grounded. Such a proud moment for Indian science. Link in Comments-