Padma Bhushan (2015)Padma Shri (2000)
Chief Patron
Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar
Computer scientist, IT leader and educationist, best known as the architect of India's PARAM series of supercomputers. He was the founder Executive Director of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), and has served as Chancellor of Nalanda University and as President of Vijnana Bharati.
- Architect of the PARAM supercomputers, India's first indigenous supercomputing programme
- Founder Executive Director, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
- Former Chancellor, Nalanda University
- Long-standing advocate for bringing Indian Knowledge Systems into dialogue with modern science
The inaugural issue of Life Sutra Synthesis will be released on 11 October 2026, marking the 80th birthday of Dr. Vijay Bhatkar.
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