Nobel Prize Dialogue
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Montek Singh Ahluwalia was most recently Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, a Cabinet level position, which he held from July 2004 till May 2014.
Jayaram Chengalur
Jayaram Chengalur is the Director of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
Gagandeep Kang
Gagandeep Kang is a physician-scientist specialising in microbiology and public health.
Nobel Prize laureate
David MacMillan
David MacMillan shares the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Benjamin List “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”.
Tolullah Oni
Tolullah Oni is a public health physician, scientist and urban epidemiologist, and clinical professor with the University of Cambridge MRC Epidemiology Unit’s Global Public Health Research programme.
Kush M. Parmar
Kush M. Parmar, M.D., Ph.D. is a Managing Partner at 5AM Ventures, a leading investment firm focused on funding and building next-generation life science companies.
Nobel Prize laureate
James Robinson
James Robinson was awarded the 2024 prize in economic sciences “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”
Siddharth Sharma
Siddharth Sharma is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tata Trusts, one of Asia’s oldest and largest philanthropies, which are committed to making a positive and irreversible impact on millions of lives through their interventions in areas such as such as health, education, nutrition, livelihood, sustainability, urban habitat, sanitation and hygiene.
Hanna Stjärne
Hanna Stjärne, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation since 2025, is a prominent Swedish journalist and media executive. She has led Sveriges Radio, Upsala Nya Tidning, and SVT, focusing on digitalisation, Swedish content, and modernising public service.
Lakshminarayana Subramaniam
Hailed as the “God of Indian Violin” (Times of India) and “arguably the greatest violinist in the history of Indian music” (Chicago World Music Festival), Subramaniam has redefined the violin on the world stage.
Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam
Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam, hailed as India’s “melody queen”, is one of the most versatile and celebrated voices of Indian music.
