Editing Subhash Kak (section)

{{short description|Indian American computer scientist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox academic
| name = Subhash Kak
| image = Kak vaxjo2.jpg
| caption = Kak at Foundations of Quantum Mechanics Conference, Växjö, Sweden.
| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[British India]]
| alma_mater = [[NIT Srinagar]], [[IIT Delhi]]
| notable_ideas = [[Instantaneously trained neural networks]]
| discipline = Computer Science
| sub_discipline = {{Plainlist|
*[[Cryptography]]
*[[Quantum cryptography]]
*[[Quantum information]]
*[[History of science]]
}}
| workplaces = [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater]]
| notable_works = {{Plainlist|
*''[[In Search of the Cradle of Civilization]]''
}}
}}

'''Subhash Kak''' is an [[Indian American|Indian-American]] computer scientist and [[Historical revisionism|historical revisionist]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=A place at the multicultural table the development of an American Hinduism|url=https://archive.org/details/placeatmulticult00kuri|url-access=limited|author=Kurien, Prema A.|date=2007|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=9780813540559|pages=[https://archive.org/details/placeatmulticult00kuri/page/n178 163], 166|oclc=703221465}}</ref> He is the [[Professors in the United States#Distinguished (teaching / research) professor|Regents Professor]] of Computer Science Department at [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater]],<ref name="Hindu"/> an honorary visiting professor of engineering at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]],<ref name="jnu.ac.in">{{cite web|url=https://www.jnu.ac.in/se-faculty|access-date=23 October 2021|url-status=dead|title=School of Engineering JNU: Associated Faculty|publisher=[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625000358/http://jnu.ac.in/se-faculty|archive-date=25 June 2019|via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref> and a member of the Indian [[Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India|Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council]] (PM-STIAC).<ref name="thehindubusinessline.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/new-committee-formed-to-advise-pm-on-science-tech-related-policy-matters/article24799809.ece|title=New committee formed to advise PM on science, tech-related policy issues|website=Thehindubusinessline.com|date=28 August 2018 |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>

Kak has published on the [[history of science]], the [[philosophy of science]], [[History of astronomy|ancient astronomy]], and the [[history of mathematics]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/the-renaissance-man/article5478590.ece|title=The Renaissance man|first=Usha|last=Akella|date=21 December 2013|access-date=2 December 2018|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Kak has also published on [[archaeoastronomy]], and advocated the idea of [[Indigenous Aryans]].{{sfn|Witzel|2001}} Many scholars have rejected his theories on these topics in entirety, and his writings have been heavily criticized.{{sfn|Witzel|2001}}<ref name=":1"/>

In 2019, the [[Government of India]] awarded him the [[Padma Shri]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://analyticsindiamag.com/meet-subhash-kak-ai-visionary-inventor-of-quantum-neural-computing-who-won-the-padma-shri/|title=Meet Subhash Kak, AI Visionary & Inventor Of Quantum Neural Computing Who Won The Padma Shri|first=Anirudh|last=VK|date=5 June 2019}}</ref> the fourth highest civilian award in India,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ddinews.gov.in/national/padma-awards-conferred-president-ram-nath-kovind|title=Padma Awards conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind {{!}} DD News|website=www.ddinews.gov.in|access-date=2019-03-23}}</ref> for his contributions on the [[history of mathematics]], [[History of science|science]], [[History of astronomy|ancient astronomy]] and [[philosophy of science]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/computers-yoga-and-the-science-of-consciousness-a-conversation-with-subhash-kak/story-lzxOTUzqAg9gZaGvIjU9rJ.html|work=The Hindustan Times|last=Zutshi|first=Vikram|date=9 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530025303/https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/computers-yoga-and-the-science-of-consciousness-a-conversation-with-subhash-kak/story-lzxOTUzqAg9gZaGvIjU9rJ.html|archive-date=30 May 2020|access-date=4 October 2021|title=Computers, yoga and the science of consciousness: A conversation with Subhash Kak}}</ref>