Editing Subhash Kak (section)

==Early life and education==
Kak was born to Ram Nath Kak, a government veterinary doctor and Sarojini Kak in [[Srinagar]], India.<ref>Kak, S. The Circle of Memory. Mississauga, 2016</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sunday-chronicle/headliners/100219/a-renaissance-man.html|title=A Renaissance man|last=Sharma|first=Swati|date=2019-02-10|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref> His brother is the computer scientist [[Avinash Kak]] and his sister is the literary theorist [[Jaishree Odin]].<ref>Kak, Ram Nath. Autumn Leaves. Vitasta, 1995.</ref>

Kak received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Regional Engineering College, Srinagar (now the [[National Institute of Technology, Srinagar]]) and a Ph.D. from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]] in 1970.<ref name="eco19">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/padma-shri-handed-over-to-dr-subhash-kak-in-us/articleshow/69647061.cms|work=The Economic Times|date=4 June 2019|url-status=live|author=PTI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522115948/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/padma-shri-handed-over-to-dr-subhash-kak-in-us/articleshow/69647061.cms|archive-date=22 May 2020|access-date=4 October 2021|title=Padma Shri handed over to Dr Subhash Kak in US}}</ref>