Padma Vibhushan for philosopher Chattopadhyaya
New Delhi: D.P. Chattopadhyaya, founding chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour, while management guru C.K. Prahlad, economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia and historian Ramachandra Guha are among the Padma Bhushan recepeints this year.Chattopadhyaya, currently chairman of the Centre for Studies in Civilisations, and general editor for the Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture, has been one of the propounders of inter-disciplinary studies in the country with his wide knowledge on philosophy, political theory, economics, history and science. According to an official announcement Sunday on the eve of the Republic Day, the Padma Bhushan awardees in the category of "literature and education" are: Alappat Sreedhara Menon, C.K. Prahlad, D. Jayakanthan, Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Kunwar Narain, Minoru Hara, Ramachandra Guha. The Padma Shri recepients in the "literature ...