Indian Historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam Wins Israel’s Dan David Prize

• Noted Indian historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam was honored with the Israel’s prestigious Dan David Prize 2019 in the category of ”past time dimension” for his work on inter-cultural encounters between Asians, Europeans and people of North and South America during the early modern era.
• He shares the USD 1 million award in this category with Prof Kenneth Pomeranz of University of Chicago.
• Every year, Dan David Prize are given in 3 fields namely, Past, Present and Future of human achievements.
• This year’s winners were chosen from the three categories for their work in macro history, defending democracy and combating climate change, respectively.

Points to Remember:

1. Indian Winner of 2019 Dan David Prize?
2. Dan David Prize is given by which country?