Constitutional scholar Gautam Bhatia receives Infosys Prize 2026

Constitutional lawyer and scholar Gautam Bhatia has received the Infosys Prize 2026 in Humanities and Social Sciences. Announced on November 12, the award recognises his contributions to legal and constitutional scholarship. Bhatia is an adjunct professor at Jindal Global Law School and a Green Fellow at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. His research examines constitutional power, equality, freedom of expression and the relationship between legal institutions and society. The prize includes a gold medal, citation and USD 100,000. The recognition places constitutional scholarship among the research fields honoured in this year's six category Infosys Prize awards programme.