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{{Infobox scientist<br />
| name = Kanak Saha<br />
| birth_place = [[Cooch Behar|Cooch Behar, West Bengal]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| fields = [[Astrophysics]]<br />
| workplaces = [[Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics|IUCAA]]<br />
| alma_mater = {{ublist|[[Scottish Church College]] (BSc)|[[Banaras Hindu University]] (MSc)|[[Indian Institute of Science]] (PhD)}}<br />
| awards = {{ublist|[[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology|S.S. Bhatnagar Prize]] (2021)}}<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.iucaa.in/~kanak/welcomek.html}}<br />
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'''Kanak Saha''' is an Indian [[Astrophysics|astrophysicist]]. He is an associate professor of astrophysics at [[Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics]]. His research interests include formation of galaxies in the early universe and their evolution.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-09-27|title=IUCAA scientist among 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar winners|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/iucaa-scientist-among-2021-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-winners-7536800/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] for his contributions to physical sciences in 2021.<ref name=":1">[https://ssbprize.gov.in/WriteReadData/LatestUpdates/202109260133259214500SSBPrize2021Website.pdf Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (SSB) for Science and Technology 2021]. ''ssbprize.gov.in. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-09-30.''</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-26|title=Meet the Indian researcher uncovering clues to the formation of the galaxies|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/meet-the-indian-researcher-uncovering-clues-to-the-formation-of-the-galaxies-101616754271630.html|access-date=2021-09-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Kanak Saha was born in [[Cooch Behar|Cooch Behar, West Bengal]]. Saha graduated from [[Scottish Church College]] in 1998 with B.Sc. in physics. He did his M.Sc. from [[Banaras Hindu University]] in 2001. He earned his Ph.D. in 2008 from [[Indian Institute of Science]].<ref name=":2" /><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
In 2021, Saha was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the physical sciences category for his breakthrough discovery of a faint galaxy at high redshift using [[Astrosat]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|url=https://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=585|access-date=2021-10-19|website=ssbprize.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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