Gayatri, a professor at Columbia University, won the Arts and Philosophy Prize given by the Inamori Foundation, a charitable body founded in 1984.
The Kyoto Prize is an international award to honour those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of mankind.
The Prize is presented annually in the fields of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences and Arts and Philosophy.
US computer scientist Ivan Sutherland won the Advanced Technology Prize while Japanese molecular biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Basic Sciences Prize.
Each laureate will be presented with a diploma, a gold Kyoto Prize medal and a cash gift of USD 630,000 at a ceremony to be held at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Kyoto on November 10. PTI
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