**TLDR**: All of these award winners have taken anti India stand.  **And they get many worlds top awards.**

Are there not many better Indians in the very same field? Why are those other good Indians not getting any international recognition?

Because good Indians don't sell their soul. 

These people do, hence they get recognized as reputed Indians.

**Learning**: If dp state wants to pressure GOI in future, they will give many awards to people like Dhruv Shepherd of German breed - they will get high popularity and legitimacy in international media.  And use those Indians against India.  

**Details**: 

(Have used AI to refer what they did and said for or anti India)

# 1. Amartya Sen (Economics)

**Dp state appreciation for:** A Nobel Laureate (1998) and recipient of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico). While respected in India, his work on welfare economics and famine is a cornerstone of global policy-making at the UN and Harvard.

**India negative perception publicized:** A vocal critic of the NDA government, he famously stated in 2014 that he did not want Narendra Modi as PM because of his record regarding minority rights. He frequently criticizes India's "backwardness" in social indicators like healthcare and education despite high GDP growth, and has expressed deep concern over the erosion of secularism and democratic institutions.

# 2. Raghuram Rajan (Economics)

**Dp state appreciation for:** Former Chief Economist of the IMF. He was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people.

**India negative perception publicized:** As a former RBI Governor, he has criticized the government’s demonetization move and the focus on "prestige projects" over human capital. He warns that India's majoritarianism will eventually hurt economic growth by creating a climate of fear that stifles innovation.

# 3. Abhijit Banerjee (Economics)

**Dp state appreciation for:** Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (2019). His work on poverty alleviation is used by governments worldwide.

**India negative perception publicized:** He has warned that political polarization is making India a "mystery" to global investors and has been critical of the government's lack of data transparency. He argued that the "jobless growth" in India is a structural failure that requires direct cash transfers rather than just supply-side incentives.

# 4. Gita Gopinath (Economics)

**Dp state appreciation for:** The First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF. A titan of global finance whose institutional power is immense.

**India negative perception publicized:** While diplomatically careful, actions were silent. but Anti India.

# 5. Salman Rushdie (Literature)

**Dp state appreciation for:** A Booker Prize winner and "Booker of Bookers" recipient. Knighted by the Queen for services to literature, he is a global icon for free speech.

**India negative perception publicized:** He has been a sharp critic of religious extremism and "the communalization of Indian politics." He famously criticized the Indian government's decision to ban *The Satanic Verses* (under Rajiv Gandhi) and has more recently described India as a place where "freedom of expression is under threat" due to rising intolerance.

# 6. Anita Desai (Literature)

**Dp state appreciation for:** A three-time Booker Prize finalist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She is a giant of Indian-English literature abroad.

**India negative perception publicized:** Her criticism is primarily societal. She portrays the "claustrophobia" of the traditional Indian middle-class family and the marginalization of women. She often highlights the disconnect between the "modernizing" India and the stagnant, oppressive realities of its domestic life.

# 7. Siddhartha Mukherjee (Medicine/Writing)

**Dp state appreciation for:** A world-renowned oncologist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for *The Emperor of All Maladies*. He is a prominent public intellectual in the US.

**India negative perception publicized:** He has criticized the structural failures of the Indian healthcare system, specifically the lack of investment in basic public health and research. He views India's handling of medical crises through the lens of data transparency, often advocating for a more "scientific" rather than "populist" approach to health policy.

# 8. Vikram Seth (Literature)

**Dp state appreciation for:** Author of *A Suitable Boy*, he is one of the most respected poets and novelists internationally. He has received the WH Smith Literary Award and the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

**India negative perception publicized:** A staunch advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, he was one of the loudest voices against Section 377 (which criminalized private consensual gay sex). He has criticized Indian leaders for being "medieval" and "cruel" in their delay in modernizing social laws.

# 9. Arundhati Roy (Literature/Activism)

**Dp state appreciation for:** Winner of the Man Booker Prize (1997). While very famous in India, she is often viewed through a political lens at home.

**India negative perception publicized:** Perhaps the most "anti-establishment" figure on this list. She has criticized the Indian state on Kashmir, the Naxalite movement, and corporate-led displacement. She frequently labels India's current leadership as "fascist" and has been a central figure in protests against the CAA and NRC.

# 10. Danish Siddiqui (Journalism)

**Dp state appreciation for:** A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner (2018, 2022 posthumously). His images defined the global visual narrative of the Rohingya crisis and the pandemic.

**India negative perception publicized:** His work was an implicit critique of administrative failure. His drone shots of mass cremations during the COVID-19 second wave directly challenged the government’s official death tolls and narrative of "managing" the crisis.

# 11. Adnan Abidi (Journalism)

**Dp state appreciation for:** A three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. His work on the COVID-19 second wave earned him global acclaim.

**India negative perception publicized:** Similar to Siddiqui, Abidi’s photography served as a raw, undeniable critique of public health infrastructure. His work focused on the "human cost" of policy decisions, often revealing truths about social and political unrest that the mainstream Indian media tended to overlook.

  
Ref: [https://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-citizen-dont-want-modi-pm-amartya-sen-2332322.html](https://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-citizen-dont-want-modi-pm-amartya-sen-2332322.html)

'Successful' and reputed Indians - how dp state uses them