Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, Professor Emeritus of the University Grants Commission and Fellow of the University of London, should have been honoured with Padma Bhushan for his exceptional contributions to India in the fields of education and national security. He is one of the country's most prominent social scientists, and his worthy contributions to India's defence and foreign policymaking has had to be honoured with a Padma Bhushan.
