Shiv Visvanathan is an Indian academic best known for his contributions to developing the field of science and technology studies (STS), and for the concept of cognitive justice, a term he coined.
[1] He was Professor, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), Gandhinagar, India and has held the position of Senior fellow Center for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) in Delhi He has also taught at the Delhi School of Economics.
He has been consultant to the National Council of Churches and Business India.
His popular writings touch topics as wide as science, cricket, anthropology, development, intellectual history, and walking.
[2] Visvanathan is member of Board of Management of Center for Environmental Planning and Technology.