Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He has also published plays and poetry. He is the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters, Emeritus, at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York
Ustad Zakir Hussain is a world renowned tabla virtuoso, composer, percussionist, music producer, film actor and eldest son of legendary tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha Khan. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002(High Civilian Honors), by the Government of India. Recipient of mutiple Grammy Awards, Ustad Zakir Hussain was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Sangeet Natak Academy, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. In 1999, he was awarded the United States National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the highest award given to traditional artists and musicians.