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Detailed explanation-1: -Ahmedabad University prof Ramadhar Singh becomes first Indian psychologist on US Heritage Wall of Fame. In a first, the extraordinary contributions to social psychology and management by an Indian professor has been recognised by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -First Indian was Raghuram Rajan She is the second Indian to feature on the wall. The first Indian to achieve the honour was Raghuram Rajan who was Chief Economist and Director of Research of IMF between 2003 and 2006.

Detailed explanation-3: -Narendra Nath Sen Gupta (23 December 1889 – 13 June 1944) was a Harvard-educated Indian psychologist, philosopher, and professor, who is generally recognized as the founder of modern psychology in India along with Indian Scientist Gunamudian David Boaz.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kurt Lewin was an early leader of group dynamic research and is regarded by many as the founder of modern social psychology.

Detailed explanation-5: -He is the first Fellow of the Singapore Psychology Society (1992) and the first Professor of Psychology in Singapore. During 2010-16, he was also the first Distinguished Professor of Management at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.