10-06-2003, 10:20 PM
While reading the topic Vedic Mathematics, it occurred to me that Indians talk a lot about contributions of Indian civilization to mathematics in the days gone by but not of contributions to mathematics today. Could it be because there are no mathmaticians of note today?
When I was studying for my M.Sc.(Maths) I once came upon a book listing the names, photos and contribution of current eminent mathematicians. As my friend and I eagerly flipped through it, we found only one photograph of an Indian. Now I must point out that this was 14 years ago (but looks like yesterday, as usual). I hope the conditions have changed since then. Which brings me to the reason I made this post in Current Affairs:
Shouldn't we start a thread detailing the Indian contribution to mathematics in modern times? Something that doesn't begin and end with Ramanujam!
Jaspreet
When I was studying for my M.Sc.(Maths) I once came upon a book listing the names, photos and contribution of current eminent mathematicians. As my friend and I eagerly flipped through it, we found only one photograph of an Indian. Now I must point out that this was 14 years ago (but looks like yesterday, as usual). I hope the conditions have changed since then. Which brings me to the reason I made this post in Current Affairs:
Shouldn't we start a thread detailing the Indian contribution to mathematics in modern times? Something that doesn't begin and end with Ramanujam!
Jaspreet