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No one thought I could make it: Ramanujan Prize winner Neena Gupta who solved Zariski problem Gupta received the Ramanujan Award, announced on 10 December, in particular for her solution to the Zariski Cancellation Problem — a fundamental one in algebraic geometry.

Distinguished mathematician Padma Bhushan Prof. M S Narasimhan, Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) passes away.

Famous for Narasimhan-Seshadri theorem, he made pioneering contributions to differential & algebraic geometry.

He played key role in development of Mathematics in India.
He was the only Indian to be awarded with King Faisal International Prize for Science & First Chair of National Board for Higher Mathematics.

Prof. M S Narasimhan contributions are in the areas of Algebraic Geometry, Differential Geometry,Representation Theory of Lie groups and Partial Differential Equations. In Algebraic Geometry he has made pioneering contributions to the development of the theory of moduli spaces of vector bundles on curves and higher dimensional projective varieties. His work with CS Seshadri relating stable vector bundles on a curve with representations of the fundamental group has been a model for an enormous range of results relating algebraic geometry, differential geometry and non-linear partial differential equations. His papers with S Ramanan on Universal Connections and moduli of vector bundles, his work with G Harder which introduced canonical filtrations on algebraic vector bundles and his paper with K Okamoto on the concrete realisations of discrete series representations of Harish-Chandra have been highly influential. Several distinguished Indian mathematicians were his former research students.

Prof. M S Narasimhan has played a key role in the development of Mathematics in India and in developing countries by influencing several mathematicians and by creating structures for promoting research in Mathematics. He was the founding-Chairman of the National Board of Higher Mathematics of the Government of India. He was a member of the Executive Committee of International Mathematical Union (IMU) from 1982 to 1986 and President of the Commission on Development and Exchange of IMU (1986-94). He was an INSA Council Member (1977-79) and Vice-President, Indian Academy of Sciences (1980-82).

Prof Narasimhan was a Fellow of The Royal Society, London, Indian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). He is a recipient of Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal of INSA (1988). Among the other distinctions and awards he received are: King Faisal International Prize for Science (2006), TWAS Award for Mathematics (1987), CV Raman Birth Centenary Award of Indian Science Congress Association (1994), SS Bhatnagar Prize and Honorary Fellowship of TIFR. He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the President of India and "Chevalier de l'ordre du Merite" by the President of France.

How this Mathematician Solved a 70- year Old Puzzle to Become the Youngest Recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Dr Neena Gupta, who received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for solving the 70-yr-old puzzle Zariski Cancellation Problem is not only the youngest, but also only the third woman to win the honour till date.

Gone Too Soon, the Incredible Accomplishments of Iranian Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani Blazing brightly but all too briefly, Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani has left behind her a stunning body of work.

A Confluence of Group Theorists in India

GroupTheory This is a semester long seminar series, starting from 5th January 2021, on wide ranging topics in Group Theory, including Algebraic Groups, Finite Groups, Geometric Group Theory, Representation Theory, Probabilistic Group Theory, Group Algebras, Group Cohomology etc.

A documentary and a Bollywood film highlight two disparate paths in mathematics An unlikely pair of films recount tales of two very different mathematical women, Maryam Mirzakhani and Shakuntala Devi.

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Remembering CS Seshadri: An intellectual stalwart and brilliant mathematician “He brought together mathematics and music,” Professor K VijayRaghavan, principal scientific advisor to the prime minister said.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-math-measures-the-repulsive-force-within-polynomials-20200514/

Mathematician Measures the Repulsive Force Within Polynomials Vesselin Dimitrov’s proof of the Schinzel-Zassenhaus conjecture quantifies the way special values of polynomials push each other apart.

https://thewalrus.ca/the-greatest-mathematician-youve-never-heard-of/

The Greatest Mathematician You've Never Heard Of | The Walrus Robert Langlands's work may have no practical applications—and he doesn't mind at all