In 1924 in the Madras Province, Kothandarama Iyengar and Seshammal welcomed their firstborn, P.K. Chandramogan, founder of Hatsun Foods, recalled Srinivasan’s message: “My teaching is not to make clerks out of you, but leaders and change-makers.” Chandramogan took this message to heart, eventually becoming a Forbes-listed billionaire. Srinivasan was deeply inspired by, and intrigued about, Srinivasa Ramanujan, whom he called …
National Mathematics Day is celebrated annually on December 22 to honour the birth anniversary of the renowned Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan. NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY 2023: HISTORY National Mathematics Day is commemorated on the birthday of Srinivasa Ramanujan, born on December 22, 1887, in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. The day was subsequently declared National Mathematics Day to honour Ramanujan's legacy and …
The short answer to the question ‘what is wrong with saffronising education?’ is ‘really nothing. However, for us not to see Mr. Venkaiah Naidu’s address as merely rhetorical would require him to give us a road map of how to decolonise this Macaulay system, make it more Indian. If one really wants to overcome the amnesia of a Macaulay education, …
Kolkata-based researcher Neena Gupta won the prestigious Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians this year. Professor Gupta is also the third woman to receive the award, which was first constituted in 2005 by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics jointly with the Department of Science and Technology, the Government of India, and the International Mathematical Union. Education qualifications of …
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday that the state government is making persistent efforts to improve the quality of education for students in Haryana. Educational infrastructure is also being developed by the state government in Haryana to ensure that girl students do not have to travel long distances to reach their schools and colleges, the chief minister …
