08 Feb The blackened coarse elbow of Ramanujan
Almost every reader would probably know about the great mathematicians Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887 – 1920). Here we would like to tell the story of an incident which we believe not many...
30 Apr Digital Communication and Scientific Progress: The Issues Underneath the Surface
The major scientific and mathematical [1] progresses that are made, are first reported in academic journals, and if something catchy and news-worthy appears then it captures the public imagination via numerous blogs,...
29 Sep An Interview with Cedric Villani: 2010 Fields Medalist
Cédric Villani is a French mathematician, who was awarded the Fields Medal (considered to be the highest prize in mathematics) in 2010. He is currently Director of Institut Henri Poincaré and also...
27 Aug The Man Who Knew Infinity: Movie Review
It is very difficult to write an objective review when the subject is a movie based on the biography of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Nonetheless, I shall try to give an overview of...
25 Jun Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture: Book Review
Apostolos Doxiadis’ novel ‘Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture’ has been in my to-read list for a long time. Recently, I had the pleasure of reading this short novel based on Goldbach’s...
29 Feb Marcus du Sautoy: Interview
Professor Marcus du Sautoy is the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. Formerly a Fellow of All Souls College,...
25 Nov Anti-Dühring: 1+2+3+4+…
Anti-Dühring is a book by Friedrich Engels published in 1878. It is a defense of Marxism from Eugen Dühring’s vision of socialism. It contains interesting scientific references as well, which is...
06 Jun Book Review: Birth of a Theorem by Cedric Villani
Cédric Villani is a modern mathematical giant, he has won many coveted prizes in his life as a professional mathematician and is the director of one of France’s most prestigious schools...
23 Feb In Conversation with Prof. Ken Ono
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As part of the National Mathematics Day 2014 on 22nd December, Gonit Sora (https://gonitsora.com) in association with Sciensation Media (Pune) and Gyanome.org organised a mini web conference wherein various eminent mathematicians...
22 Dec National Mathematics Day
Exactly three years ago, on 22nd of December 2011 the then PM of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh announced in a major event at the University of Madras that 22nd of December...12 Nov Book Review: Littlewood's Miscellany
There are books written by mathematicians for mathematicians, and then there are books by mathematicians written for non-mathematicians. But there is another category in between of books written by mathematicians intended...