Gonit Sora

Homi Bhabha

Remembering the Nehruvian vision of Indian Science

Today marks the 131st birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of Independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Apart from being a towering figure in the Indian independence movement, he was also a man of immense appreciation for science. The cultivation of science and its benefits to humanity were crystal clear

C.S. Seshadri

Classification Problems in Mathematics (in memory of Prof. C.S. Seshadri (1932-2020))

Prof. S. Ramanan of Chennai Mathematical Institute gave a talk in a webinar organized by Gonit Sora on Classification Problems in Mathematics. This talk was dedicated to the of Prof. C.S. Seshadri (1932-2020). The slides of the talk can be found here. The full video of the talk is

Alexander Grothendieck

An Introduction to Algebraic Geometry

Dr. Tarig Abdelgadir of Loughborough University, UK gave a talk in a webinar organized by Gonit Sora on An Introduction to Algebraic Geometry. The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below. A list of all past and future webinars are available at

Atomic Energy Commission

Homi J. Bhaba: A portrait

Today marks the 111th birth anniversary of the pioneering Indian nuclear physicist, Homi Bhabha widely hailed as the “Father of Indian Nuclear Programme”. Born to a rich Parsi family, closely related to the Tatas, he was educated initially in Bombay. With his family wanting him to become an engineer, he

Alter

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C Virus.” Harvey J. Alter is currently a Distinguished Investigator at the famed National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, USA where he has

Arithmetic Progression

Almost Arithmetic Progressions in “substantial” subsets of Integers

Prof. Shobha Madan of IIT Goa gave a talk in a webinar organized by Gonit Sora on Almost Arithmetic Progressions in “substantial” subsets of Integers. The slides of the talk can be found here. The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below.

Biology

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which was announced on 7th October, has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.” Jennifer A. Doudna is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and the Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair in

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 8

“Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations or algorithms; it’s about understanding.” – William Paul Thurston William Paul Thurston, an American mathematician, was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology. In 1982, he was awarded the Fields Medal for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds. We begin this

Post Quantum Cryptography

Post Quantum Cryptography: Challenges, Opportunities and Beyond

Dr. Shweta Agrawal of IIT Madras gave a talk on post quantum cryptography in a webinar organized by Gonit Sora. The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below. To register for the upcoming events, please submit the form at this link. (Meeting

Andrea Ghez

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics, which was announced on 6th October, 2020 was divided, one half awarded to Roger Penrose “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity“, and the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez “for

Circle Method

102 years of the circle method

Dr. Kaneenika Sinha of IISER Pune gave an introductory talk on the circle method in number theory at a webinar organized by Gonit Sora. The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below. To register for the upcoming events, please submit the form

Bhupen Deka

Existence, Uniqueness and Stability of Linear IVPs

Dr. Bhupen Deka of IIT Guwahati gave a talk in the webinar series by Gonit Sora on 20th September 2020. He spoke about differential equations. The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below. To register for the upcoming events, please submit the

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 7

Hello readers ! We are back with the 7th problem in SCTP series. The problem for today is rather simple. However, in mathematics, simple things tend to become complex all of a sudden. Let’s take it up : Let P(x) be a polynomial with positive integer coefficients such that the

Podcast

7 Best Science Podcasts To Check Out Now

Are you a fan of science? What about podcasts? What if you love both? Then you’re in luck!  With so many podcasts out there these days, virtually nothing is left unturned. And if you’re a curious person looking to learn more about science, or want some refreshers in

B. V. Rao

Random Walk - an Idea

Prof. B. V. Rao of Chennai Mathematical Institute gave a talk in the webinar series by Gonit Sora on 13th September 2020. He spoke about random walks. The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below. The slides of the talk can be

Amritanshu Prasad

Cycles of a random permutation

Prof. Amritanshu Prasad of IMSc Chennai gave a talk in the webinar series by Gonit Sora on 9th September 2020. He spoke about cycles of a random permutation. The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below. To register for the upcoming events,

Complexity Theory

The charm in proving something is impossible: a complexity theoretic view

Dr. Nutan Limaye (IIT Bombay) gave a talk in the webinar series by Gonit Sora on 6th September 2020. She spoke about complexity theory. The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below. To register for the upcoming events, please submit the form

Euler

Ramanujan's Tau Function and Modular forms

Prof. Sujatha Ramdorai gave a talk in the webinar series of Gonit Sora on 28th August 2020. She spoke about ‘Ramanujan’s Tau Function and Modular forms’. The slides of her talk can be downloaded here. The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well

Dihedral Groups

Entwined: Symmetry and Groups

Gonit Sora organized a webinar on group theory, which was delivered by Prof. Geetha Venkataraman (Ambedkar University Delhi). Her slides are available for download here. The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below. To register for the upcoming events, please submit the

Gaurav Bhatnagar

Andrews’ approach to conjecture the Rogers–Ramanujan identities

Gonit Sora organized a webinar on 16 August 2020, which was delivered by Dr. Gaurav Bhatnagar (Ashoka University). The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below.

Assam Academy of Mathematics

Assam Academy of Mathematics Online Mathematics Olympiad 2020: Problems and Solutions

The Assam Academy of Mathematics (AAM) recently conducted an online mathematics Olympiad for classes 9, 10 and 10th pass students. The full set of questions and hints to the solutions can be downloaded here.

Cryptography

Number Theory in Cryptography

Dr. Gautam Kalita of IIIT Guwahati delivered a talk in a series organized by Kaziranga University, Assam in association with Gonit Sora on ‘Number Theory in Cryptography’. The video of the talk can be viewed in our YouTube channel as well as below.

combinatorics

The many colors of Combinatorics

Gonit Sora organized a webinar on 8 August 2020, which was delivered by Dr. Nishad Kothari (IIT Madras). The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below. The slides of the talk can be downloaded here. For a list of all our past

Nayandeep Deka Baruah

Pi: The King of Constants

Gonit Sora organized a webinar on Pi Approximation Day (22 July 2020), which was delivered by Prof. Nayandeep Deka Baruah (Tezpur University). The full video of the talk is available in our YouTube channel as well as below. For a list of all our past and upcoming webinars, please visit

B. Sury

Mathematical puzzles as an aid to introducing mathematical notions

A webinar on mathematical puzzles and games was organized by Gonit Sora in association with G. C. College, Silchar and Assam Academy of Mathematics, Cachar branch on 21 July 2020. The webinar was delivered by Prof. B. Sury of the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. The slides of the talk are