M. S. Raghunathan
M. S. Raghunathan | |
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Born | Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan 11 August 1941 Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | M.S. Narasimhan |
Doctoral students | Vinay V. Deodhar Gopal Prasad |
Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan
Early life and education
Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan was born on 11 August 1941 at
Raghunathan had his schooling in Chennai, in P.S. High School, Mylapore and the Madras Christian College High School. He passed his SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) examination in 1955. There is a rather interesting story about it: after the Sanskrit paper he absent-mindedly left the examination hall along with his answer paper, and was intercepted on his way home by a fellow student, following commotion at the examination hall on account of the missing answer paper. He narrowly escaped having to reappear for the entire examination, thanks to the headmaster vouching for his integrity.[6]
The University of Madras had the curious restriction of not admitting anyone under the age of 14 years and six months, though after attaining that age it was possible to be admitted even in higher classes. Raghunathan therefore pursued his Intermediate at the St. Joseph's College, Bangalore during 1955–57. He then returned to Chennai and joined B.A.(Hons.) in mathematics, in Vivekananda College, which had a very good reputation.[7]
Research
After initial training during 1960–62, he worked on a research problem suggested by Prof.
He wrote his PhD thesis under the guidance of Professor Narasimhan and was awarded the degree by the University of Bombay in 1966. After completing his PhD, Raghunathan spent a year at the
Discrete subgroups of
Contribution
Raghunathan has also played an important role in the promotion of mathematics through various scientific bodies, in both advisory and administrative capacities. He organised the Ramanujan centenary celebrations in Chennai in 1987, with an international conference attended by the foremost number theorists.
His most important and comprehensive contribution in this sphere has been his role in the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM). Raghunathan was a member of the Board since it was formed in 1983 and became its chairman in 1987. He continues to serve in that capacity. The Board has undertaken a variety of activities through the years: apart from providing financial support to mathematics libraries around the country and grants for research projects, organising conferences, travel to both national and international events and so on, the Board has taken a pro-active role in tapping mathematical talent through various activities, such as Olympiad activity, Mathematics Training and Talent Search, Scholarships/Fellowships at the M.Sc., Ph.D. and post- doctoral levels, and the rather innovative Nurture Programme conceived by Raghunathan to support learning of mathematics by students even while pursuing other career options. He organized the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM 2010) at Hyderabad in India. This was the first ever ICM held in India.
Published book
Raghunathan's book "Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups", published by
References
- ^ Homi Bhabha Chair at TIFR
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Infosys Prize - Jury 2020". www.infosys-science-foundation.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "More about MS Raghunathan | School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Hyderabad". mathstat.uohyd.ernet.in. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "More about MS Raghunathan | School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Hyderabad". mathstat.uohyd.ernet.in. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "More about MS Raghunathan | School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Hyderabad". mathstat.uohyd.ernet.in. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ISBN 9780387057491.