Endowment Lecture ( 23-01-2015)
Lecture delivered by Dr. V. Madhukar Mallayya : M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.
In the topic of "A peep into the treasure trove of Mathematics in India".
About the Speaker :
Born in 1956, Dr. V. Madhukar Mallayya got his Ph.D. from Ranchi University in 2000 . His thesis work was on a study of the commentaries on Lilvāvatī. He has taught mathematics at the under graduate and postgraduate levels for 35 years in Kerala. He was the Professor and Head of the Postgraduate and Research Department of Mathematics at Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum. He has been working in the area of History of Indian Mathematics for more than 20 years and has published several research papers on the topic in various journals. He was the Research Associate for a three year International Project on Kerala Mathematics coordinated by Dr. Gheverghese G. Joseph of Manchester University, UK. Presently he is the Principal Investigator of an INSA funded project on Kriyākramakarī (translation and notes). He has visited many foreign countries including France and China, and has participated and delivered invited talks at various National and International Conferences/Seminars/ Workshops. He is the Assistant Editor of the Journal, Gaṇita Bhāratī, the Bulletin of the Indian Society for History of Mathematics, from 2006
