For me, this is an absolute honor...a part of the linked essay on Raman has been included as undergrad course material in English Literature( Ability Enhancement Course for Science batch) of Uni of Calicut... All the more worth humanizing science and its history...made my day!

Little kids too

Preparing a colloquium talk for later this week. Much of my work is an interplay between ``explicit" methods in number theory (handling an arithmetic object through its inherent properties and structure) versus bringing in ideas and methods from probability.

Since everyone is talking about how a certain series on Netflix has upset them. Go watch "One day" instead, and nurture the scars for life (or at least a few months of it)!

That kind of day when you use J Lo songs to improve your average running speed by 30 seconds per kilometre 😎

As suggested by friends, I’m compiling my book recommendation tweets in one thread. This is for the book seekers who are hovering on Twitter for suggestions (I’m one of you!). This thread mostly covers fiction with non-fiction thrown in on rare occasions. #citiesinfiction

At the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. I’ve been here so many times, but this must be the first time that I am feeling relaxed and happy with life. Pictures: the last one in loving memory of an anxious 29 year old on her first visit, clueless how life would turn out😊

With my friends Prof. Apoorva Khare (IISc) and Prof. Parthanil Roy (ISI Bangalore), after my talk in the Maths Department at IISc Bangalore. We first met as students at the Visiting Students Research Programme at TIFR Mumbai in 1999!

At National Centre for Biological Sciences with Prof. C. S Aravinda, chief editor Bhāvanā Magazine Pic 1-3: The cannon-ball tree aka the NagaLinga Pushpa, due to the Naga like shape of the flower, and the near perfect Linga at the core! Pic 4: To our sheer delight, we met Prof. K. VijayRaghavan

Kaneenika Sinha National Centre for Biological Sciences Bhāvanā Magazine Lovely to chat with Kaneenika and Aravinda about what they are doing documenting the history of mathematics and the lives of mathematicians

cc-ing Uber India Support as that is probably the right handle. Thank you for your help today!

You know your solo vacation will go well when you hear of a conference grant approval (with a generous amount) just as you are boarding your flight. Truly a work-life balance 😃

अस्त्युत्तरस्यां दिशि देवतात्मा हिमालयो नाम नगाधिराजः। पूर्वापरौ तोयनिधी विगाह्य स्थितः पृथिव्या इव मानदण्डः॥ १-१ .... (Opening lines of Kumarasambhavam by Kalidasa) Learnt about this verse from Professor Aravinda just before embarking on a trip to Kashmir. I am in Kashmir 😇