NOTABLE MODERN INDIAN MATHEMATICIANS AND STATISTICIANS : during the 19th and 20th... centuries of bengal

This book provides a comprehensive portrayal of the history of Indian mathematicians and statisticians and uncovers many missing parts of the scientific representation of mathematical and statistical research during the 19th and 20th centuries of Bengal (now West Bengal), India. This book gives a brief historical account about the establishment of the first-two departments in an Indian university, where graduate teaching and research were initiated. This was a unique distinction for the University of Calcutta which was established in 1857. The creation of the world famous Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Calcutta (now Kolkata) is also briefly described. The lives and works of the 16 pioneer mathematical scientists who adorned the above mentioned institutions and the first Indian Institute Technology (IIT) of India have been elaborated in lucid language. Some outstanding scholars who were trained at the ISI but left India permanently have also been discussed briefly in a separate chapter. This book fulfils a long-standing gap in the history of modern Indian mathematics, which will make the book very useful to researchers in the history of science and mathematics. Written in very lucid English with little mathematical or statistical jargon makes the book immensely readable even to general readers with interest in scientific history even from non-mathematical, non-statistical background. This book is a clear portrayal of the struggle and success of researchers in mathematical sciences in Bengal (an important part of the colonial India), unveils before the international community of mathematical scientists. The real connoisseurs will appreciate the value of the book, as it will clear up many prevailing misconceptions. Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Contents About the Author 1 Historical Prelude and Introduction 1.1 Historical Prelude 1.2 Sir Asutosh Mookerjee’s Role in Creating the Post-graduate Departments of Mathematics in Calcutta University 1.3 Professor P. C. Mahalanobis’s Role in the Establishment of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Calcutta and Starting the Post-graduate Course in Statistics in the University of Calcutta 1.4 Introduction 2 Sir Asutosh Mookerjee (1864–1924) 2.1 Birth, Family, Education 2.2 Research Contributions, Career 2.3 Special Honours 2.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Sir Asutosh Mookerjee 3 Syamadas Mukhopadhyay (1866–1937) 3.1 Childhood, Education 3.2 Career, Research Contributions 3.3 Impact of Research (Reviews and Accolades) 3.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Syamadas Mukhopadhyay 4 Ganesh Prasad (1876–1935) 4.1 Birth, Early Education 4.2 Higher Education, Career, Research Contributions 4.3 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Ganesh Prasad 5 Bibhuti Bhusan Datta (1888–1958) 5.1 Birth, Family, Education 5.2 Career, Research Contributions 5.3 Important Milestones in the Life of Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Datta 6 Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893–1972) 6.1 Birth, Family, Education 6.2 Career, Research Contributions 6.3 Special Honours and Awards 6.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis 7 Nikhil Ranjan Sen (1894–1963) 7.1 Birth, Early Education 7.2 Career, Higher Education, Research Contributions 7.3 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Nikhil Ranjan Sen 8 Suddhodan Ghosh (1896–1976) 8.1 Birth, Family, Education 8.2 Career, Research Contributions 8.3 Special Honours 8.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Suddhodan Ghosh 9 Rabindranath Sen (1896–1974) 9.1 Birth, Childhood, Education 9.2 Higher Studies, Career, Research Contributions 9.3 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Rabindra Nath Sen 10 Bibhuti Bhusan Sen (1898–1976) 10.1 Birth, Education 10.2 Career, Research Contributions 10.3 Special Honours 10.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Bibhuti Bhusan Sen 11 Raj Chandra Bose (1901–1987) 11.1 Childhood, Family, Education 11.2 Higher Education and Research 11.3 Special Honours 11.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Raj Chandra Bose (till 1949) 12 Bhoj Raj Seth (1907–1979) 12.1 Birth, Childhood, Education 12.2 Career, Research Contributions 12.3 Special Honours and Awards 12.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Bhoj Raj Seth 13 Subodh Kumar Chakrabarty (1909–1987) 13.1 Birth, Family, Education 13.2 Career, Research Contributions 13.3 Special Honours 13.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Subodh Kumar Chakrabarty 14 Manindra Chandra Chaki (1913–2007) 14.1 Birth, Education 14.2 Career, Research Contributions 14.3 Special Honours 14.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Manindra Chandra Chaki 15 Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao FRS (Born: 10 September 1920) 15.1 Birth, Childhood, Education 15.2 Career, Research Contributions 15.3 Special Honours and Awards 15.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao 16 Anadi Sankar Gupta (1932–2012) 16.1 Birth, Family, Education 16.2 Career, Research Contributions 16.3 Special Honours 16.4 Important Events in the Life of Professor Anadi Sankar Gupta 17 Jyoti Das (neѐ Chaudhuri) (1937–2015) 17.1 Birth, Education 17.2 Career, Research Contributions 17.3 Special Honours 17.4 Important Milestones in the Life of Professor Jyoti Das 18 Some Outstanding Minds from the Indian Statistical Institute 18.1 Samarendra Nath Roy [S. N. Roy] (1906–1964) 18.2 Debabrata Basu [D. Basu] (1924–2001) 18.3 R. Ranga Rao (1935–2021) 18.4 Kalyanapuram Rangachari Parthasarathy [K. R. Parthasarathy] (Born 1936) 18.5 Jayanta Kumar Ghosh [J. K. Ghosh] (1937–2017) 18.6 Veeravalli Seshadri Varadarajan [V. S. Varadarajan] (1937–2019) 18.7 Sathamangalam Ranga Iyengar Srinivasa Varadhan FRS [S. R. S. Varadhan] (Born 2 January 1940) Epilogue Concluding Remarks The Current Status of the Institutions Compiled Bibliographies of 16 Listed Mathematical Scientists List of Publications of Sir Asutosh Mookerjee List of Publications of Professor Syamadas Mukhopadhyay List of Publications of Professor Ganesh Prasad Books Written by Professor Ganesh Prasad List of Publications of Professor Bibhuti Bhusan Datta Publications in Fluid Mechanics Publications in History of Mathematics Books Written by Professor B. B. Datta List of Publications of Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis List of Publications of Professor Nikhil Ranjan Sen List of Publications of Professor Suddhodan Ghosh List of Publications of Professor Rabindranath Sen List of Publications of Professor Bibhuti Bhusan Sen List of Publications of Professor Raj Chandra Bose List of Publications of Professor Bhoj Raj Seth List of Publications of Professor Subodh Kumar Chakrabarty List of Publications of Professor Manindra Chandra Chaki List of Publications of Professor Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao List of Publications of Professor Anadi Sankar Gupta List of Publications of Professor (Mrs.) Jyoti Das [neѐ Chaudhuri]