Unlocking India's Math Legacy: Insights from IIT Bombay Professors 🎓

In this special podcast, our YouTube channel speaks with Prof. Krishnan Sivasubramanian and Prof. Niranjan Balachandran from the Department of Mathematics, IIT Bombay. Prof. Krishnan Sivasubramanian has a PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Prof. Niranjan Balachandran has a PhD from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. We discuss several interesting topics with them, such as the International Mathematical Olympiad, JEE and IITs, mathematics in the world and India, mathematical institutes in India, the life of mathematicians, etc. JEE and IITs, mathematical institutions and research in India, and where we stand compared to other countries. 0:00 Highlights 1:28 Introduction 3:29 Importance of IMO 6:58 IMO participants improve 11:48 China dominating IMOs 17:36 Are IMOs getting tougher 22:06 How to qualify for IMO 31:42 Experiencing IMOs 43:31 Mathematics and chess 51:06 Math institutes in India 55:15 The Life of a Mathematician 1:04:40 Mathematician jokes 1:07:56 Rapid-fire round 1:14:28 Conclusion CONTRIBUTE: You can contribute towards video production and editing costs and help generate more such content. UPI ID (Google Pay India/PhonePe): sunaama@icici, sunaamaqr@icici NEFT/IMPS details: Account Number: 697905600175 Account Type: Current Beneficiary Name: Sunaama Bank Name: ICICI Bank Branch: Mumbai – Chandivali – Lok Milan IFSC Code: ICIC0006979 SWIFT Code: ICICINBBCTS MICR Code: 400229180 Produced by Team @TheWorldOfScienceCo