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The current state of knowledge emerging from a variety of public institutions is assessed through the application of a proxy indicator: the Infosys Prize. The prize, which seeks to reward “world-class research” by Indian scientists and scholars, is assessed by reviewing the different laureates through markers such as institutions of education, current research as well as social profile. The article, while recognising the limits of the data presented, raises some crucial questions at epistemic and structural biases that limit the scope of laureates to a set of elite institutions and knowledge systems. When viewed in terms of knowledge and creativity, both classical and folk, India has an impressive record. India’s status as a knowledge powerhouse in the ancient world is perhaps unrivalled. A comprehensive account of these knowledge contributions requires a multivolume, multi-author effort, such as the Project of the History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture whose ....
Scientists bat for hosting virtual conferences even after Covid Updated: Updated: March 09, 2021 12:52 IST According to a poll of over 900 readers of Nature magazine, a year of online research conferences has brought many benefits. Share Article Scientists bat for hosting virtual conferences even after Covid. | Photo Credit: Reuters According to a poll of over 900 readers of Nature magazine, a year of online research conferences has brought many benefits. (Subscribe to our Today s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) Despite Zoom fatigue and the inability to simulate in-person networking with colleagues, scientists want conferences to be held virtually even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over, citing ease of attending from anywhere in the world and low carbon footprint among its many perks. ....
Scientists bat for hosting virtual conferences even after Covid pandemic SECTIONS Last Updated: Mar 08, 2021, 01:38 PM IST Share Synopsis It has been a year since the American Physical Society (APS)cancelled its meeting just days before it was to begin in Denver, US, on March 2, last year due to the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Getty Images Another biggest benefit after accessibility, the survey respondents said, was the lower carbon footprint offered by virtual meetings due to less travel involved. Despite Zoom fatigue and the inability to simulate in-person networking with colleagues, scientists want conferences to be held virtually even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over, citing ease of attending from anywhere in the world and low carbon footprint among its many perks. ....
Meet Mahan Mj, the mathematician monk who doesn t care for a ferrari 0 claps Share on Mahan Mj is a 47-year-old mathematician. He is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, and has recently won the Infosys Prize 2015 for Mathematical Sciences. He received a prize money of 65 lakhs for his groundbreaking research on geometry, most of which he has donated, like his salary, for humanitarian causes. He is also a recipient of the 2011 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Mathematical Sciences. A graduate and post graduate from IIT Kanpur, he did his PhD in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and worked at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences briefly. Following his spiritual inclination, he joined the Ramakrishna Math, impressed by the life and work of Ramakrishna Paramahansa. He has widely published and presented his research in the area of hyperbolic manifolds and ‘ending lamination spaces’, and ....
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