Universal Lessons from the Life of Joan Birman

What do an Iranian geometer and an algebraist from New Zealand have in common apart from being Fields Medallists? Their research is linked to Joan Birman, an American mathematician who turned 97 last week.

June 8th 2024

Being a Lesbian Trans Woman of Science in India

“Post and during the transition, I have definitely faced much discrimination and bigotry in the academic world,” says A. Mani, a mathematician

October 3rd 2019

Talking about art history and math with Infosys Science Prize winners

A chat with the two women who recently won the 2018 Infosys Science Prize.

March 18th 2019

Kaneenika Navigates New India with Number Theories

A young mathematician speaks her mind about her love affair with numbers, blogging and sexism in academia.

January 18th 2018

How Mathematics Found its Way to Sushama

A mathematician at Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics in Chennai, who is visually impaired

October 17th 2016

A Chat With Surathkal’s Mathematicians

A chat with PhD students in the Mathematics department of National Institute of Technology, Surathkal (NITK).

August 22nd 2016

Mathematics