Indian-origin child genius aces math exam decade earlier in UKA seven-year-old Indian-origin boy achieved a high Grade 8 in a UK mathematics exam. Jivyan Reddy Dhruva passed the GCSE Higher Mathematics...
30 Aug, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
Quote of the day by Albert Einstein: 'Everything is determined, every beginning and ending, by forces over which we have no control...' - Why the concept of free will might be an illusion explained by the genius scientisAlbert Einstein’s quote about an “invisible piper” offers a thought-provoking view of fate, free will and the forces that shape life beyond...
29 Aug, 2026, 08.54 PM IST
Indian NASA worker completed 3-year BSc in Maths degree in one year, went to University of Berkeley, was hailed as ‘Genius of Genius' before becoming a teacher at IIT. Then he lost everything: ‘Was seen near garbage…'Vashishtha Narayan Singh’s life story seems like someone straight from a film. It began with a lot of promise, as the late academic was hai...
27 Aug, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
In 2002, a salesman started seeing maths everywhere after being beaten up outside a bar. The violent attack gave him acquired savant syndrome, says scienceA former futon salesman from Tacoma had little interest in mathematics before a violent attack outside a bar in 2002. After suffering a bra...
22 Aug, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
17-year-old Pennsylvania student Connor Hill wins $250,000 after computer algorithm solves decades-old geometry puzzle, identifying exactly 146 rare 3D shapesConnor Hill, a 17-year-old from Pennsylvania, has won the top $250,000 prize at the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search after using a cust...
16 Aug, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
Harsh Goenka is impressed by young boy’s speed, precision and timing in catching a floating coconut. Billionaire calls him a ‘mathematical genius’.Industrialist Harsh Goenka lauded a young boy as a 'mathematical genius' for his exceptional skill in calculating a floating coconut's traj...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
National Mathematics Day 2024: History, importance, and the unwavering legacy of Srinivasa RamanujanNational Mathematics Day, celebrated on December 22nd, honors the legacy of Srinivasa Ramanujan. The 2024 theme, "Mathematics: Bridge to in...
22 Dec, 2024, 10.09 AM IST
From ordinary to extraordinary: IFS officer, an IITian, shares 5 tips on becoming a ‘genius’ if you aren’t ‘born genius’Himanshu Tyagi, an IFS officer, who is also an IIT graduate, provides five tips for attaining genius status if one is not inherently gifted...
01 Apr, 2024, 02.47 PM IST
View: Roger Penrose - the man with an eye for beauty and a Physics NobelHis books, from The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and The Laws of Physic (1989), to The Roads to Reality: A Complete Guid...
12 Oct, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
India’s unknown beautiful mindSingh, a child prodigy, lived a life that can be mounted on billboards of apathy and neglect.
16 Nov, 2019, 06.19 PM IST
India-born eminent mathematician VS Varadarajan, wife Veda give $1 mn to UCLAThe couple want to establish a professorship honouring Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
07 Mar, 2019, 03.04 PM IST
SASTRA-Ramanujan award for Oxford scholarMaynard was chosen for the award, which carries a cash prize of $10,000 along with a citation, in recognition of his advances on various lo...
21 Dec, 2014, 04.55 PM IST
Government plans 'GANIT' celebrations to enhance mathematical skillsHRD Minister Smriti Irani had said the objective behind the idea was to infuse innovation in numeracy and mathematics and help increase sci...
07 Dec, 2014, 11.15 AM IST
- Numbers as games
Geniuses, Paul Halmos wrote, “are of two kinds: the ones who are just like all of us, but very much more so, and the ones who, apparently, ...
30 Oct, 2013, 05.45 AM IST
Mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi served to bring the wonders of mathsA felicity with numbers not only gets as many headlines and as much TV time as the next celebrity, but movies feature in the equation too.
23 Apr, 2013, 12.05 PM IST
- 'Aamir stole my idea for Taare Zameen Par'
Mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi said Aamir Khan stole ideas from her book, In the wonderland of numbers for Taare Zameen Par without gi...
21 Nov, 2008, 01.06 AM IST
- Career opportunity high for Maths students in IT, finance
Indian students who take keen interest in Mathematics in schools should be encouraged and nurtured as there is a huge demand and opportunit...
12 Aug, 2008, 04.43 PM IST