Central University of Punjab organised a series of competitive events and an invited talk on National Mathematics Day 2022

Bathinda, December 22, 2022: To commemorate the 135th Birth Anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan and to spread awareness about the contributions of Indian mathematicians, the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Central University of Punjab, has organized series of competitive events and an invited talk under the Aryabhata Lecture Series on the occasion of National Mathematics Day 2022.

On this occasion, various activities like a poster-making competition, a speech competition, and a mathematical quiz were conducted on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Dr. Uaday Singh from IIT Roorkee graced the celebrations as Guest Speaker. He delivered a talk on "The Contribution of Indian Mathematicians: An Overview" on Dec. 22, 2022.

While addressing the participants, Dr. Uaday Singh stated that the roots of Indian mathematics are held within the Vedic literature, which dates back nearly 4000 years. Indian mathematicians contributed immensely to this discipline and have given us the concept of zero, the techniques of algebra, algorithms, geometry and the decimal system. He discussed the contributions of Indian mathematicians of the ancient, medieval and modern eras, viz., Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, Bhaskara, Sri Dharacharya, Srinivasan Ramanujan, P.C. Mahalanobis, C.R. Rao, D.R. Kaprekar, Harish Chandra and many others.

Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari, the Vice-Chancellor, mentioned in his presidential address that India has a rich legacy of mathematical studies and that young scholars, while taking inspiration from iconic Indian mathematicians, need to accept the challenge to add more innovations in this discipline to further enrich this legacy. He urged teachers to teach mathematics in an interesting way to develop students’ interest in the subject.

During this programme, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Tiwari along with Dean Incharge Academics, Prof. R. Wusirika and HoD Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Dr. Deep Singh gave prizes to the winners of competitive events. Abhipsa Mohapatra and Sneha Kumari from Department of Pharmacology and Seeta Prajapati from Department of Geology obtained first position in the poster making and speech competition respectively. The team of Anirban Mallick, Anuj Kumar and Vishal Prajapati from Department of Mathematics & Statistics emerged as winners of a mathematical quiz competition.

At the outset, Prof. R.K. Wusirika, Dean Incharge Academics, welcomed the participants. Dr. Anoop Kumar introduced the guest speaker. Towards the end, Dr. Deep Singh, Head, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics gave a formal vote of thanks. Faculty, scholars, university students and students from different schools attended this programme.