NiSERCast

Our guest in this first episode of NiSERCast is Prof. Varadharajan Muruganandam, from the School of Mathematical Sciences at NISER. In this episode, we discuss his long journey in academia — his PhD days at IIT Kanpur, teaching at Pondicherry University, his experiences teaching in France, and setting up institutes like NISER. We also touch upon the impact of computers on academia and, in particular, research in mathematics.Listen in to hear about his meandering journey as an Indian academic!Episode Notes:Ravi Shankar and Carnatic musicMadurai Kamaraj UniversityMarshall Stone and Stone–Weierstrass theoremIndian Statistical Institute (ISI), KolkataIndian Institute of Technology (IIT), KanpurUB TewariHenry HelsonMathematical ReviewsHarmonic analysisHarish-ChandraVS VaradarajanTata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)Madras Presidency CollegeWeierstrass p-functionsKronecker's theoremStirling's formulaFour color theoremHarmonic seriesLeonhard EulerGeorg CantorMoore machine, Punch cards and Intel processors (286, 386, and Pentium)(LaTeX)David HilbertFelix KleinUniversity of PoitiersPierre DeligneNicholas VaropoulosPV Narasimha RaoHyderabad University, Pondicherry University, Benaras Hindu UniversityS Kumaresan, VS Sunder, and Mathematics Training and Talent Search ProgrammeRené Descartes and Cartesian coordinatesGH HardyGeorge Mallory, Tenzing Norgay, and Edmund HillaryJordan curve theoremThiruvalluvar

NiSERCast is a podcast brought to you by NISER Science Activities Club; we invite scientists as guests and talk to them about their research and what life in academia is like. In this episode, Hradini and Ayush introduce the podcast and talk about the target audience.Episode Notes:National Institute of Science Education and ResearchNiSERCast website