Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and ...

athematics is, at its core, an art. Like painters, musicians or writers, mathematicians create and explore new worlds. They ...

For centuries, the concept of infinity has captivated mathematicians and philosophers alike, stretching far beyond the simple idea of endless counting. Recent groundbreaking discoveries, however, have ...

India has a rich ancient history of great achievements in mathematics which has been disseminated in the world and has led ...

On National Mathematics Day 2025, India remembers Srinivasa Ramanujan not just as a prodigy of numbers, but as a symbol of ...

When mathematician Georg Cantor first glimpsed the true nature of infinity, it changed mathematics forever. He demonstrated that infinity isn’t just endless—it exists in different sizes, each opening ...

Every year on December 22, India observes National Mathematics Day to commemorate the birth of Srinivasa Ramanujan, a mathematician whose life and work continue to hover between legend and rigorous ...

Although it has ancient roots, the meaning of infinity remains baffling, and it seems to have absolutely no bearing on everyday life. The mathematics of infinity is complex, but it isn’t simply a very ...

Srinivasa Ramanujan was a mathematician born and raised in Madras, India. He grew up impoverished, and didn’t have access to a traditional education, but he was gifted in mathematics. He was accepted ...

Six years ago, I taught for the first time a course on mathematics appreciation for nonscience majors. I remember having mixed feelings of excitement and apprehension before the course began. Until ...