Indian Mathematical Society
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Indian Mathematical Society (IMS) is the oldest organization in India
devoted to the promotion of study and research in mathematics
. The Society was founded in April 1907 by V. Ramaswamy Aiyer
with its head-quarters at Pune
. The Society started its activities under the name Analytic Club and the name was soon changed to Indian Mathematical Club. After the adoption of a new constitution in 1910, the society acquired its present name, namely, the Indian Mathematical Society. The first president of the Society was B. Hanumantha Rao.
The 1911 volume of the Journal contains one of the earliest contributions of the India
n mathematician
Srinivasa Ramanujan
. It was in the form of a set of questions. A fifteen page paper entitled Some properties of Bernoulli Numbers contributed by Srinivasa Ramanujan
also appeared in the same 1911 volume of the Journal.
The Mathematics Student usually contains the texts of addresses, talks and lectures delivered at the Annual Conferences of the Society, the abstracts of research papers presented at the Annual Conferences, and the Proceedings of the Society's Annual Conferences, and also research papers, expository and popular articles, and book reviews.
, the first Prime Minister
of India
.
The Council of the Indian Mathematical Society, 2010 - 2011
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
devoted to the promotion of study and research in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
. The Society was founded in April 1907 by V. Ramaswamy Aiyer
V. Ramaswamy Aiyer
V. Ramaswamy Aiyer was a civil servant in the Madras Provincial Service. In 1907, along with a group of friends, he founded the Indian Mathematical Society with headquarters in Pune. He was the first Secretary of the Society and acted in that position until 1910...
with its head-quarters at Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
. The Society started its activities under the name Analytic Club and the name was soon changed to Indian Mathematical Club. After the adoption of a new constitution in 1910, the society acquired its present name, namely, the Indian Mathematical Society. The first president of the Society was B. Hanumantha Rao.
Publications
The Society publishes two periodicals both of which are quarterly:- The Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society ( JIMS : ISSN 019-5839 )
- The Mathematics Student ( Math Student : ISSN 0025-5742 )
The 1911 volume of the Journal contains one of the earliest contributions of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Srīnivāsa Aiyangār Rāmānujan FRS, better known as Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan was a Indian mathematician and autodidact who, with almost no formal training in pure mathematics, made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series and continued fractions...
. It was in the form of a set of questions. A fifteen page paper entitled Some properties of Bernoulli Numbers contributed by Srinivasa Ramanujan
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Srīnivāsa Aiyangār Rāmānujan FRS, better known as Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan was a Indian mathematician and autodidact who, with almost no formal training in pure mathematics, made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series and continued fractions...
also appeared in the same 1911 volume of the Journal.
The Mathematics Student usually contains the texts of addresses, talks and lectures delivered at the Annual Conferences of the Society, the abstracts of research papers presented at the Annual Conferences, and the Proceedings of the Society's Annual Conferences, and also research papers, expository and popular articles, and book reviews.
Annual Conferences
The first Annual Conference of the Society was held at Madras in 1916. The second conference was held at Bombay in 1919. From that time on, a conference was held every two years until 1951 when it was decided to hold the conferences annually. The twenty-fifth Conference was held at Allahabad in 1959 which was inaugurated by Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...
, the first Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Memorial Award Lectures
During every Annual Conference, the following Memorial Award Lectures are arranged as a part of the Academic Programme:- P.L. BhatnagarPrabhu Lal BhatnagarPrabhu Lal Bhatnagar , commonly addressed as P. L. Bhatnagar, was an Indian mathematician known for his contribution to the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook collision model used in Lattice Boltzmann methods .-Early years:...
Memorial Award Lecture (instituted in 1987). - Srinivasa RamanujanSrinivasa RamanujanSrīnivāsa Aiyangār Rāmānujan FRS, better known as Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan was a Indian mathematician and autodidact who, with almost no formal training in pure mathematics, made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series and continued fractions...
Memorial Award Lecture (instituted in 1990). - V. Ramaswamy AiyerV. Ramaswamy AiyerV. Ramaswamy Aiyer was a civil servant in the Madras Provincial Service. In 1907, along with a group of friends, he founded the Indian Mathematical Society with headquarters in Pune. He was the first Secretary of the Society and acted in that position until 1910...
Memorial Award Lecture (instituted in 1990). - Hansraj GuptaHansraj GuptaHansraj Gupta was an Indian mathematician specialising in number theory, in particular the study of the partition function.-Biography:...
Memorial Award Lecture (instituted in 1990). - Ganesh PrasadGanesh PrasadGanesh Prasad was an Indian mathematician who specialized in the theory of potentials, theory of functions of a real variable, Fourier series and the theory of surfaces. He was trained at the Universities of Cambridge and Göttingen and on return to India he helped develop the culture of...
Memorial Award Lecture (instituted in 1993 and delivered every alternate year).
P.L. Bhatnagar Memorial Prize
This Prize is awarded annually to the top scorer of the Indian team at the International Mathematical Olympiad. It consists of a cash of Rs. 1000/- and a Certificate. The award is presented during the Inaugural Session of the Annual Conference of the Indian Mathematical Society.Prizes for research paper presentations
The Society holds, during its Annual Conferences, a Special Session of Paper Presentation Competition and Prizes are awarded to the best research paper in various areas. This Special Session is held as a part of the Academic Programme.- Six IMS Prizes for papers in the areas of algebra, geometry, topology, functional analysis, differential geometry, discrete mathematics, number theory, operations research, fluid dynamics, biomathematics and computer science.
- AMU Prize for papers in the areas of algebra, functional analysis and differential geometry.
- V.M. Shah Prize for papers in analysis.
Council of the Society
The Indian Mathematical Society is governed by a Council. The Council includes nine office bearers of the Society.The Council of the Indian Mathematical Society, 2010 - 2011
| Sl. No. | Office | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | President | R. Sridharan | Chennai Mathematical Institute Chennai Mathematical Institute Chennai Mathematical Institute is a research and education institute in Chennai, India. It was founded by the SPIC Science Foundation in 1989, and offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate programmes in physics, mathematics and computer science, besides its key strength in the form of high-end... , Chennai Chennai Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India... |
| 2 | Immediate Past President | Peeyush Chandra | IIT, Kanpur |
| 3 | General Secretary | V.M. Shah | MS University of Baroda Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, commonly referred as M. S. University , is a university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India... , Vadodara Vadodara Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million... |
| 4 | Academic Secretary | Satya Deo | Harish-Chandra Research Institute Harish-Chandra Research Institute The Harish-Chandra Research Institute is a research institution, named after the mathematician Harish-Chandra, located in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is an autonomous institute, funded by the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India... , Allahabad Allahabad Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,... |
| 5 | Administrative Secretary | S.B. Nimse | SRT Marathawada University, Namded, Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India... |
| 6 | Treasurer | S.K. Nimbhorkar | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathawada University, Aurangabad |
| 7 | Editor (The Journal of IMS) | N.K. Thakare | Pune University, Pune Pune Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ... |
| 8 | Editor (The Mathematics Student) | J.R. Patadia | MS University of Baroda Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, commonly referred as M. S. University , is a university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India... , Vadodara Vadodara Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million... |
| 9 | Librarian | K. Pathasarathy | Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Chennai Chennai Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India... |
1907 – 1949
| 1907-12 | B. Hanumantha Rao |
| 1912-15 | R.N. Apte |
| 1915-15 | E. W. Middlemast E. W. Middlemast Edgar William Middlemast was a British mathematician and educator in India in the early twentieth century. He served as the Deputy Director of the Department of Public Instruction, Madras Presidency, as Professor of Mathematics at the Presidency College, Madras from 1910 and as Principal of the... |
| 1915-17 | R. Ramachandra Rao R. Ramachandra Rao Diwan Bahadur Raghunatha Rao Ramachandra Rao was an Indian civil servant, mathematician and social and political activist who served as District Collector in British India.- Early life and education :... |
| 1917-21 | A.C.L. Wilkinson |
| 1921-26 | H. Balakram |
| 1926-30 | V. Ramaswamy Aiyer V. Ramaswamy Aiyer V. Ramaswamy Aiyer was a civil servant in the Madras Provincial Service. In 1907, along with a group of friends, he founded the Indian Mathematical Society with headquarters in Pune. He was the first Secretary of the Society and acted in that position until 1910... |
| 1930-32 | M.T. Naraniengar |
| 1932-34 | P. V. Seshu Iyer |
| 1934-36 | H.G. Gharpure |
| 1936-40 | R.P. Paranjape |
| 1940-42 | R. Vaidyanathswamy |
| 1942-47 | F.W. Levy |
| 1947-49 | M.R. Siddiqui |
1949 – 1975
| 1949-51 | A. Narasinga Rao |
| 1951-53 | T. Vijayraghavan |
| 1953-57 | Ram Behar |
| 1957-59 | V. Ganapathy Iyer |
| 1959-60 | B.S. Madhav Rao |
| 1960-61 | B.N. Prasad |
| 1961-62 | B.S. Madhav Rao |
| 1962-63 | C.N. Srinivasienger |
| 1963-64 | Hansaraj Gupta |
| 1964-66 | P.L. Bhatanagar Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar , commonly addressed as P. L. Bhatnagar, was an Indian mathematician known for his contribution to the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook collision model used in Lattice Boltzmann methods .-Early years:... |
| 1966-68 | R.S. Verma |
| 1968-69 | P.L. Bhatanagar Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar , commonly addressed as P. L. Bhatnagar, was an Indian mathematician known for his contribution to the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook collision model used in Lattice Boltzmann methods .-Early years:... |
| 1969-70 | R.P. Bambah |
| 1970-71 | M. Venkatraman |
| 1971-73 | J.N. Kapoor |
| 1973-74 | K.G. Ramanathan |
| 1974-75 | V. Krishnamurthy |
1975 – 2000
| 1975-77 | P.C. Vaidya P. C. Vaidya Prahalad Chunnilal Vaidya , was an Indian physicist and mathematician, renowned for his instrumental work in general theory of relativity... |
| 1977-79 | U.N. Singh |
| 1979-81 | K. Venkatchelienger |
| 1981-82 | V.V. Naralikar |
| 1982-84 | R.S. Mishra |
| 1984-85 | R.P. Agarwal |
| 1985-86 | S.D. Chopra |
| 1986-87 | H.C. Khare |
| 1987-88 | V. Singh |
| 1988-89 | M.K. Singal |
| 1989-90 | M.P. Singh |
| 1990-91 | V.M. Shah |
| 1991-92 | D.K. Sinha |
| 1992-93 | V. Kannan |
| 1993-94 | U.P. Singh |
| 1994-95 | H.P. Dixit |
| 1995-96 | N.K. Thakare |
| 1996-97 | S. Bhargava |
| 1997-98 | A.R. Singal |
| 1998-99 | B.K. Lahiri |
| 1999-00 | A.S. Gupta |
2000 – 2011
| 2000-01 | Satya Deo |
| 2001-02 | P.V. Arunachalam |
| 2002-03 | M.A. Pathan |
| 2003-04 | T. Parthasarathy |
| 2004-05 | T. Thrivikraman |
| 2005-06 | Sarvajit Singh |
| 2006-07 | I.B.S. Passi |
| 2007-08 | R.B. Bapat |
| 2008-09 | A.K. Agarwal |
| 2009-10 | Peeyush Chandra |
| 2010-11 | R. Sridharan |
List of other mathematical societies in India
- Allahabad Mathematical Society http://www.amsallahabad.org/http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Societies/Allahabad.html
- Bharata Ganita Parishd (formerly, Banars Mathematical Society)http://lkouniv.ac.in/dept_math.htm
- Bihar Mathematical Societyhttp://www.brabu.net/bms/leaflet.pdf
- Calcutta Mathematical SocietyCalcutta Mathematical SocietyThe Calcutta Mathematical Society is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education in India...
- Gujarat Mathematical Societyhttp://www.imsc.res.in/~iagrg/IagrgSite/News/Obituary.pdf
- Kerala Mathematical AssociationKerala Mathematical AssociationKerala Mathematical Association is an organization established in 1962 to serve the mathematical community comprising students, teachers and researchers inside Kerala and outside. It has a membership of around 1000 of which nearly half are life members and about 300 are from outside Kerala and...
- Marathwada Mathematical Society (founded in 1999)
- Orissa Mathematical Societyhttp://www.omsonnet.com/
- Punjab Mathematical Societyhttp://www.pmaths.org/
- Rajasthan Ganita Parishdhttp://www.curaj.ac.in/21%20National%20Conference.pdf
- Ramanujan Mathematical Societyhttp://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Societies/Ramanujan.html
- Tripura Mathematical Society