Podcast 07 | IIT Bombay professors on Mathematics in India | Ft. Krishnan S. and Niranjan B. | Eng

In this special podcast, our YouTube channel speaks with Prof. Krishnan Sivasubramanian and Prof. Niranjan Balachandran from the Department of Mathematics, IIT Bombay. Prof. Krishnan Sivasubramanian has a PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Prof. Niranjan Balachandran has a PhD from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. We discuss several interesting topics with them, such as the International Mathematical Olympiad, JEE and IITs, mathematics in the world and India, mathematical institutes in India, the life of mathematicians, etc.

JEE and IITs, mathematical institutions and research in India, and where we stand compared to other countries.

0:00 Highlights
1:28 Introduction
3:29 Importance of IMO
6:58 IMO participants improve
11:48 China dominating IMOs
17:36 Are IMOs getting tougher
22:06 How to qualify for IMO
31:42 Experiencing IMOs
43:31 Mathematics and chess
51:06 Math institutes in India
55:15 The Life of a Mathematician
1:04:40 Mathematician jokes
1:07:56 Rapid-fire round
1:14:28 Conclusion

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