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Pi Day 2026: Google marks March 14 with interactive doodle celebrating the mathematical constant
March 14, 2026 10:38 am
Pi refers to the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The concept was popularised in 1988 when physicist Larry Shaw organised the first Pi Day event at the San Francisco Exploratorium.
International Mathematics Day 2026: Why it is observed on March 14? History, theme, significance
March 14, 2026 2:47 pm
International Mathematics Day 2026: The day is observed in schools and universities across the country to encourage young students to pursue mathematics and scientific research.
The Carrot Trick: Why 90% of people give the same answer
February 23, 2026 3:34 pm
Beyond entertainment, these psychological techniques have practical applications in various fields
How legendary mathematician Ramanujan published his first-ever papers in a Pune-based journal
January 09, 2026 2:22 pm
Despite its enduring legacy, the Indian Mathematical Society functions out of a room shared with an IGNOU centre at SPPU. It hopes to construct a Ganit Bhavan near Pune airport.
Why 'national' science has been obsessed with ancient history
January 13, 2026 5:20 pm
Today, when NCERT textbooks assert that Brahmagupta and Bhaskaracharya developed algebra independently and before Arab scholars, they repeat a logic that has haunted Indian scholarship for nearly two centuries. Such claims are framed as historical corrections. Yet, they obscure a complex reality: the compulsion to locate science in antiquity was itself a response to colonialism.
Campus Talk: With a skit, a race, and games, MSc students in Mumbai turn Math fun for school kids
December 23, 2025 4:18 pm
Every December, Sigmatics, Homi Bhabha State University’s annual mathematics festival, makes maths interesting—and less intimidating—for students from 20 schools.
National Mathematics Day 2025: Why is it celebrated on December 22?
December 22, 2025 5:00 pm
The observance was formally instituted by the Government of India in December 2011, and December 22 was designated as National Mathematics Day in recognition of Ramanujan’s extraordinary contributions to the discipline.
A curriculum without calculation: The risks of UGC’s math overhaul
November 28, 2025 5:05 pm
Rushed 'Indianisation' could weaken both math teaching and the discipline itself
DeepSeek’s new Math-V2 AI model can solve and self-verify complex theorems
November 29, 2025 9:09 am
DeepSeek-Math-V2 is said to match the performances of OpenAI and Google DeepMind’s models on problems from the International Maths Olympiad 2025.
You can’t build a strong India on a weak math curriculum. UGC’s new Mathematics curriculum needs to be scrapped
October 02, 2025 1:24 pm
Factual errors, weak core content, and misplaced priorities hurt students and scholarship. A complete redesign of this so-called model curriculum is a duty to India’s youth
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