Age 24: Somehow, his mathematics notebooks started getting circulated in Math community of Madras and lands with the Secretary of Indian Mathematical Society.

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At Harvard (class of '72) he studied mathematics and he maintains his interest in the world of figures, socializing with math professors and even moderating a discussion about the solution of Fermat's Last Theorem.

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If I cite a math major who did wonderful math work after attending a state school is that reason enough to increase subsidies for mathematics?

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