Prof. M.S. Raghunathan

A leading expert in the Theory of Lie groups, Prof. Raghunathan has won international recognition for his pioneering research in this area.

Formerly the Head of the National Centre for Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and a professor of eminence at TIFR in Homi Bhabha Chair, he is one of the few Indian mathematicians to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize for his contributions to mathematics. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards. Prof. Raghunathan has also played an important role in the promotion of mathematics through various scientific bodies, in both advisory and administrative capacities. He organized the Ramanujan centenary celebrations in Chennai in 1987, with an international conference attended by the foremost number theorists. His most important and comprehensive contribution in this sphere has been his role in the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM). Raghunathan was a member of the Board since it was formed in 1983 and became its chairman in 1987. He went on to serve till 2010.