Women Mathematicians in Indian Folklore

Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts, including mathematics.

Brahmagupta was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 6th century CE. He is credited with developing the concept of zero and the decimal system.

A.G. Ramakrishnan was the first woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics from an Indian university, in 1954.

Manjul Bhargava is an Indian-American mathematician who is known for his work on number theory and Diophantine equations. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2014.

Shakuntala Devi was an Indian mathematician who was known for her extraordinary ability to perform complex mathematical calculations mentally. She was often referred to as the 'Human Computer' of India.

Noga Alon is an Israeli mathematician who is known for her work on graph theory and combinatorial optimization. She is a professor at Tel Aviv University and a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Neena Gupta is an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on number theory and Diophantine equations. She was awarded the Ramanujan Prize in 2014.

Vyjayanthi Chari is an Indian-American mathematician who is known for her work on algebraic geometry and representation theory. She is a professor at the University of California, San Diego.

Rohini Godbole is an Indian physicist who is known for her work on particle physics and cosmology. She was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 2011.

Sunder Ramaswamy is an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on partial differential equations and fluid dynamics. She is a professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Manjul Bhargava is an Indian-American mathematician who is known for his work on number theory and Diophantine equations. He was awarded the Infosys Prize in Mathematical Sciences in 2014.

Sucharita Gopalakrishnan is an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on algebraic topology and knot theory. She is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

Neena Gupta is an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on number theory and Diophantine equations. She was awarded the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize in 2014.

Gautam Bharali is an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on complex analysis and geometric function theory. She is a professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Manjul Bhargava is an Indian-American mathematician who is known for his work on number theory and Diophantine equations. He was awarded the TWAS Prize in Mathematics in 2014.