Indian Women Mathematicians

Gargi Vachaknavi was an ancient Indian philosopher and mathematician who lived around the 6th century BCE. She is mentioned in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and is known for her contributions to Vedic mathematics.

Lilavati was an Indian mathematician who lived in the 12th century CE. She is known for her work on the Fibonacci sequence, which she described in her book Lilavati.

Sarada K. Menon was an Indian mathematician who received her doctorate in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1931. She was the first Indian woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics.

D. K. Som was an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on number theory and Diophantine equations. She was the first Indian woman to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Shakuntala Devi was an Indian mathematician who is known for her exceptional mental calculation abilities. She was able to perform complex calculations in her head, earning her the title of 'Human Computer'.

C. S. Lakshmi is an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. She is the first Indian woman to be elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.

R. Padma is an Indian mathematician who is known for her contributions to the study of modular forms and automorphic forms. She is the first Indian woman to be elected a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.

Sujatha Ramdorai is an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on representation theory and algebraic groups. She is the first Indian woman to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Neena Gupta is an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on number theory and algebraic geometry. She is the first Indian woman to be elected a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.

Sujatha Ramdorai is an Indian mathematician who is known for her contributions to the study of topology and knot theory. She is the first Indian woman to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

C. S. Lakshmi is an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. She is the first Indian woman to be elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.

R. Padma is an Indian mathematician who is known for her contributions to the study of modular forms and automorphic forms. She is the first Indian woman to be elected a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.

Sujatha Ramdorai is an Indian mathematician who is known for her work on representation theory and algebraic groups. She is the first Indian woman to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.