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About the Organizers The Host Institute Founded in 1917 by the great educationist and philanthropist, Rai Kedar Nath, Ramjas College is one of the oldest colleges of Delhi, offering degrees in the liberal arts and the sciences. It is an offspring of Ramjas Foundation (that runs schools and educational institutions in Delhi), founded by Rai Kedar Nath in 1912 in memory of his father Lala Ramjas Mal. The College today boasts of a spacious campus, a state-of-the-art infrastructure and an esteemed faculty trained at leading universities in India and abroad. The campus is beautiful, green and pollution free and part of the sprawling campus of the University of Delhi. The college houses the registered office of the Indian Society for History of Mathematics (ISHM) and is globally known for organizing national and international conferences, workshops and symposiums on history of mathematics, nanotechnology and many other areas. Indian Society for History of Mathematics Indian Society for History of Mathematics (ISHM) was founded by Late Professor Udita Narayana Singh in the year 1978. The Society aims to promote studies in History of Mathematical Sciences, and to create awareness in the community about the subject, providing a forum for exposition of ideas by way of organizing periodic national and international meetings on the subject. The ISHM has also been bringing out its Bulletin, Ganita Bharati, ever since inception. For more details on the activities of the Society, please refer to the website www.indianshm.com. The Host City Delhi, the capital of India, is the eighth largest metropolis in the world. Situated in north central India it has a population of over 16.7 million . It unwinds a picture rich with culture, architecture and human diversity, deep in history, monuments, museums, galleries, and gardens. It is a fusion of the ancient and the modern. Comprising of two contrasting yet harmonious parts, the Old Delhi and New Delhi, the city is a travel hub of Northern India. The city is well connected by road and metro rail. One can reach Delhi University north campus easily from any Railway Station or Airport by cab, bus or Metro. The weather in the month of November is pleasant with temperature ranging between 29 o and 12 o . Light warm clothes are recommended for mornings and nights. Local Hospitality Registered participants will be provided with free Seminar kit, lunch, banquet and tea/coffee at the venue. Shared accommodation for the outstation participants can be arranged in the Guest Houses on request and on availability. Free local transport between the venue and the assigned guest-houses shall be provided. Those interested in accommodation in nearby city hotels on payment basis may request for the same. Cultural programs and sight-seeing tours to nearby places and historical monuments are proposed to be arranged for the participants. INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS An event celebrating the National Mathematics Year 2012 to commemorate 125 th Birth Year of Srinivasa Ramanujan (November 19-20, 2012) Organized by Ramjas College, Delhi University (http://ramjascollege.edu) AND Indian Society for History of Mathematics (http://www.indianshm.com) Co-Sponsored by International Commission for the History of Mathematics (http://www.unizar.es/ichm) Venue: Ramjas College, Delhi 110007, India Financial Support N.B.H.M. I.C.H.M U.G.C. D.S.T. C.S.I.R. I.N.S.A. I.C.H.R International Seminar on History of Mathematics An event celebrating the National Mathematics Year 2012 to commemorate 125 th Birth Year of Srinivasa Ramanujan (November 19-20, 2012) Participant’s Registration Form First Name: ……………………………. …...……...Surname :.……………...…….….….………. . Sex: M/F………………………………………..…..…… Age:…………..…...…….………..……….… Position:……………………………………………………………………………….………………...… Affiliation:……………………………………………………………………………….……...………… Mailing address: …………………………………………………………………….….……..……… ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………… Telephone: (Off.) ……………………………………………(Fax)…………….……...…………… (Res./Mob.)…………………………………………………………………………….…….………….. Email:………………………………………………………..…………………………….…….………… Accompanying persons (with Name(s) & Relationship): ………….…………………. ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Payment Details (Please include charges for each accompanying person): DD/Local Cheque No…………………………….. Amount………………………….…………. Drawn on………………………………………….….……Dated:………………………..….2012. Arrival schedule:………………………………….……………………..…………………….……… Departure schedule: ………………………………………………………..……………….……… Whether accommodation required: Yes/No…………………………………………….… Title of Talk/Paper to be Presented: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… Place:………………………..... Date:…………………………... Signature:………………… Note: Please send the filled out form along with Draft/Local Cheque to the Convenor, latest by October 30, 2012.

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About the Organizers

The Host Institute

Founded in 1917 by the great educationist and philanthropist, Rai Kedar Nath, Ramjas College is one of the oldest colleges of Delhi, offering degrees in the liberal arts and the sciences. It is an offspring of Ramjas Foundation (that runs schools and educational institutions in Delhi), founded by Rai Kedar Nath in 1912 in memory of his father Lala Ramjas Mal. The College today boasts of a spacious campus, a state-of-the-art infrastructure and an esteemed faculty trained at leading universities in India and abroad. The campus is beautiful, green and pollution free and part of the sprawling campus of the University of Delhi. The college houses the registered office of the Indian Society for History of Mathematics (ISHM) and is globally known for organizing national and international conferences, workshops and symposiums on history of mathematics, nanotechnology and many other areas.

Indian Society for History of Mathematics

Indian Society for History of Mathematics (ISHM) was founded by Late Professor Udita Narayana Singh in the year 1978. The Society aims to promote studies in History of Mathematical Sciences, and to create awareness in the community about the subject, providing a forum for exposition of ideas by way of organizing periodic national and international meetings on the subject. The ISHM has also been bringing out its Bulletin, Ganita Bharati, ever since inception. For more details on the activities of the Society, please refer to the website www.indianshm.com.

The Host City Delhi, the capital of India, is the eighth largest metropolis in the world. Situated in north central India it has a population of over 16.7 million . It unwinds a picture rich with culture, architecture and human diversity, deep in history, monuments, museums, galleries, and gardens. It is a fusion of the ancient and the modern. Comprising of two contrasting yet harmonious parts, the Old Delhi and New Delhi, the city is a travel hub of Northern India. The city is well connected by road and metro rail. One can reach Delhi University north campus easily from any Railway Station or Airport by cab, bus or Metro. The weather in the month of November is pleasant with temperature ranging between 29o and 12o. Light warm clothes are recommended for mornings and nights.

Local Hospitality Registered participants will be provided with free Seminar kit, lunch, banquet and tea/coffee at the venue. Shared accommodation for the outstation participants can be arranged in the Guest Houses on request and on availability. Free local transport between the venue and the assigned guest-houses shall be provided. Those interested in accommodation in nearby city hotels on payment basis may request for the same. Cultural programs and sight-seeing tours to nearby places and historical monuments are proposed to be arranged for the participants.

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS

An event celebrating the National Mathematics Year 2012 to commemorate

125th Birth Year of Srinivasa Ramanujan

(November 19-20, 2012)

Organized by

Ramjas College, Delhi University

(http://ramjascollege.edu)

AND

Indian Society for History of

Mathematics

(http://www.indianshm.com)

Co-Sponsored by

International Commission for the

History of Mathematics

(http://www.unizar.es/ichm)

Venue:

Ramjas College, Delhi 110007, India

Financial Support

N.B.H.M. I.C.H.M U.G.C. D.S.T. C.S.I.R. I.N.S.A. I.C.H.R

International Seminar on History of Mathematics

An event celebrating the National Mathematics Year 2012 to commemorate 125th Birth Year of

Srinivasa Ramanujan

(November 19-20, 2012)

Participant’s Registration Form

First Name: ……………………………. …...……...Surname :.……………...…….….….………. .

Sex: M/F………………………………………..…..…… Age:…………..…...…….………..……….…

Position:……………………………………………………………………………….………………...…

Affiliation:……………………………………………………………………………….……...…………

Mailing address: …………………………………………………………………….….……..………

………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………

Telephone: (Off.) ……………………………………………(Fax)…………….……...……………

(Res./Mob.)…………………………………………………………………………….…….…………..

Email:………………………………………………………..…………………………….…….…………

Accompanying persons (with Name(s) & Relationship): ………….………………….

….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Payment Details (Please include charges for each accompanying person):

DD/Local Cheque No…………………………….. Amount………………………….………….

Drawn on………………………………………….….……Dated:………………………..….2012.

Arrival schedule:………………………………….……………………..…………………….………

Departure schedule: ………………………………………………………..……………….………

Whether accommodation required: Yes/No…………………………………………….…

Title of Talk/Paper to be Presented:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……

Place:……………………….....

Date:…………………………... Signature:…………………

Note: Please send the filled out form along with Draft/Local Cheque to the Convenor, latest by October 30, 2012.

Academic Programme Committee: S L Singh, Rishikesh, Chairman

B K Dass, Dept. of Mathematics, DU Delhi

M C Joshi, Dept. of Mathematics, KU Nainital

Ajay Kumar, Dept. of Mathematics, DU Delhi

Man Mohan, Ramjas College, Delhi

K Ramsubramanian, IIT Mumbai

Shyam Gupta, Dept. of Comp. Science, IIT Delhi

Ajit Iqbal Singh, Dept. of Mathematics, ISI Delhi

R K Sharma, Dept. of Mathematics, IIT Delhi

Local Organizing Committee: Principal Rajendra Prasad, Ramjas College, Delhi , Chairman

Man Mohan, Ramjas College, Delhi, Convenor

Ruchika Verma, Ramjas College, Delhi, Co-Convenor

Convenors of various Committees:

H G Gupta, Ramjas College, Delhi , Finance

A K Gupta, Ramjas College, Delhi , Reception & Registration

Neelam Lau, Ramjas College, Delhi , Food & Refreshments

Praveen Kumar, Ramjas College, Delhi , Souvenir & Abstracts

Shishir Kumar Jha, Ramjas College, Delhi , Press & Publicity

Narender Pushkarna, Ramjas College, Delhi , Transport & Accommodation

Anuradha Rajkonwar Chetiya, Ramjas College, Delhi , Cultural Program

M Ojit Kumar Singh, Ramjas College, Delhi , Technical Arrangements

Munesh Chakravortty, Ramjas College, Delhi , Decoration

Some Expected Participants: A.K. Agarwal, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India

Ajay Kumar, Dept. of Mathematics, Delhi University, India

Ajit Iqbal Singh, ISI Delhi, Delhi, India

Alejandro R. Garciadiego, Cd Universitaria, Me xico

Anjing QU, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province , China

Assieh Sokhan Sheno Haghi, Hamidian Ave, asht, Iran

Athanase Papadopoulos, Strashurg Cedex, France

B K Dass, Dean, Fac of Math. Sciences, Delhi University, India

BhuDev Sharma, JIIT University, NOIDA, India

CHEN Yiwen, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China

D.S. Hooda, Jaypee Univ. of Engg. & Technology, GUNA, India

Gregg De Young, The American University in Cairo, Egypt

Dinesh Singh, Vice Chancellor, Delhi University, Delhi, India

Evelyne Barbin, UFR Sc. & Tech., University of Nantes, France

Hans Raj Joshi, York University, Canada

Hukum Singh, N C E R T New Delhi, India

Jamnadas R Patadia, Ex-MS Univ. Baroda, Vadodara, India

Jayant Shah, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA

Jens Høyrup, Roskilde University, Denmark

June Barrow-Green, Editor, HM and EC-ICHM, The Open University, U.K.

K Ramsubramanian, IIT Mumbai, Mumbai , India

K. Srinivasa Rao, Ex. Institute of Math. Sciences, Chennai

Kim Plofker, Union College, Schenectady NY, USA

Leo Corry, Tel Aviv University, Israel

A b o u t t h e S e m i n a r The Seminar will cover all aspects of the history of mathematical sciences, with forbearance on societal needs. The deliberations of the Seminar shall cover the following areas in various sessions:

Life, Works and Achievements of Srinivasa Ramanujan

History of Mathematics in Educational Curricula

Source works and Biographies of Mathematicians

Ancient Indian Mathematics

Mathematics and Indigenous Cultures of the World

Historical aspects of Modern Mathematics

The academic sessions will consist of invited talks, Panel Discussions and paper presentations. Special sessions/Symposium are planned to discuss life and achievements of the legendary genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, on Day 1, in celebration of National Mathematics Year to commemorate his 125th birth anniversary. These could be of 2 to 2½ hours each. On Day 2, a Panel Discussion is planned to discuss Introduction of History of Mathematics in Educational Curricula at Graduate and higher levels.

Call for Papers Papers pertaining to the topics listed above areas are invited for the Seminar. Abstracts of the papers should be submitted by September 30, 2012, and the full versions should be sent by October 30, 2012.

Registration Fee

The Registration fee of US $50 for foreign participants and Rs.500 for participants from India is payable latest by 30th October, 2012. Add same charges for each accompanying person. All payments should be made either by a local Cheque or a Demand Draft/Bank Cheque drawn in favour of Society for History of Mathematics, India and payable at Delhi. The fee can also be paid in cash upon registration at the counter in Delhi.

T h e S e m i n a r O r g a n i z a t i o n Patron: Dinesh Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Delhi University

Central Advisory Committee:

M S Raghunathan, IIT Mumbai , Mumbai, India

Mahesh Joshi, Kumaun Univ., Nainital, India

Maryam Zamani, Imam Khomeini blvd , Iran

Mohammad Bagheri, Teheran, Iran

Mona Singh, P.O. Box 41576-88938, Rasht, Iran

Morteza SOMI, Pol-e Aragh Square, Rasht, Iran

Nayandeep Deka Baruah, Tezpur Univ., Tezpur, India

Niccolo Guicciardini, Editor Historia Mathematica, EC- ICHM, Italy

Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat, Paris, France

R K Sharma, Dept. of Mathematics, IIT Delhi, India

R S Kaushal, Dept. of Physics, D.U., Delhi, India

S G Dani, President ISHM, TIFR, Mumbai, India

S Geetha Rao, Ramanujan Inst. for Adv. Study , Chennai, India

S L Singh, Adm. Secy ISHM, Rishikesh, India

Saeed S Hashemi, Imam Hussain Univ., Iran; Ambassador at Hungary

Satish Bhatnagar, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA

Sergio Nobre, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil

Shyam Gupta, Dept. of, Computer Science, IIT Delhi, India

Simfumene Stofile, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha M-5117, South Africa

Subhash Kak, Oklahoma State University, OK 74078 USA

Swaminath Mishra, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha , South Africa

TANG Quan, Xianyang Normal University, Shaanxi Province, China

V. M. Mallayya, Mar Ivions College, Trivendrum, India

Wang Chang, Northwest University, Taibai North-Road, Xi’an, China

Winter Sinkala, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

XU Chuansheng, Linyi University, Shandong Province, China

YANG Rui, Physics and Optics Engg. Xi'an Univ. of Arts and Science, China

Yukio-Ohashi, Hiroo, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150, Japan

ZHAO Jiwei, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China

Seminar Communications:

All communications regarding academic aspects to:

S L SINGH

Chairman, Acad. Program Committee, ISHM-2012

& Administrative Secretary, ISHM 21, Govind Nagar

Rishikesh 249201, India E-mail: [email protected] Mob: +91-9412025236

All communications regarding local hospitality to:

MAN MOHAN

Convenor, ISHM-2012, & Treasurer ISHM Department of Mathematics

Ramjas College, Delhi University

Delhi 110007, India E-mail: [email protected] Mob: 9811842820

RUCHIKA VERMA

Co-Convenor, ISHM-2012 Department of Mathematics

Ramjas College, Delhi University

Delhi 110007, India E-mail: [email protected] Mob: +91-9212903280

S G Dani, President ISHM, Mumbai

Mohmd. Bagheri, Iran

Bruce C. Berndt, USA

Glen Van Brummelen, QU Canada

B K Dass, DU, Delhi

Liu Dun, Pres.IUHPS/DHS, Beijing

R C Gupta, Jhansi

Shyam Gupta, IIT Delhi

Takao Hayashi, Kyoto

Jan P. Hogendijk, The Netherlands

Jens Høyrup, Denmark

George G. Joseph, Manchester

Hans Raj Joshi, YU Canada

M C Joshi, KU Nainital

Eberhard Knobloch, Berlin

Ravi Kulkarni, IIT Mumbai

Ajay Kumar, DU Delhi

G S Pandey, Ujjain

Athanase Papadopoulos, France

Kim Plofker, USA

M S Raghunathan, IIT Mumbai

K Ramsubramanian, IIT Mumbai

R K Sharma, IIT Delhi

Ajit Iqbal Singh, ISI Delhi

S L Singh, Rishikesh

Umberto Bottazzini, Milano, Italy