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President of India, Mrs.
Pratibha Patil inaugurating the International Congress of
Mathematicians (ICM) 2010 in Hyderabad on August 19, 2010. Also seen
are the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh K. Rosaiah. |
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 President Patil
to inaugurate International Mathematicians Congress
in Hyderabad
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will
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Hyderabad:
Noting that mathematics inculcates the habit of rational thought and
promoted scientific temper, President Pratibha Patil today stressed
on the need for promotion of the subject among the young generation.
Inaugurating the nine-day
International Congress of Mathematicians at the Hyderabad
International Convention Centre here, Patil said, "The need for
understanding mathematics is necessary in all walks of life, be it
engineers, scientists or those working in the industry, finance or
social sciences."
"Mathematics is an integral part of India's science policy.
Economics and social sciences, once impervious to mathematics, are
coming increasingly under its influence.
There is an aesthetic component to its pursuit and it inculcates the
habit of rational thought," she said.
Noting that India's
engagement with mathematics dated back to some 3,000 years, the
President said the country had a rich mathematical heritage and has
been accorded a primary position among intellectual pursuits.
This is the first time that the ICM, organised every four years by
the International Mathematical Union (IMU), is being held in India.
More than 3,000 delegates from over 80 countries took part in the
event.
The President gave away prestigious Fields Medals, also called the
Maths Nobel, to four eminent mathematicians -- Elon Lindenstrauss
(Israel), Ngo Bao Chau (Vietnam), Stanislav Smirnov (Russia) and
Cedric Villani (France) -- in recognition of their contribution to
the field.
The newly-instituted Chern Prize for lifelong achievement
in mathematics was presented to Canadian Louis Nirenberg of New York
University.
The ICM coincides with the Centenary of founding of Indian
Mathematical Society and the silver jubilee year of Ramanujan
Mathematical Society.
World Chess champion Viswanathan Anand will
test his skills by playing chess simultaneously against 40
mathematicians on the sidelines of the mega event, Govindan
Rangarajan of the ICM Organising Committee said.
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