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India’s Space Age Triumph (Science)

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Mathematics inspires much fear in many individuals yet its utility cannot be disregarded. Every aspect of human life is governed by the laws of mathematics. Humanity’s greatest scientific achievements have been the result of the optimal use of mathematics. Indian scientist, Dr K Radhakrishnan, presently chairman of Indian Institutes of Engineering Science and Technology, spoke at the DD Kosambi Festival of Ideas on Mathematics and Space Missions. The necessity of studying mathematics was imposed on the young students in the audience, stressing its usage in daily life as well as professional life. Growing up in a family that had three teachers of mathematics, including his mother, Dr K Radhakrishnan’s first love was mathematics, in school and college. It is, therefore, not surprising he was very enthusiastic in his approach when delivering his speech. Mathematician and historian DD Kosambi’s paper, Precessions of an Elliptical Orbit in 1930, connects him closely to the subject of the ta