List of Major Indian Mathematicians

List of Major Indian Mathematicians

S. No.	Mathematician	Period	Major Contributions / Achievements
1	Aryabhata	476–550 CE (approx.)	Wrote the Aryabhatiya, contributed to arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry and astronomical calculations, and gave an approximation of pi.
2	Brahmagupta	598–668 CE (approx.)	Developed important rules involving zero and negative numbers and contributed to algebra and geometry.
3	Bhaskara I	7th century CE	Explained Aryabhata's mathematical work and developed a notable approximation formula for the sine function.
4	Mahavira	9th century CE	Wrote the Ganita Sara Sangraha, covering arithmetic, fractions, geometry and algebra.
5	Bhaskara II (Bhaskaracharya)	1114–1185 CE	Authored Siddhanta Shiromani, including Lilavati and Bijaganita, with major contributions to arithmetic, algebra and astronomy.
6	Madhava of Sangamagrama	c. 1340–1425	Founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics; developed infinite-series methods for trigonometric functions and pi.
7	Nilakantha Somayaji	1444–1544	Contributed to astronomy and mathematical analysis, including a refined planetary model and infinite-series methods.
8	Jyeshthadeva	16th century	Authored the Yuktibhasa, a Malayalam work explaining mathematical proofs and results associated with the Kerala school.
9	Srinivasa Ramanujan	1887–1920	Made extraordinary contributions to number theory, infinite series, partitions and continued fractions.
10	D. R. Kaprekar	1905–1986	Known for recreational mathematics, Kaprekar's constant 6174 and investigations of number patterns.
11	Ganesh Prasad	1876–1935	Contributed to mathematical analysis, potential theory and the development of mathematical research in India.
12	Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis	1893–1972	Developed the Mahalanobis distance and made major contributions to statistics and large-scale sample surveys.
13	Harish-Chandra	1923–1983	Made influential contributions to representation theory, harmonic analysis and the theory of Lie groups.
14	K. S. Chandrasekharan	1920–2017	Contributed to analytic number theory, summability and mathematical research education in India.
15	Cal yampudi Radhakrishna Rao (C. R. Rao)	1920–2023	Renowned statistician whose work includes the Cramér–Rao bound, Rao–Blackwell theorem and major advances in statistical inference.
16	Manjul Bhargava	1974–present	Indian-origin mathematician known for major advances in number theory; awarded the Fields Medal in 2014.
17	Akshay Venkatesh	1981–present	Mathematician born in India whose research spans number theory, dynamics and representation theory; awarded the Fields Medal in 2018.
18	Neena Gupta	1984–present	Indian mathematician known for work in affine algebraic geometry, including a major contribution to the Zariski Cancellation Problem.
19	Supriya Kar	Contemporary	An Indian mathematics researcher; individual research contributions should be verified against an authoritative academic profile before inclusion in a definitive historical list.
20	Ritabrata Munshi	Contemporary	Indian mathematician known for research in number theory, particularly arithmetic aspects of automorphic forms and related topics.

Notes:

Ancient and medieval dates are often approximate because surviving historical records vary.
Ramanujan is particularly famous for his work in number theory and infinite series.
The Kerala school made important early contributions to infinite-series mathematics centuries before these methods became widely known in Europe.
Manjul Bhargava and Akshay Venkatesh are Fields Medal recipients; the Fields Medal is one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics.
This list includes mathematicians from different periods and mathematical disciplines; it is not a ranking.

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