Media Release
Udupi, Dec 24: The department of Mathematics in association with the faculty chapter of Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE) of Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management (SMVITM), Bantakal organised an invited talk on December 23 on the occasion of ‘National Mathematics Day’ to commemorate 137th birthday of the great Indian Mathematician Shri Srinivasa Ramanujan. Prashanth Beloor, lecturer of Mathematics, Viveka P U College, Kota was the resource person.
He said that Mathematics teaches us, that every problem has a solution and sometimes it has got multiple solutions which can be applied to real life with a strong mathematical base. Also, life is a Mathematics equation which teaches how to change negatives into positives and it will be applied from the preparation of tea to science and technology. He mentioned about the importance of the National Mathematics Day by saluting the great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan who gave Indian fame worldwide.
Dr Lolita Priya Castelino, head, department of Mathematics, welcomed the chief guest with a bouquet of flowers. The students who scored 100 marks in engineering mathematics were honoured by the institution.
The programme was compered by Kashish Kundar of first year AI&ML. Nearly 200 students, faculty and staff members attended the programme.