Mudumbai Seshachalu Narasimhan
Mathematics
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Mudumbai Seshachalu Narasimhan did his BA (Hons) degree (1953) in Mathematics from Loyola College, Madras University and PhD from Bombay University (1960: advisor K Chandarsekharan). He was CNRS Fellow in Paris working with Laurent Schwartz (1957-60); Professor of Mathematics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) from 1965 onwards and Professor of Eminence at TIFR (1990-92). He served as Director of Mathematics at International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (1993-99). Among major invitations abroad are: Invited speaker, International Congress of Mathematicians, Nice (1970), Commonwealth Visiting Professor, UK (1973-74), Japan Society for Promotion of Science Visiting Professorship (1976, 1990), Visiting Professor, German Research Council(1987),Visiting Professor, Universities of Paris and Nice (1979, 1992).
Research Interest
Analysis, Differential Geometry, and Algebraic Geometry
