On National Mathematics Day, award‐winning mathematician Rajala Srivastava shares tips to love maths

Published - December 22, 2025 04:35 pm IST Celebrate National Mathematics Day with an inspiring conversation featuring Rajala Srivastava, winner of the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize 2025. In this exclusive interview with The Hindu in School, she breaks down her award‐winning work in harmonic analysis, talks about why many students fear maths, and shares how better teaching methods can make mathematics engaging for everyone. Interview: Niranjana P S Editing: Thamodharan B Published - December 22, 2025 04:35 pm IST Published - December 22, 2025 04:35 pm IST Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

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