This book traces the first faltering steps taken in the mathematical theorisation of infinity which marks the emergence of modern Mathematics. It analyses the part played by Indian mathematicians through the Kerala conduit, which is an important but neglected part of the history of Mathematics. The book begins with an examination of the social origins of the Kerala School and proceeds to discuss its mathematical genesis as well as its achievements. It presents ...
Kerala Mathematics: History and Its Possible Transmission to Europe
This book looks at the life of George Joseph (1887–1938), a South Indian Christian nationalist whose contributions to the Indian freedom struggle have been generally neglected in the literature of the Indian national movement. The book is not a straightforward biography; it attempts to place the subject of the study in the political and social context of modern Indian history but provides personal glimpses of the man and his humanity. Further, the book examines ...
