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The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize, launched in 2005, is an annual prize of US $10,000 given to a mathematician not exceeding the age of 32 for outstanding contributions in areas influenced by Ramanujan. The prize is now one of the most prestigious and coveted international awards. This is the speech given by author in 2005 as Chair of the Prize Committee, when the First SASTRA Ramanujan Prizes were awarded, describing why such a prize was conceived and how it will play a major role in the encouragement of young mathematicians. The work and accomplishments of the winners are also described.
This article is a slightly expanded version of a talk given at the award ceremony at SASTRA University, Kumbakonam, on December 20, 2005. An abridged version of this article appeared in FOCUS, the newsletter of the Mathematical Association of America, in May 2006. On 20 December 2005, the First SASTRA Ramanujan Prizes were awarded at Kumbakonam, India, Ramanujan’s home town, to Professors Manjul Bhargava (Princeton) and Kannan Soundararajan (Michigan). This article describes the goals of the prize, the events leading up to and including the prize ceremony, and the accomplishments of the winners.
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Alladi, K. (2013). The First SASTRA Ramanujan Prizes. In: Ramanujan's Place in the World of Mathematics. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0767-2_26
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