Lecture series on 'Ancient Indian Mathematics' (Lilavati of Bhaskaracharya)

A series of lectures on " 'Ancient Indian Mathematics' " will take place at Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana.

Lcture and Date	Speaker	Details
Lecture 2 Monday, 09th February, 2026 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM	Prof. Smita Bedekar.	This will be followed by a half hour talk by Prof. S. A. Katre. The lecture by Prof. Smita Bedekar will be on the book Lilavati of Bhaskaracharya and she will continue to lecture on Lilavati in future talks. In addition, Prof. Ravi Kulkarni and Prof. S. A. Katre will lecture in this series on various aspects of Ancient (Indian/other) Mathematics and its relation to modern mathematics. All these lectures will be useful for teachers and students of Mathematics interested in Indian Knowledge System (IKS). A part of the lecture series will be useful for forming the syllabus of IKS – Mathematics. The lecture series is jointly organised by Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana and SPPU and will be conducted in a hybrid mode. MS Team link: Click here for the online meeting Or copy paste the link below in your web browser https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NWE5YjE2MDctZjQxMS00YjRmLTk5YjUtMmQwMzQ3N2NkZDkw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2255a25e16-7e18-4926-b6b0-873b7d310255%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b2048cd5-15a6-4902-b13b-bc396c4c3eb2%22%7d
Lecture 2 Monday, 02nd February, 2026 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM	Prof. Smita Bedekar.	This will be followed by a half hour talk by Prof. S. A. Katre. The lecture by Prof. Smita Bedekar will be on the book Lilavati of Bhaskaracharya and she will continue to lecture on Lilavati in future talks. In addition, Prof. Ravi Kulkarni and Prof. S. A. Katre will lecture in this series on various aspects of Ancient (Indian/other) Mathematics and its relation to modern mathematics. All these lectures will be useful for teachers and students of Mathematics interested in Indian Knowledge System (IKS). A part of the lecture series will be useful for forming the syllabus of IKS – Mathematics. The lecture series is jointly organised by Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana and SPPU and will be conducted in a hybrid mode. MS Team link: Click here for the online meeting
Lecture 1 Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM	Prof. Smita Bedekar.	This will be followed by a half hour talk by Prof. S. A. Katre. The lecture by Prof. Smita Bedekar will be on Lilavati and she will continue to lecture on Lilavati. In addition, Prof. Ravi Kulkarni and Prof. S. A. Katre will lecture in this series on various aspects of Ancient Indian Mathematics. All these lectures will be useful for teachers and students of Mathematics interest in Indian Knowledge System (IKS). A part of the lecture series will be useful for forming the syllabus of IKS – Mathematics. The lectures on Ancient Indian Mathematics are jointly organised with the Department of Mathematics, Savitribai Phule Pune University and will be conducted in a hybrid mode. MS Team link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzVmNGFkMGItMjI4YS00ZTE3LTgxN2QtN2UwNDBlNGYwZTFi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2255a25e16-7e18-4926-b6b0-873b7d310255%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b2048cd5-15a6-4902-b13b-bc396c4c3eb2%22%7d

The first lecture will be held on Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM by Prof. Smita Bedekar.

All are cordially invited to attend.

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Talk at Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana on 2/2/2026 - S A Katre

Terms

Ancient Indian Mathematics