1967 - Annual Report

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Prime Minister's visit: On 6th January 19f67, Institute had the pleasure of welcoming Mrs. Indira Gandhi the Prime Minister of India who was accompanied by M. Baktavatsalam, the then Chief Minister of Madras and Mr. C. Subramaniam, Patron of the Institute. The Prime Minister spent an hour at the Institute, meeting the foreign visiting scientists and other participants of the fifth Anniversary Symposium. Our new Chairman: The new chairman of the Board of Governors of the Institute, Mr. V. R. Nedunchezhian, Minister for Education, Government of Madras, visited the Institute on 22nd March 1967. U.G.C. Chairman's visit: Prof. D. S. Kothari, Chairman, University Grants Commission, visited the Institute on 7th December 1967 and had discussions with the Director. Anniversary Symposium: The Fifth Anniversary Symposium of the Institute which was inaugurated by Mr. R. Venkataraman, the then Minister for Industries on 2nd January was held for two weeks. Among the scientists who participated in the symposium were, Prolessors N. Dallaporta, Italy; M. Gourdin, France ; G. Charpak, Switzerland ; D. G. Ravenhall, U.S.A.; M. Moshinsky, Mexico; J. H. Williamson, U.K.; J. I. Horvath, Hurgary ; S. D. Nigam, S. K. Srinivasan, I.I.T., Madras; P. M. Mathews, University of Madras, Madras; N. V. Subramanyan, Waltair ; Drs. V. K. Balasubramaniam, U.S.A.; S. G. Deo, Marathwada University, Aurangabad; S. P. Misra, R.E.C., Rourkela ; K. S. Padmanabhan, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar ; Nirmala Prakash, Delhi; G.Bhamathi, University of Madras, Madras; and P. Achutban, I.I.T., Madras. Winter Seminar in Mathematical Analysis The First MATSCIENCE "SEMINAR IN MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS" was inagurated by Mr. V. R. Nedunchezhian, Minister for Education, Government of Madras on 20th December, 1967. The main series of lectures at the seminar were given by Professors W. H. J. Fuchs, Cornell University, U.S.A.; L. A. Rubel, Institute for advanced study, Princeton, U.S.A. and K. R. Unni, MATSCIENCE. Visiting Scientists: As in the previous years, under the visiting scientists programme supported by the Government of Madras and the department of Atomic Energy, Goverment of India, distinguished professors sf established reputation as well as younger scientists oi great promise have visited the Institute to deliver lectures, participate in seminars, symposium and also to collaborate actively with the members of the Institute in their research work. Matscience—1.1. T. Seminar The MATSCIENCE—I.I.T. Seminars under the auspices of MATSCIENCE and the department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, continued to be held during the year.