It is a rare confluence of centenaries: the birth centenary of Prof Ram Prakash Bambah (September 30, 1925 – May 26, 2025) coincides with the 100th year of the Punjab School of Mathematics, whose origin dates back to its mentor Prof Sarvadaman Chowla’s first research paper from Punjab in 1925. The passing of Prof Bambah this year adds a solemn note to the occasion.

As we look back, it is important to recognise how Punjab carved out a lasting place for itself in the national and global landscape of mathematics. The continuity of this tradition was documented by Purabi Mukherjee in her 2020 Springer publication ‘Research Schools on Number Theory in India’. This book placed the Punjab School of Mathematics firmly on the global map — second only in renown to Srinivasa Ramanujan’s South Indian

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