FYI I Meet Akshay Venkatesh: The Delhi-born who got the Nobel Prize in mathematics

Meet Akshay Venkatesh: The Delhi-born who got the Nobel Prize in mathematics

By Indulekha Aravind, ET Bureau | Updated: Aug 04, 2018, 11.39 PM IST

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Meet Akshay Venkatesh: The Delhi-born who got the Nobel Prize in mathematics

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Indulekha Aravind

When he was 13, Akshay Venkatesh told a journalist interviewing the exceptionally young high school graduate, “I’d like to do some research in physics or maybe become a mathematician or something like that.” The Delhi-born, Australia-bred mathematician has done that and then some, winning the prestigious Fields Medal this week. It’s deemed the highest honour in mathematics.

The 36-year-old Stanford University professor, set to join the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of  ..

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