Gaitnanda

This book includes 58 selected articles that highlight the major contributions of Professor Radha Charan Guptaa doyen of history of mathematicswritten on a variety of important topics pertaining to mathematics and astronomy in India. It is divided into ten parts. Part I presents three articles offering an overview of Professor Guptas oeuvre. The four articles in Part II convey the importance of studies in the history of mathematics. Parts IIIVII constituting 33 articles, feature a number of articles on a variety of topics, such as geometry, trigonometry, algebra, combinatorics and spherical trigonometry, which not only reveal the breadth and depth of Professor Guptas work, but also highlight his deep commitment to the promotion of studies in the history of mathematics. The ten articles of part VIII, present interesting bibliographical sketches of a few veteran historians of mathematics and astronomy in India. Part IX examines the dissemination of mathematical knowledge across different civilisations. The last part presents an up-to-date bibliography of Guptas work. It also includes a tribute to him in Sanskrit composed in eight verses.