In Brief
- Professor Mahesh Kakde of IISc Bangalore was awarded the 2026 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries.
- The award recognizes his fundamental results in non-commutative Iwasawa theory and his notable work on the Gross-Stark and Brumer-Stark conjectures.
- Administered jointly by ICTP, the International Mathematical Union, and the Department of Science and Technology, the prize includes a $10,000 cash award.
Indian mathematician Mahesh Kakde, a professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, has been awarded the 2026 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries. The international honor recognizes Professor Kakde’s significant breakthroughs in algebraic number theory, particularly his fundamental contributions to non-commutative Iwasawa theory and his work resolving major aspects of the Gross-Stark and Brumer-Stark conjectures.
The Ramanujan Prize, named in memory of legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, is awarded annually to researcher under the age of 45 who has conducted outstanding mathematical work in a developing nation. Administered by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in partnership with the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and India's Department of Science and Technology (DST), the accolade includes a $10,000 cash prize.
