This book provides a comprehensive portrayal of the history of Indian mathematicians and
statisticians and uncovers many missing parts of the scientific representation of mathematical
and statistical research during the 19th and 20th centuries of Bengal (now West Bengal) India.
This book gives a brief historical account about the establishment of the first-two departments
in an Indian university where graduate teaching and research were initiated. This was a unique
distinction for the University of Calcutta which was established in 1857. The creation of the
world famous Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Calcutta (now Kolkata) is also briefly
described. The lives and works of the 16 pioneer mathematical scientists who adorned the above
mentioned institutions and the first Indian Institute Technology (IIT) of India have been
elaborated in lucid language. Some outstanding scholars who were trained at the ISI but left
India permanently have also been discussed briefly in a separate chapter. This book fulfils a
long-standing gap in the history of modern Indian mathematics which will make the book very
useful to researchers in the history of science and mathematics. Written in very lucid English
with little mathematical or statistical jargon makes the book immensely readable even to
general readers with interest in scientific history even from non-mathematical non-statistical
background. This book is a clear portrayal of the struggle and success of researchers in
mathematical sciences in Bengal (an important part of the colonial India) unveils before the
international community of mathematical scientists. The real connoisseurs will appreciate the
value of the book as it will clear up many prevailing misconceptions.
