D. D. Kosambi Lectures
Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi was a mathematician and statistician who made pioneering and foundational contributions to the methods and study of ancient Indian history. He was the first professor of mathematics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (1946-62). The ICTS D. D. Kosambi lectures are delivered by eminent scholars in the social sciences, the arts and the humanities.
Upcoming Lectures
D.D. Kosambi at TIFR, 1945-1962
Ramakrishna Ramaswamy (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur)
12 October 2026, 17:00 to 18:30
ICTS-TIFR
Abstract: The mathematician D. D. Kosambi was the second person to be appointed to the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Although he was on the...more
Past Lectures
Ancient Mural Paintings of India
Benoy K Behl (Adjunct Professor at National Institute of Advanced Studies)
11 August 2022, 16:00 to 17:30
Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru
Abstract: India has one of the finest traditions of painting of the world. Ancient and exquisite Indian murals are the foundations of the tradition...more
Emperor Ashoka – History, Memory, Memorialization
Nayanjot Lahiri (Professor of History at Ashoka University)
16 January 2020, 16:30 to 17:30
Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru
Nayanjot Lahiri will explore the interplay of history and memory in relation to Ashoka, the third emperor of the Maurya dynasty. The memory and...more
A paean to learning to ‘see’
Tarun Khanna ( Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School)
25 November 2019, 16:00 to 17:30
Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru
Inspired by Kosambi’s use of analytic methods to understand history, I will structure this talk around the use of basic analytics to better ‘see’...more