Kumar, S. Prashant

Biography

S. Prashant Kumar is a social and intellectual historian of science and empire, whose work examines the intersections between mathematics, astronomy, technology, and race.

He is also an Honorary Fellow at the Archives at NCBS, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru, a collecting center for the history of science in modern India. Prior to joining the IFK, he was a Research Scholar at the Archives at NCBS, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore; a Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Intellectual History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; and a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Haverford College. Previously trained in theoretical physics, Kumar received his PhD in History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania in August 2021.

Occupations

• Historian

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

B S Madhava Rao Papers

 Collection

Identifier: MS-013

Content Description The bulk of the accession consists of correspondence, in the form of typed and hand-written letters. Institutional correspondence includes memoranda and official correspondence with institutions and collaborators in India and abroad. Includes a few recommendation letters for former students made by Madhava Rao.The research reference materials in the accession are included as they are relatively rare and hard to find, and pertain to a network of persons, mathematical societies and...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1918 - 1980

Found in: Archives at NCBS