Harish-Chandra Research Institute
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| Established | 1965 |
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| Director | Prof. Pinaki Majumdar |
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Academic staff
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30+ |
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Administrative staff
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30+ |
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Other students
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25 |
| Location | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Campus | 66 acres |
| Affiliations | Homi Bhabha National Institute |
| Website | www |
The Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) is an institution dedicated to research in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, located in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh in India. Established in 1965, HRI offers a doctoral program in affiliation with the Homi Bhabha National Institute.
HRI has a residential campus in Jhusi town near Allahabad on the banks of the River Ganges. The institute has over 30 faculty, 50 doctoral students and 25 post-doctoral visiting research fellows and scientists. HRI is funded by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) of the Government of India.
The institute was founded as the Mehta Research Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Physics in 1965, with an endowment from the B.S. Mehta Trust, Calcutta. The institute was initially managed by Prof. Badri Nath Prasad and following his death in January 1966 by Prof. S.R. Sinha, both from the Allahabad University. The first official Director of the Institute was Prof. Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar in 1975 when it became truly operational. He was followed by Prof. S.R. Sinha again.
On 29 November 1975 Dr. B. Devadas Acharya joined the Mehta Research Institute (MRI) as its first Post-Doctoral Fellow and on 1 January 1980 was appointed as the first Assistant Professor of Mathematics at MRI.
Prof. Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande joined the Institute as its Director in January 1983. The institute was facing financial difficulties, and Prof Shrikhande sought DAE support for the institute. Following the recommendations of the DAE review committee, the Government of Uttar Pradesh committed to provide a campus for HRI, while the DAE committed to provide full funding for all operational expenses.
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