Here is a new puzzle I discovered recently. It's called All Ten. It's very simple yet engaging, even addictive puzzle. All uou have to do is to use all the four digit exactly once, and the basic arithmetic operators (+, -, *, / and brackets) to get numbers 1 to 10 as answers. You can... Continue Reading →
Math Fun: 11,111 Digit Palindrome Prime
In March 2026, Mykola Kamenyuk found the largest reversible prime: a prime number that remains prime when its digits are reversed. The new record has 11,111 digits.
Happy Mathematics Day
Happy Mathematics Day! The birthday of genius Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan! Here is an interesting puzzle to commemorate his birthday! Complete the below division. You don't need any additional information or clues...
The ELO Rating System for Chess
I love playing chess. My initial rating performance was close to 1900 and then it subsequently fell down because I was too reckless early on, after getting the FIDE rating, when "k" factor is high i.e. you win or lose points quickly. I was fascinated by this rating system called ELO. As I learnt statistics... Continue Reading →
Means, Metrics and Matrices – A talk by Rajendra Bhatia Professor of Mathematics at Ashoka University
I like to explore interesting things which stimulate thinking or give food for thought. It has become increasingly difficult to find such material in the torrent of contents on social media. But once in a while you find something good and you immediately lap it up! Here is a talk by Rajendra Bhatia Professor of... Continue Reading →
Puzzle: Square and Add
Number 3025 is interesting mathematically because it is a perfect square. Additionally, it has a peculiar property: if you split it into two parts, 30 and 25 you get: 30+25= 55 and 30^2+25^2= 55^2=3025 Find another number with similar property.
PC Mahalabonis | Statistics and India | Dr. Pradeep Apte
Dr. Pradeep Apte is one of my favorite Professors. I had the privilege of attending one of his excellent talks recently on Breweries in India - yes, you heard it right! He is the kind of all-rounder who can talk about Economics, and virtually everything under the sun with the same knowledge, intensity and passion.... Continue Reading →
Happy Pi Day
Happy Pi Day to those who celebrate 😊🥧 #mathematics #piday
Etymology of Numbers
My most favourite subject is Mathematics! Though I studied Engineering and hence Mathematics after 12th standard was limited only to "applied" part, I still enjoy learning about Mathematics and more specifically solving puzzles. So I am always in search of contents - podcasts, videos, articles - about maths. I recently came across this wonderful video... Continue Reading →
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