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Prof. C. S. Seshadri was one of India's greatest algebraic geometers. The Narasimhan–Seshadri theorem, proved with M. S. Narasimhan at TIFR, links geometry and physics and is used in string theory. He founded the Chennai Mathematical Institute.
Key contributions
- Narasimhan–Seshadri theorem on vector bundles (1965)
- Standard monomial theory and the Seshadri constant
- Founder-director of the Chennai Mathematical Institute
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1988); Padma Bhushan (2009)