Shrikhande, 'Euler's Spoiler', Turns 100

摘要

Relatives, well-wishers and dignitaries kept arriving to greet Professor Shrikhande. Seated on the lawns, he would adjust his hearing aid-trying to hear over the firecrackers in the background-thank them and smile, and now and then burst into a hearty chuckle, trying not to look in the direction of the intense light drenching the table.