Phoolan Prasad

Phoolan Prasad (born 1 January 1944) is an Indian mathematician who specialised in Partial differential equations, fluid mechanics. He was awarded in 1983 the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, the highest science award in India, in the mathematical sciences category. He is Fellow of all Indian Science Academies: The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS) and Indian National Science Academy (INSA).

Early life and education Phoolan Prasad was born in a village Khejuri, District Ballia, UP and educated up to class 8 there.

Then he studied in Nalhati HP High School, Krishnath College Berhampore, received his B.Sc. from the Presidency College, Calcutta University and M.Sc. from Rajabazar Science College campus of Calcutta University followed by a Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore in 1968.

Books Wiley Eastern Ltd., 1984, International Edition by John Wiley Sons, New York, 1984 available at http://www.math.iisc.ac.in/~prasad/prasad/book/PP-RR_PDE_book_1984.pdf

Phoolan Prasad (2018) Propagation of Multi-Dimensional Nonlinear Waves and Kinematical Conservation Laws, Springer, Springer Nature Singapore, DOI 10.1007/s12044-016-0275-6.

Biography, education and research Biographical sketch Struggle and Success in Education of a Student Joy and Satisfaction in My Research