Some Aspects of Professor Hansraj Gupta's Work:

Abstract

Professor Hansraj Gupta was an expert in number theoretic computations and combinatorics. As a teacher, he was well known for making his students think. He started research activities while working as a lecturer at the Government College at Hoshiarpur. In those days, there was no incentive to do research and library's journal subscriptions were nonexistent. He remained active in research right through old age and in spite of poor health and age his dedication to research remained strong. He was influenced most by Ramanujan whose life and mathematical research had everlasting impact on him. He was able to attract Dr. R.P. Bambah to join the mathematics department of the Panjab University at Hoshiarpur. Over the last forty years, their combined efforts and impact have resulted in building one of the top-rated mathematics department at Chandigarh whose algebra and number theory group is well recognized in India and abroad.