India Abroad: Alter Ego Productions and A First Class Man
India Abroad Article, October 13th
Not just the man who knew infinity
A new play on math wizard Srinivasa Ramanujan aims to bring his life out of the ivory towers of academia, discovers Arthur J Pais
Bhavna Thakur has known for a long time that few lives can be as compelling as that of the math genius
Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan. “I am not at all surprised that Hollywood has discovered him,” Thakur says, referring to the Edward Pressman film that will be shot next year in India and the United Kingdom. “Though I feel it could have done so many years ago,” Thakur adds.