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SUMMARY:Psychology Seminar Series: Critical and Sociocultural Perspectives  in Psychology
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: This talk examines the shifting landscape of youth mental health in India\, where rising levels of stress\, anxiety\, and depression among young people demand urgent\, scalable solutions. Drawing on Sangath’s community-based work\, it will present three case studies focused on early intervention and youth engagement—featuring innovative\, peer-led and digital approaches to addressing anxiety\, depression\, and suicide prevention in student populations. These examples demonstrate how community-rooted\, youth-driven models can foster resilience and expand access to care. The talk will conclude with reflections on lessons learned and the potential of community-driven innovation to shift the narrative from crisis to capacity in youth mental health. \nAbout the Speaker: Pattie is a global mental health researcher who leads the Youth Mental Health Group at Sangath\, one of India’s foremost mental health research organisations. Her work centres on designing\, testing\, and scaling youth-focused mental health interventions that are contextually relevant\, inclusive\, and led by the voices of young people. Pattie is the founder of ‘It’s Ok To Talk’\, a pioneering national public engagement campaign launched in 2016 focused on youth mental health\, which created a powerful platform for young people to share lived experiences of mental health through storytelling\, art\, and digital media. The campaign has reached millions and was recognised by Facebook as one of the world’s top 10 youth mental health projects in 2019. She currently leads a portfolio of research and public engagement projects for adolescent and youth mental health. Her research is supported by awards from the Wellcome Trust\, Comic Relief\, and Grand Challenges Canada. Pattie holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Sussex and an MSc in Global Health Science from the University of Oxford. She brings deep expertise in participatory methods\, digital innovation in mental health\, and public engagement.
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/psychology-seminar-series-critical-and-sociocultural-perspectives-in-psychology/
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SUMMARY:Computer Science and Sanskrit Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: It is quite remarkable that Piá¹…gala’s Chandaḥśāstra (circa 2nd century BCE)—the ancient Indian science of prosody—offers a beautiful confluence of the analysis of the natural poetic creations of the human mind\, and mathematical reasoning. Far from being purely a study of the structure of poetry\, the scholars of the antiquity seem to have had a great passion to develop a rigorous system of enumeration\, pattern recognition and generation. A careful study of the text shows that the rules presented by them prefigures some of the core ideas of modern  combinatorics\, binary representation\, recursion\, and computational logic.  \nDuring the talk we shall explore how the prosodic tradition\, starting from Piá¹…gala through Brahmagupta\, to Halāyudha and Kedārabhaá¹­á¹­a\, cultivated an indigenous form of mathematical linguistics\, blending poetic intuition with precise formulation of certain algorithms. Several questions examined by them seem to have little relevance to practical application\, but arise primarily from the pursuit of intellectual curiosity. Particularly\, there was a great joy in figuring out the significance of large numbers like 13\,42\,17\,726 and 8\,19\,20\,000 that appear in some of the texts pertaining to prosody. Recognizing these contributions invites us to seriously rethink of the global history of computation\, that could possibly acknowledge the poetic origins of algorithmic thought too! \nAbout the Speaker: Prof. K. Ramasubramanian is a Professor at the Cell for Indian Science and Technology in Sanskrit (CISTS) at the Indian Institute of Technology\, Bombay. A world-class scholar of great repute with a unique combination of expertise in sciences\, Sanskrit\, and spirituality. As a historian of Indian mathematics and astronomy\, a Sanskrit scholar\, a Vedic teacher\, and a philosopher\, his unparalleled multi-disciplinary scholarship and popular teachings have inspired thousands of students and teachers to preserve and revive India’s knowledge heritage. \nWe look forward to your active participation.
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/computer-science-and-sanskrit-colloquium/
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SUMMARY:Mathematics Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:​Dear All\, \nThe Department of Mathematics is inviting you to attend a colloquium on November 11\, 2025. \nTitle:  Overlap distribution of spherical spin system with general interaction matrix. \nAbstract: In this paper\, we show that the replica symmetry of the Gibbs measure of spherical spin systems is a property of the eigenvalue spacing at the edge of the interaction matrix. In particular\, our interaction matrix has \\textbf{two} large outlier eigenvalues with mutual distance $\\frac{c}{n}$. The empirical measure of the rest of the eigenvalues is close to the semicircular law with some rigidity conditions. We prove that in this scenario the overlap distribution of two independent samples from the Gibbs measure has a continuous density at a low enough temperature. Hence\, the model is a full replica symmetry-breaking model. One might compare this result with only one outlier eigenvalue. This model comes for the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model with Curie-Weiss interaction in the ferromagnetic case. Here\, it is well known that the model is replica symmetric\, although the free energy limit of this model is the same as the free energy limit of our model. In our limited understanding\, we believe that this kind of phenomenon cannot be explained by the Parisi approach. This is an ongoing joint work with Debabrata Jana.  \nWe look forward to having you with us. 
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/mathematics-colloquium/
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SUMMARY:Happening Today: Nobel Prize Lectures 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Research and Development Office invites you to The Annual Nobel Lecture Series on this year’s Nobel Prize-winning research. \n Date: Tuesday\, 11 November\n Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM\n Venue: AC05\, G.N. Ramachandran Lecture Hall\, TSB Building \nThe event will feature lectures by Prof. Gautam Menon on the Nobel Prize in Physics\, Prof. Vidya Avasare on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry\, and Prof. Dipyaman Ganguly on the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine\, explaining the key discoveries and contributions recognised this year. \nJoin us as Ashoka’s faculty decode landmark scientific achievements. \nAll are welcome. No registration required. 
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/happening-today-nobel-prize-lectures-2025/
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