Tathagat Avatar Tulsi (born 9 September 1987) is an Indian physicist who is best known as a child prodigy. He completed high school at the age of 9 years, earned a BSc degree at the age of 11 years, and a MSc degree at the age of 12 years from Patna Science College (Patna University). In August 2009, he got PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore at the age of 21 years by submitting a thesis of only 33 pages.[1] In July 2010, he was offered a position as Assistant Professor on contract at IIT Bombay.[2][3][4] He became a permanent employee of IIT Bombay in 2012. His one-year probation at IIT Bombay got confirmed in 2013. He took four year long leave from 2014 to 2017 because of his allergic asthma in the hot and humid climate of Mumbai. His employment was terminated in 2019.[5][6] In August 2021, his appeal against termination was rejected by then-President Ramnath Kovind.[7]
Tathagat Avatar Tulsi | |
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| Born | 9 September 1987 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Science Patna Science College |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Doctoral advisor | Apoorva D. Patel |
On 30.09.24, he was selected as an Assistant Professor at Patliputra University by Bihar State University Service Commission. He is also preparing a Review application to get back his job at IIT Bombay as he has cured his allergic asthma now.
Biography
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He received wide public attention in 2001, when he was shortlisted by the Indian Government's Department of Science and Technology (DST) to participate in a Nobel laureates conference in Germany.[8]
Tulsi was admitted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc),[9] where his PhD thesis was on "Generalizations of the Quantum Search Algorithm". He co-authored an unpublished research manuscript ("A New Algorithm for Fixed-point Quantum Search") with Lov Grover, the inventor of a quantum search algorithm that goes by his name.[10]
Tulsi was once cheered on as one of the most gifted Asian youngsters by TIME magazine, mentioned as "Superteen" by Science, "Physics Prodigy" by The TIMES, "Master Mind" by The WEEK and listed by Outlook as one of the smartest Indian youngsters. Tathagat Avatar Tulsi participated in the Stock Exchange of Visions project of Fabrica, Benetton's research centre in 2007.[11] He was invited by Luciano Benetton for a dinner in honor of Al Gore on 14 June 2007 in Milano, Italy. Tathagat's story was showcased by National Geographic Channel in the program My Brilliant Brain. The episode named "India's Geniuses" was aired on 13 December 2007 and was hosted by Bollywood actress Konkona Sen Sharma.
See also
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edit- ^ "Youngest PhD and shortest thesis | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Dr Tathagat Tulsi, 22, becomes Professor Tulsi at IIT Bombay". 13 July 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Dr Tathagat Tulsi, 22, becomes Professor Tulsi at IIT Bombay - National News – News – MSN India". news.in.msn.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010.
- ^ "IIT-Bombay sacks physics prodigy, an assistant prof, for absence since 2018". Hindustan Times. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ BBC Interview aired on Apr 11, 2023, Tathagat Avatar Tulsi: 9 साल में 10वीं, 12 साल में MSc, IIT प्रोफेसर रहे तथागत अवतार तुलती कहां हैं?, retrieved 22 April 2023
- ^ "Tathagat Avatar Tulsi Became IIT Professor at Age 22, But is Now Jobless. Know His Story". News18. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ I broke Kelvin's Grade 10 record at the age of nine Archived 15 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Gulf News
- ^ "Prodigy Tulsi seals debate with PhD admission in IISc". The Indian Express. 9 January 2003. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Meet India's Youngest PhD Holder Who Completed His MSc At 10 Years Old". IndiaTimes. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Meet man who completed PhD at 21, became IIT professor at 22, was terminated from IIT, he is from..." DNA India. Retrieved 13 September 2023.