Radhanath Sikdar

Indian mathematician

Radhanath Sikdar was an Indian mathematician.

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DNA Special: Why Mt Everest should be renamed after Indian mathematician Radhanath Sikdar We floated the idea of renaming Mount Everest to Mount Sikdar because the British robbed him of his credit and gave it to Sir George Everest. DNA - Published 16 hours ago
DNA Special: All about Radhanath Sikdar, the man who measured Mount Everest for the first time ever Andrew Scott Waugh considered Sir George Everest as his mentor and that's why he sent a proposal to rename 'Peak 15' mountain peak to Mount Everest. DNA - Published 2 days ago
DNA Explainer : What is the calculated height of Mount Everest? In 1830, Sir George Everest became director of Survey of India. In 1831 he appointed Radhanath Sikdar a mathematician from WB to the post of Computer. DNA - Published 2 days ago

DNA Special: Mount Everest should have been named after Radhanath Sikdar and not a Britisher In 1865, the Royal Geographical Society named the highest mountain peak in the world as 'Mount Everest' after Sir George Everest. DNA - Published on December 2, 2020