Archive · 8 Aug 2025
India's First Privately Funded Math Institute to Launch in Mumbai
Imagine a brand new school in Mumbai, India, just for studying and researching math!
It's called the Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute, or LMSI, and it's the first of its kind in India to be funded by a private group.
The school is opening on August 17, 2025, and has a lot of money to spend - about $2.5 billion!
A famous math expert named Professor Vijaya Kumar Murty will be in charge, and other super smart mathematicians from all over the world will help.
The first class will focus on a special type of math and the institute plans to host similar programs and an annual math congress.
India's first privately funded mathematics institute, LMSI, will launch in Mumbai on August 17, 2025.
The Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute (LMSI) is backed by the Lodha group.
The institute received an initial endowment of ₹20,000 crore (USD 2.5 billion).
Professor Vijaya Kumar Murty will be the founding director.
LMSI's first program will focus on arithmetic statistics led by Manjul Bhargava.
- Who
- The Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute (LMSI), backed by the Lodha group.
- What
- The launch of India's first privately funded math research institute, LMSI.
- When
- August 17, 2025
- Where
- Mumbai, India, at New Cuffe Parade, Wadala
- Why
- To establish India as a global leader in mathematical sciences.
- Institute Name
- Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute (LMSI)
- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Launch Date
- August 17, 2025
- Funding Type
- Private
- Initial Endowment
- ₹20,000 crore (USD 2.5 billion)
- Founding Director
- Professor Vijaya Kumar Murty