Professor Ashvini Kumar

I joined IITK as an undergraduate in 1971. Perhaps it was Math102 course which Prof Ashwini Kumar was teaching. I had done my schooling from government inter college Kanpur which was below par by any standard. One day Prof Kumar began intro during the concept of continuity (continuous functions). My background was so poor that such a simple notion was alien to me. In his enthusiasm he slid from one end of the his hand at the edge of the table, from one end to the other trying to demonstrate the notion of continuity. The distinction between continuity and discreteness dawned in my mind instantly. I was very excited and very pleased to get admission in this institute.

Professor Ashvini Kumar always impressed me with his excellence in teaching and for his wonderful empathy , concern and goodwill for the student community. I would like to express my heartfelt condolence and prayers.

May, GOD help his family & give lots of guts after this grievance ...............

Prof. Ashvini Kumar taught us Mathematics 101 as a tutor, in 1996. I remember his enthusiastic lesson on the tangent, normal and binormal of a curve, which he demonstrated by sticking out three fingers on one hand, and play-acting the climbing of the steps of the spiral staircase in FacB. R.I.P. Sir

As a student in 1971-72, I think it was Maths 101 and 102 where we learnt the basics of engineering math from the passionate teacher Dr. Ashvini Kumar. I remember some of his teachings till this day. I share the pain and difficulty faced by his surviving family. May his soul get mukti.

I am deeply saddened to hear this news. I fondly remember a course on Pure Projective Geometry that I attended (without credits) in his last year at IIT. He always seemed to be some sort of enigmatic fellow on a cycle with a prominent basket, his beard, his folded trousers and everything else. He appeared to be in a box of his own, and surely there would be some amsterdam and some sixites in that box. He looked like van Gogh with his imaginary canvas. Just the first class of his course and I could say I had never experienced anything like this before. It was a as humbling an experience as could be. Now I tend to think he actually projected that small class room into space and time to a corner of Amsterdam in the sixties, by the dyke. He had that magic. His eyes, staring out into infinity, could do anything, if they wanted to..There are so many things I would like to say of him..but probably he would would just tell me, like he told the other guy in class who wanted to make a graphics programme for projective geometry structures: "but I already have it in front of my eyes"

Attended his courses on Set Theory and Analysis II while completing my M.Sc (2 year) at IITK(1995-97). It was fascinating , the way he used to teach. RIP Sir....

I have known Prof. Ashvini Kumar first as a teacher while I was doing my M. Sc. (1969-71) at IIT Kanpur and then as a colleague in the department. I remember him as a very passionate teacher. RIP.

I admire Dr Ashvini Kumar, Dr Ashvini Kumar departs from this earth never truly leaves, for they are still alive in our hearts and minds, through us.

I am shocked and am definitely grieving with his family on this tragedy. Prof. Ashvini Kumar was and is a great human being and a fabulous/gifted teacher. I consider it my good fortune to have audited his Intuitionism course at IITK. My heartfelt condolence to his family. May they find strength to bear this loss. With Regards Sundar

My heartfelt condolences to his family and Sanghmitra. I came to know him and Sanghmitra when he used to take free classes for students aspiring to appear in IIT-JEE, during the 1982 to 1984. In fact he gave the idea to many, including Prof. juneja, that IITJEE coaching may be something which is required in the society. MAY GOD GIVE HIM PEACE AND COMFORT IN THE HEAVEN.