--- title: "Remembering Vashishtha Narayan Singh: The Genius Mathematician Who Died Due To System's Negligence" description: "Late Vashishtha Narayan Singh was undoubtedly the most gifted mathematics genius after Ramanujan. He might be the only person to have openly challenged the widely accepted scientist himself- Albert Einstein." author: "Pedro Araez" published: 2019-12-06 updated: 2019-12-06 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/70547/remembering-vashishtha-narayan-singh-the-genius-mathematician-who-died-due-to-system-s-negligence category: "famous personalities" tags: ["society", "social issue", "education", "system", "modern science", "vashishta narayan singh", "bihar"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Remembering Vashishtha Narayan Singh: The Genius Mathematician Who Died Due To System's Negligence Late [**Vashishtha Narayan Singh**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vashishtha_Narayan_Singh) was undoubtedly the most gifted [mathematics](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/302840/mathematics-and-its-applications-in-science-and-beyond) genius after Ramanujan. He might be the only person to have openly challenged the widely accepted scientist himself- [Albert Einstein](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101480/who-is-albert-einstein-and-what-did-he-discover). \ He was born on April 2, 1946, in Basantpur village of Bhojpur district of Bihar. A rare talent as he was being a child prodigy, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy at the age of 23 only. This is just one of the facts of this personality which is brilliance at it's best. ![Remembering Vashishtha Narayan Singh The Genius Mathematician Who Died Due To System s Negligence](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/7c270c2a-aa03-4664-9e50-0b869d6e56c6/images/923ed1ae-8662-42f3-b174-3c1d6dd5517a.jpeg)\ Under famous mathematician John Kelley's guidance he did an advanced research study on Reproducing Kernels and Operators with a Cyclic Vector. He was not only a student of Mathematics but was also an academic leader and teacher for many of the students who are still serving the subject thanks to his beyond perfect teaching. Soon after getting his Ph.D. degree, Vashishta Singh joined the well-known University Of Washington. He was appointed the assistant professor there in 1971 but soon after he joined the reputed Indian [Institute of Technology](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43822/what-is-the-placement-and-internship-scenario-at-ms-ramaiah-institute-of-technology-bengaluru), Kanpur. He then joined TIFR for a short span of time and in last he joined the Indian Statistical Institute. His [personal life](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115500/what-challenges-do-athletes-face-in-balancing-education-personal-life-and-training) proved to be a debacle when he got divorced just after 5 years of marriage in 1976. Her wife's name was Vandana Devi Singh. This proved fatal for him personally [as well as](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2481/can-you-write-a-java-class-that-could-be-used-both-as-an-applet-as-well-as-an-application) professionally. [**Schizophrenia**](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/schizophrenia) struck him and he was diagnosed with [mental illness](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/299409/what-is-a-mental-illness-or-mental-disorder). He was not able to speak properly let alone his simple thinking process. ![Remembering Vashishtha Narayan Singh The Genius Mathematician Who Died Due To System s Negligence](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/7c270c2a-aa03-4664-9e50-0b869d6e56c6/images/128b7d27-c39c-4964-8699-ca1374a61ee6.jpeg)\ A person who used to be super sharp and [intelligent](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1755/top-9-most-intelligent-indians-who-inspired-us) was not able to conduct himself properly. When he needed much of the attention and care he was abandoned. His [family members](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/312455/best-way-to-choosing-a-doctor-for-your-family-members), the society and the system never truly cared for him and that's how a genius who got ill had to die like a mentally ill person. It was due to the real fact that only his distant friends proved loyal as well friendly towards during his last days. One friend on his death date said that- "All he needed was care......nothing else." ![Remembering Vashishtha Narayan Singh The Genius Mathematician Who Died Due To System s Negligence](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/7c270c2a-aa03-4664-9e50-0b869d6e56c6/images/ad12ea93-10a6-46c8-82d0-a34f9f0afa41.jpeg)\ From Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to his very own family members all came to him but so late! he was gone by then, even on his last day of life he was not given a proper bed in the hospital as his body was lying outside Patna Medical College & Hospital where he took his last breath on 14th November 2019. We choose the most illiterate class people as our system's decision-makers and expect them to do something for us but what do we do with the intelligent ones who could do so much for us? The system's negligence let them die alone! --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/70547/remembering-vashishtha-narayan-singh-the-genius-mathematician-who-died-due-to-system-s-negligence Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.