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HONOURS AND AWARDS
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Fields Prize
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Newton Prize
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Cambridge Prize
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Gauss Prize
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Fields Medal is often referred to as the mathematical equivalent of the Nobel Prize, but it is granted only every four years and is given, by tradition, to mathematicians under the age of 40, rather than to more senior scholars.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to honour and support those “offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today”. It has become widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ and there are now 137 Laureates from 58 countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -Who is Akshay Venkatesh? Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for math. New Delhi-born Venkatesh was born in New Delhi. He moved to Perth, Australia, with his parents when he was 2.