Dr Abhas Kumar Mitra is the former Head of the Theoretical Physics Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.
In 1989, he had won the 1st Prize in “Young Physicist Colloquium” organized by the Indian Physical Society. He has carried out research on an unparalleled range: Gamma Ray Astronomy, Classical Mechanics, many areas of High Energy Astrophysics, General Relativity, Gravitational Collapse & Cosmology. Up until now, he has delivered 9 TEDx talks on theoretical physics. He often happens to be the most mentioned (not cited) living “Indian Physicist” on the web.
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