India, Jan. 16 -- Renowned mathematician, professor Chandrashekhar Khare, offered a rare and deeply personal peek into the life of a mathematician during a conversation at the Indo-European Conference held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. He described mathematics as a creative, emotional, and often frustrating human pursuit.

Khare was speaking about his book titled, Chasing a Conjecture: Inside the Mind of a Mathematician. He deliberately avoided heavy technical explanations and instead focused on the process of thinking, failing, and persisting. "I did not want to write a technical book. I wanted general readers to feel what it is like to think mathematically," Khare said....