Algebra 3: Homological Algebra and Its Applications

Ramji Lal is a former professor and head of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Allahabad, India. He is also a former adjunct professor of the Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad, India. He started his research career at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, and served the University of Allahabad in different capacities for over 43 years: as a professor, head of the department and the coordinator of the DSA program. At HRI, he initiated a postgraduate (PG) program in mathematics and coordinated the Nurture Program of National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) from 1996 to 2000. After his retirement from the University of Allahabad, he had been the advisor cum adjunct professor at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad, for over three years. His research interests include group theory, algebraic K-theory and representation theory.