Indian American Ramesh Gangolli wins spirit of Liberty Award

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For his contribution to the community

July 05, 2007

An Indian American mathematician, Ramesh Gangolli, has been chosen for this year's Spirit of Liberty award for his contribution to his community and will be honored on July 4th by Seattle Ethnic Council. The Council gives away the Spirit of Liberty award every year to individuals who have made significant contributions to his or her ethnic heritage and community and whose work has benefited the larger community.

Coming to the US in 1961, Gangolli became interested in volunteering in the Indian American community in Seattle. At that time there were only about 100 Indian families in the area. He thought the music of South Asia could be a conduit for cultural understanding. What began as an unnamed event - mini concerts mostly featuring musicians from India - turned into a respected concert series that has since 1981 staged more than 300 events of music and dance.

Gangolli grew up in Mumbai. He lost his left arm in a train accident at the age of 19. He finished first in his bachelor's examinations at the University of Bombay and won a scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge in 1957 to earn his masters. He obtained his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1961 and came to Seattle to teach mathematics a year later.

For the past five years, Gangolli has been involved in a project that advocates better mathematics education in the Seattle Public Schools.

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