Satish C. Bhatnagar

Satish C. Bhatnagar has been Professor of Mathematics at UNLV since 1974. His roots are equally deep in India and the US. In 1961, after finishing his master’s in mathematics from Panjab University, Chandigarh, he started his professional career as a lecturer in his alma mater, Government Rajindra College, Bathinda - his hometown in India. Subsequently, he also taught in the colleges at Shimla, Kurukshetra, and Patiala. In 1968, he leaped from India to Indiana University, Bloomington for an American PhD. However, a sheer stroke of luck brought him to Las Vegas for one year, which eventually became his hometown in the US!

In 1975, his younger daughter was born in Las Vegas. She graduated from UNLV – got married in Las Vegas, gave birth to two kids in Las Vegas, and since 2002, has been working as an English language teacher in CCSD. The two older kids also graduated from UNLV – one, a speech specialist in CCSD, and the other works for Google in California. As a visiting scholar, Professor Bhatnagar has visited India three times for a total of four years, Malaysia twice for three years, and the Sultanate of Oman for one semester.

Annual overseas trips, long walks and yogercises keep him oxygenated for his Reflections on varied aspects of life. His ten books, published since 2010, are compilations of his Reflections. They are classified in six non-fiction genres - namely, mathematical, historical, philosophical, religious, literary and education. The uniqueness of his books is that they can be read from anywhere. These Reflections are easily identifiable and digestible – all available on Amazon!

In the community affairs, Professor Bhatnagar is a founding member of the Friends of India (since 1983), Indo-American Forum for Political Education (1985-1995), the World Association of Vedic Studies (since 1996), the Hindu Temple of Las Vegas (since 1995), and the American Hindu Association (since 2004). Besides sequels to the existing volumes, a few other books are in the pipeline - including a History of Mathematicians in Punjab.