Could a way to a student’s mathematical mind be through the stomach? Or in fact, through his or her daily preoccupations rather than through chalk and talk?

Prithwijit De discusses his article The Sweetseller’s Trick with Jaai Phatak, Somya Nand and Umesh Sira, some of the alumni of Azim Premji University, and shares with them how he mathematised a delicious dilemma.

The discussion will be in English.