Narlikar, J. V.2012-03-072012-03-071988-12-28http://hdl.handle.net/11007/890Today applied mathematics in India finds itself in the no man's land between pure mathematics and theoretical physics. History shows that mathematics which has been invented in response to a specific problem brings a new vitality. This lecture describes the important role that applied mathematics has played and can continue to play and suggests ways of revitalising it in our teaching system.enMathematicsNewtonian traditionHamiltonian principleDiversity of Applied MathematicsArticle