This issue opens with a powerful tribute to Maryam Mirzakhani, the brilliant mind who mapped chaotic surfaces and shattered ceilings as the first woman to win the Fields Medal. Her story blends war, wonder, and mathematical mastery. The Problem Arena features three thought-provoking challenges: a geometric probability puzzle on points along a circle, a nonlinear system rich with hidden symmetry, and a functional equation with a surprising twist on identity and iteration. Meanwhile, the Enigma Box ventures into the paradox of self-reference; a set that eats itself, probing the logical fault lines of naïve set theory.
Compiled by — Mark Timothy, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.