Rudranath Capildeo

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Rudranath Capildeo was the last child of nine born on Carnival Tuesday, 1920. His father died when Rudranath was only five. As a boy he helped in the family store - The Lion House. At home he learnt Hindi and Sanskrit. Rudranath entered QRC in 1931. In 1938, he succeeded in winning a scholarship. His mark in Mathematics was the highest ever in an island scholarship.

Rudranath was admitted to the University of London. During a period of illness, he underwent a change. Normally shy, he became more inquisitive. In 1943 he was awarded a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics. Two years later he obtained an M.Sc. in Mathematics with a distinction. Eventually he got his Ph.D. in Mathematical Physics. Lawyer and politician, as well as scientist, his was the theory of Democratic Socialism. He was indeed a man of whom we can all be proud. Capildeo died in London in 1970.