IIT Bombay heartily congratulates the recipients of the Rakesh Mathur Awards 2021. Prof. Jayesh Bellare, Department of Chemical Engineering, was conferred the 'Prof. H. H. Mathur Award for Excellence in Applied Sciences' and Prof. Jugal K. Verma, Department of Mathematics, the 'Prof. S. C. Bhattacharya Award for Excellence in Pure Sciences'. The awards were conferred during the Foundation Day held on March 10, 2022. The Talk Sessions sharing informative and enlightening insights into their research work were held on 16th March, 2022, at VMCC, Lecture Hall, IIT Bombay. Prof. Jayesh Bellare's discourse on "Resorbable Nanomaterials and Nanomedicines for Healthcare" and Prof. Jugal K. Verma's discussion on his research on "Multivariate Polynomial Equations and Mixed Volumes of Newton Polytopes" were truly enthralling. The talk sessions generated a lot of interest, followed by vibrant interactive question-answer sessions. About 100 people attended the talk sessions.