Ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had in 2012 declared December 22 as India Mathematics Day while giving tribute to Ramanujan in Chennai. Since then, the day has been known as National Mathematics Day every year. India is rejoicing the birthday of renowned mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar on Wednesday (December 22). Hence, the day becomes a benchmark as National Mathematics Day or Maths Day.
Ramanujan was a remarkable Indian mathematician who had no formal training in progressive mathematical perceptions, mastered trigonometry at 12, and made excellent contributions to mathematical ideas such as number theory, infinite series, and sustained fractions.
On December 22, 1887, he was born in Tamil Nadu’s Erode. Ramanujan had registered in Madras’ Pachaiyappa College at the age of 14.
Ramanujan was working at Madras Port Trust in 1912. Some of his co-workers documented his ability, one of whom suggested that he assist Professor GH Hardy of Trinity College, Cambridge University. Ramanujan met Hardy in 1913, after a year which he went to Trinity College, where he refined his craft under the Englishman’s instruction.
He got his degree from Cambridge in 1916 and printed numerous brilliant papers on his subject with Hardy’s help. Last year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inscribed a piece in Hindustan Times in which he named Ramanujan the “epitome of mathematical excellence”.
Ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had in 2012 declared December 22 as National Mathematics Day while paying honor to Ramanujan in Chennai. Since then, the day has been known as National Mathematics Day every year.
The mathematician has always fascinated the world with his propositions and other achievements. British-Indian actor Dev Patel portrayed the life of this remarkably gifted statistician in the 2015 film ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity. It explores the lovely friendship between Ramanujan and Hardy and sheds light on his infantile in India.
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