Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had in 2012 announced December 22 as National Mathematics Day, while paying tribute to Ramanujan in Chennai. Since then, the day is celebrated as National Mathematics Day every year.
India is celebrating the birthday of the great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar on Wednesday (22 December). This day is celebrated as National Mathematics Day or Mathematics Day.
Ramanujan was a prodigious Indian mathematician who, despite having no formal training in advanced mathematical concepts, mastered trigonometry at the age of 12 and made great contributions to mathematical concepts such as number theory, infinite series and continued fractions.
He was born on 22 December 1887 in Erode, Tamil Nadu. Ramanujan joined the Pachaiyappa College in Madras at the age of 14.
Ramanujan was working at the Madras Port Trust in 1912, where some of his colleagues recognized his skills, one of whom referred him to Professor GH Hardy of Trinity College, University of Cambridge. He met Hardy in 1913, a year after which he went to Trinity College where he honed his craft under the tutelage of the British.
He received his degree from Cambridge in 1916 and, with Hardy's help, published a number of excellent papers on his subject.
Last year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' wrote an article in the Hindustan Times in which he called Ramanujan "a symbol of mathematical excellence".
History of National Mathematics Day
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had declared 22 December as National Mathematics Day in 2012 in Chennai paying tribute to Ramanujan.
Since then, this day is celebrated every year as National Mathematics Day.
Ramanujan's influence on popular culture
Mathematician has always fascinated the world with his theorems and other achievements.
The life of this exceptionally talented mathematician was portrayed by British-Indian actor Dev Patel in the 2015 film The Man Who Knew Infinity. It explores the beautiful friendship between Ramanujan and Hardy, and sheds light on their childhood in India.