National Mathematics Day 2021: India observes National Mathematics Day every year on December 22 to celebrate the life and work of Srinivasa Ramanujan, a great mathematician who was born on this day in 1887. The National Mathematics Day in India was announced in 2012 by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
National Mathematics Day 2021 provides us an opportunity to admire the work of Srinivasa Ramanujan who even though had no formal training in pure mathematics, but his substantial contributions to the field of maths are still acknowledged. It also includes providing solutions to the problems that were then considered unsolvable. On National Mathematics Day 2021, read more about the Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan and some of the interesting facts that make him one of the brilliant mathematicians that the world has ever seen.
Remembering "the man who knew infinity", one of the most renowned mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, on his birth anniversary.
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) December 22, 2021
A natural genius and an inspiration for mathematicians across the world, he is remembered for his vast contributions in the field of number theory. pic.twitter.com/gAAObIfPNa
National Mathematics Day 2021 Date
The National Mathematics Day in India is observed annually on December 22 to mark the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan and to celebrate his work in pure mathematics.
Who was Srinivasa Ramanujan?
The National Mathematics Day in India is celebrated to acknowledge the work of Srinivasa Ramanujan who with his brilliance earned honour in the field which was once only for western mathematicians.
Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on December 22, 1887, in a Tamil Brahmin family in the city of Erode (now in Tamil Nadu). A highly respected mathematician, he was known as ‘The Man who knew infinity’ because of his infinite love and passion as well as contributions made to Mathematics.
Ramanujan, a mathematical genius, was able to solve algebra and trigonometric problems that his fellow mates found difficult to crack. At the age of 17, he won a scholarship to study at Kumbakonam’s Government Arts College, however, Srinivasa Ramanujan failed in some of the subjects because of his focus only on Mathematics and lost the scholarship.
While tutoring the students and also contributing to the journal of Indian Mathematical Society, the math wizard continued his work.
At the age of 26, he was invited to Cambridge University for his statements on the 120 mathematics theorems on the continued fractions, infinite series, number theory, and improper integrals.
Srinivasa Ramanujan, having compiled more than 3,000 mathematical equations and results, the math wizard returned to the country in 1919 and passed away due to Tuberculosis in 1920.
Srinivasa Ramanujan: First Indian to be elected as a fellow at Trinity College
Srinivasa Ramanujan earned respect with his continued contributions to the field. He also went on to become the first Indian to be elected a fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge University.
National Mathematics Day 2021 Significance
National Mathematics Day is observed in India to honour the mathematical assertions made by Srinivasa Ramanujan in the field. His work and research opened new arenas of mathematical research.
The Royal Society in 2019 also remembered the contributions made by Srinivasa Ramanujan by tweeting a special message for him. The path-breaking work done by Ramanujan will also remain an inspiration for future generations in the field of Maths.
National Mathematics Day 2021: 5 Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan1. Srinivasa Ramanujan who was born in 1887, studied at the Government College in Kumbakonam in 1903. Ramanujan failed in the exams due to his negligence to the non-mathematical subjects. 2. Ramanujan started working as a clerk in Madras Port Trust where the mathematical genius was recognized by a colleague who was also a mathematician. Srinivasa Ramanujan was further referred by him to Professor GH Hardy of Trinity College, Cambridge University. 3. In 1917, Ramanujan was elected to the London Mathematical Society and in 1918 he was elected as a fellow to the prestigious Royal Society for the research done by him on Elliptic Functions and the theory of numbers. 4. In October 1917, Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan became the first Indian to be elected a fellow of Trinity College. 5. Srinivasa Ramanujan's work in the field of maths was such that he discovered his own theorems and also independently compiled 3900 results. |
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