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Remembering India’s Greatest Mathematical Prodigy- Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan ( Great Indian Mathematician)  December 22 is a glorious day for India and Indians.  This day is celebrated as National Mathematics Day i.e. National Mathematics Day in the country.  Let's know interesting things related to Srinivasa Ramanujan's life ... Who was Ramanujan and why is National Mathematics Day celebrated?  It was on this date in 1887 that the great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan was born.  To honor his life achievements, the Government of India declared 22 December i.e. his birth anniversary as National Mathematics Day .  It was announced by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the inauguration ceremony of the 125th anniversary of the birth of Srinivasa Ramanujan at Madras University on 26 February 2012.  The great mathematician Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan was born on December 22, 1887 in a Brahmin family in Erode village , Coimbatore . Ramanujan's father's name was Srinivasa Iyengar . Ramanujan is cou