NEW DELHI: Srinivasa Ramanujan, one of the pioneers of Mathematics, was born on this day in 1887. Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh in the year 2012 had declared this day as National Mathematics Day.

The mathematician failed in other subjects as his interest was only in Maths and neglected the other subjects.

Later, when he started his career working as a clerk in 1912, his passion for the subject was recognized by a mathematician at Madras Port Trust.

A few months prior to the beginning of World War 1 in 1912, he joined the Trinity College.

In 1916, he was a graduate in Bachelors of Science, and in 1971, he was elected to the London Mathematical Society.

In 1918, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for his research on Elliptic Functions and theory of numbers.

In October the same year, in a historic moment, he became the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

In 1919, he returned to India. He passed away early at the age of 32.

Several eminent personalities remembered the mathematician on this day. Have a look at the tweets.

I convey my warm greetings on National Mathematics Day today.

Celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of well-known mathematician, Shri Srinivasa Ramanujan, the day offers us an occasion to remember the tradition of excellence. #nationalmathematicsday pic.twitter.com/F9FG5OPqwm
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) December 22, 2019

A mathematical genius from Tamil Nadu who intuitively propounded formulae for black holes when there was no concept of black holes. May the youth know the genius & devotion that Ramanujan was. –Sg #NationalMathematicsDay #SrinivasaRamanujan pic.twitter.com/Q4noGzrxlI
— Sadhguru (@SadhguruJV) December 22, 2019

Did you know? Researchers from @TechnionLive in #Israel have developed a concept they called ' #Ramanujan machine’ as a tribute to Indian mathematical genius #SrinivasaRamanujan

Happy #NationalMathematicsDay!
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— Israel in India (@IsraelinIndia) December 22, 2019

#Did you know that #EPICIcon #SrinivasaRamanujan's birth anniversary is celebrated as #NationalMathematicsDay? Get to know some mind-boggling facts about the man in this special video. pic.twitter.com/Au3rG3FVN4
— The EPIC Channel (@EpicChannelIn) December 22, 2019

#AspirationalDistrict Malkangiri celebrated #NationalMathematicsDay by conducting quiz competitions, awarding winners and preparing innovative learning material.

A befitting tribute to #SrinivasaRamanujan, the man who knew infinity; on his birth anniversary! pic.twitter.com/2wVBHw4R1m
— NITI Aayog (@NITIAayog) December 22, 2019

We pay tribute to the Mathematical Genius, Srinivasa Ramanujan on his birth anniversary. He made substantial contributions in the field of mathematics without having any formal training. National Mathematics Day is celebrated to honour his contributions. pic.twitter.com/FpdZ65FND6
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 22, 2019

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