Ramanujan: The Genius Who Defied Math's Boundaries on National Mathematics Day!

Celebrating the Legend

India honors Ramanujan's birthday as National Mathematics Day since 2012, highlighting his journey from poverty in Madras to Cambridge under G.H. Hardy. Despite dying at 32, his insights—often revealed in dreams—paved the way for modern physics and computing, earning him the Fellow of the Royal Society.​

Key Highlights

Infinite Series Mastery: Developed Ramanujan prime and theta functions, crucial for partition theory and black hole entropy calculations.​

Number Theory Breakthroughs: Discovered mock theta functions and the Ramanujan conjecture, solving Riemann zeta function problems intuitively.​

Pi Formulas: Created over 3,000 identities, including rapid pi approximations still used in supercomputing.​

Legacy Impact: His 1729 taxi cab number (smallest sum of cubes two ways) symbolizes Hardy-Ramanujan collaboration; influences string theory today.​

Enduring Influence

Ramanujan's story fuels STEM inspiration in India, with events showcasing his notebooks' unsolved gems.

Sources: Ramanujan Institute archives, Hardy biographies, National Mathematics Day official portals.​