India celebrates National Mathematics Day on 22 December to create awareness about the great legacy of Srinivasa Ramanujan. He was born on 22 December 1887 in Erode, Tamil Nadu. He emerged from extreme poverty and began his journey to become one of the most influential mathematicians of all times. The work of Ramanujan continues to inspire mathematicians all over the world. From a humble background, he rose to the pinnacle of mathematical superiority that shaped 20th century. His mathematical identities and theorems opened up new possibilities and contributed immensely to the frontier areas of mathematics. Much of Ramanujan’s mathematics falls in the domain of number theory— the purest realm of mathematics. During his short lifetime of 32 years, Ramanujan independently compiled nearly 3,900 results, mostly identities, and equations. He stated results that were both original and highly unconventional, such as the Ramanujan prime and the Ramanujan mock theta function, and these have inspired a vast amount of further research in mathematics.
Here are the glimpses of journey of Ancient Indian Mathematics:
