National Mathematics Day Quick Facts

Event NameNational Mathematics Day ()
Event Started2012
Event LevelNational Day
Observed byIndia

National Mathematics Day Brief

National Mathematics Day is celebrated every year across the country on 22nd December in the memory of the great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan.

National Mathematics Day History

The then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh paid tribute to Srinivasa Ramanujam at a program organized on the occasion of 125th anniversary of the great mathematician Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan in Chennai on 22 December 2012. National Mathematics Year 2012 and Ramanujan's birthday on 22 December. Mathematics day was declared.

National Mathematics Day Objective

The purpose of celebrating this day is to inspire students and youth in the country to study mathematics.

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Biography and Important Facts of Sri Niwas Ramanujan:

  1. Sri Niwas Ramanujan was born on 22 December 1887 in the town of Erode, 400 km from Madras.
  2. His father's name was Srinivasa Iyengar and mother's name was Komal Tammal.
  3. Ramanujan was born in a poor South Indian Brahmin family.
  4. Ramanujan ji had a lot of interest in mathematics since childhood.
  5. He had secured first position in the entire district in the primary examination of mathematics.
  6. Ramanujan was given the "K. Ranganatha Rao Award" in 1904 for his incomparable contribution to mathematics.
  7. Srinivasa Ramanujan took the entrance examination of Madras University in 1905 and failed in all subjects except mathematics.
  8. The government college where Srinivasa Ramanujan failed twice while studying, later that college was renamed as Niwas Ramanujan.
  9. He was married in the year 1908 with a girl named Janaki.
  10. After this, Ramanujan ji took the job of a clerk in the office of 'Madras Trust Port'.
  11. When Ramanujan ji used to do his job, he used to sit and solve maths problems in his spare time.
  12. When his officer came to know about this, he told this to the great mathematician of England, Professor G. Told H. Hardy.
  13. Professor G. H. Hardy called Ramanujan to England and introduced him to great mathematicians.
  14. After this, the famous institution of England 'Royal Society' honored Ramanujan in the year 1918 by making him its fellow. He was the first person to be honored with this honor in the whole of Asia.
  15. For his wonderful work on number theory of Ramanujan, he is considered as the 'magician of numbers'.
  16. Ramanujan died on 26 April 1920 at the age of 33.

Important Days of December Month - (National Days and International Days):

Day Event Name - Event Level
01 DecemberWorld AIDS Day - International Day
02 DecemberInternational Slave Eradication Day - International Day
03 DecemberWorld Disability Day - International Day
04 DecemberIndian Navy Day - National Day
05 DecemberWorld Soil Day - International Day
05 DecemberInternational Volunteer Day - International Day
07 DecemberInternational Civil Aviation Day - International Day
09 DecemberInternational Anti-Corruption Day - International Day
10 DecemberInternational Human Rights Day - International Day
11 DecemberInternational Mountains Day - International Day
14 DecemberNational Energy Conservation Day - National Day
16 DecemberNational Victory Day - National Day
18 DecemberInternational Minority Rights Day - International Day
20 DecemberInternational Human Unity Day - International Day
22 DecemberNational Mathematics Day - National Day
23 DecemberNational Farmers Day - National Day
24 DecemberNational Consumer Day - National Day
25 DecemberChristmas Day - International Day

National Mathematics Day FAQs:

National Mathematics Day is observed every year on 22 December.

Yes, National Mathematics Day is an National Day that is celebrated every year on December all over the India.

National Mathematics Day started on 2012.

National Mathematics Day is observed every year by India.

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