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NATIONAL
MATHEMATICS DAY (INDIA) |
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Date-wise Events |
December 22 |
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Description |
- In India, the day December 22 has been declared as the
National Mathematics Day.
- The declaration was made by Prime Minister of India,
during the inaugural ceremony of the birth of
Srinivasa Ramanujam held at the Madras University
Centenary Auditorium on 26 February 2012.
- Dr Manmohan Singh also announced that the year 2012
would be celebrated as the National Mathematics Year.
- The Indian mathematical genius
Srinivasa Ramanujam was born on 22 December 1887 and
died on 26 April 1920.
- It was in recognition of his contribution to mathematics
the Government of India decided to celebrate
Srinivasa Ramanujam's birthday as the National
Mathematics Day every year and to celebrate 2012 as the
National Mathematical Year.
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