Government of India resolves Mathematecian Ramanujam's Birthday 22nd Dec as National Mathematics Day

December 22nd is to be observed as National Mathematics Day.

On the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of great Mathematician late Srinivasa Ramanujan, the Government of India have resolved to celebrate this day every year as the National Mathematics Day. It will seek to focus the attention of people to mathematics education and its applications not only in Science and Technology but also in other areas of life. Celebration of National Mathematics Day would connect Ramanujan’s life and work to the people of India and thereby inspire a large section of our young generation. Popularisation of mathematics and applied mathematics will enable to draw a larger number of gifted students to disciplines related to Mathematics which is essential in the growth of knowledge economy.

Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has been playing vital role in propagating mathematics by way of supporting institutions of national repute, which have the mandate of education and research in the field of Mathematics. In fact some of these premier institutes like Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Institute of Mathematical Science (IMSc), Chennai, Harish Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad, Homi Bhabha Centre of Science Education (HBCSE) are autonomous institutes fully aided by DAE. In addition, it also supports, Ramanujan Mathematical Society, Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI), Kerala School of Mathematics etc. The Department has been promoting mathematics by way of granting Fellowship/Scholarships to various researchers/students of mathematics through its National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM). The Department has been successfully organising Mathematics Olympiads every year through NBHM/Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education and our young participants have been regularly winning laurels in these events. The International Congress of Mathematicians, which is held once in four years was held in Hyderabad during August 19-27, 2010 which was attended by several thousand mathematicians from all over the world.

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