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1 LIFE HISTORY OF SRINIVASA RAMANUJAN
BY : NARMADHA.K.R

2 AREA OF DISCUSSION Marriage & Job Birth & Growth Death

3 BIRTH OF RAMANUJAN Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on 22nd December 1887 in the south Indian town of Tamil Nadu, named Erode.  His father, Kuppuswamy Srinivasa Iyengar worked as a clerk in a saree shop and his mother, Komalatamma was a housewife.  He had a younger sibling named Sadagopan, who died less than 3 months later.

4 GROWTH OF RAMANUJAN On 1 October,1892 Ramanujan was enrolled at the local school, in Kanchipuram. Ramanujan then continued his schooling in Kangayan Primary School, Kumbakonam. At the age of 16, Ramanujan obtained from a friend a library copy of A SYNOPSIS OF ELEMENTARY RESULTS IN PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS, G.S.CARR’s COLLECTION OF 5000 THEOREMS.

5 GROWTH OF RAMANUJAN Ramanujan was awarded THE K. RANGANATHA RAO prize for mathematics by his school headmaster, Krishnaswamy iyer. After running away from home, he enrolled at Pachayappa’s college in Madras. There he passed mathematics. In 1906, without an FA degree, Ramanujan left college and continued to pursue independent research in mathematics.

6 Marriage OF RAMANUJAN Ramanujan married Janakiammal, on 14 July, 1909.
Janaki was just 10 years old, when she married Ramanujan. After the marriage, he had some health issues, but his family could’nt afford for the surgery. In Jan 1910, a doctor volunteered to do the surgery at no cost.

7 Job OF RAMANUJAN Ramanujan tutored students at Presidency College, who were preparing for their Fellow of Arts Exam. In May, 1913, upon searching a research position at Madras University, Ramanujan moved with his family to Triplicane. In 1910, Ramanujan met deputy collector V. Ramaswamy Aiyer, wishing for a job at revenue department. Later with the help of Ramachandra Rao, he started to publish papers on mathematics.

8 DEATH OF RAMANUJAN Ramanujan had numerous health problems throughout his life. His health worsened in England. He was diagonised with tuberculosis and severe vitamin deficiency and confined to a sanatorium. In 1919, he returned to Kumbakonam, Madras presidency. In 1920, he died at the age of 32.

9 Thank You!


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