National Mathematics Day (India)

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The 2012 Indian stamp featured Srinivasa Ramanujan . The Indian government declared 22 December to be celebrated as National Mathematics Day every year to mark the birth anniversary of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan . It was introduced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 26 December 2011 at Madras University , to mark the 125th birth anniversary of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan . On this occasion Prime minister Manmohan Singh also announced that 2012 would be celebrated as the National Mathematics Year. [1]

Since then, India's National Mathematics Day is celebrated on 22 December every year with numerous educational events held at schools and universities throughout the country. [2] In 2017, the day's significance was enhanced by the opening of the Ramanujan Math Park in Kuppam , in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh . [3] National Mathematics Day is celebrated in all schools and universities throughout the country.

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  1. ^ "PM's speech at the 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of ramanujan at Chennai" . Prime Minister's Office, Government of India. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012 . Retrieved 24 April 2012 .
  2. ^ C Jaishankar (27 December 2011). "Ramanujan's birthday will be National Mathematics Day" . The Hindu . Retrieved 24 April 2012 .
  3. ^ "Math park set up government school to innovate teaching techniques" by Neel Kamal, [[The Times of 97 India]] , October 24, 2017