National Mathematics Day
2025
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Celebrating the 138th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Celebrating the 138th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Srinivasa Ramanujan
The Man Who Knew Infinity
“An equation for me has no meaning, unless it represents a thought of God.”
— Srinivasa Ramanujan
Every year on December 22, India celebrates National Mathematics Day to honor the unparalleled genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Born in 1887, Ramanujan was a self-taught mathematician who, with almost no formal training, made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.
At the Department of Mathematics, IIT Jodhpur, we reflect on his journey—from the dusty floors of Erode to the hallowed halls of Trinity College, Cambridge—as a reminder that mathematical intuition knows no bounds.
Mathematical Marvels of Ramanujan
Mathematical Marvels of Ramanujan
To celebrate this day, we highlight three pillars of his work that continue to influence modern science:
The Ramanujan Prime and Theta Functions: Crucial in the development of String Theory and the study of Modular Forms.
The Mock Theta Functions: His final gift to mathematics, written on his deathbed, which mathematicians only fully understood decades later as being related to Mock Modular Forms.
The Partition Formula: His collaboration with G.H. Hardy led to a breakthrough in understanding how numbers can be represented as sums of other numbers—a cornerstone of combinatorics.
The Taxicab Secret (1729):
When Hardy visited Ramanujan in a hospital, he mentioned his taxi number was 1729, calling it a "dull number." Ramanujan instantly replied, "No, it is a very interesting number; it is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways."
Mathematics at IIT Jodhpur: The Modern Frontier
Mathematics at IIT Jodhpur: The Modern Frontier
While we honor the past, the Department of Mathematics at IIT Jodhpur is committed to the future. Mathematics is the silent engine driving today’s most advanced technologies:
Computation & Logic: Building the foundations of Artificial Intelligence.
Mathematical Modeling: Understanding complex biological systems and climate patterns.
Statistics & Data Science: Turning raw data into actionable wisdom.
Topology & Analysis: Exploring the fundamental shapes and structures of our universe.
Message to the Students
Message to the Students
"Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding."
On this National Mathematics Day, the Mathematics Society of IIT Jodhpur encourages every student to look beyond the formulas and appreciate the elegance and symmetry that govern our world. Whether you are an engineer, a scientist, or a philosopher, math is the common thread that connects us all.
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