National Mathematics Day 2019 will be observed on 22nd December, Sunday across the nation.

There were various programmes and activities which were organised on this day. UGC had
directed all the colleges and universities to organize talks and seminars along with different
activities to commemorate the day. The topic of the programmes was ‘Mathematics of Life’ and
‘Application of Mathematics’. There was also a poster competition based on mathematics. The
aim of these programmes was to boost the student’s interest in the field of mathematics.

The Department of Mathematics at Mysore University organised a lecture on mathematics on

22nd December. The lecture was given by Prof. S. Bhargawa, who is the Chairman of the
Department of Mathematics. The programme was presided by Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, the
Vice Chancellor of the University.
A 4 day celebration was organised from 19th December to 22nd December by Manipur Science
and Technology Council at NIELIT, Akampat. The celebration comprised of mathematics
exhibition and competition for the students of class III to VIII. There was also a quiz competition
for the students of class 9th and 10th. Various lectures, seminars, puzzle, science shows etc were
also conducted in the 4 days celebration.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY
The great Srinivasa Ramanujan took birth on December 22 in the year 1887 in Erode situated in
the city of today’s Tamil Nadu. He read mathematics voraciously and started developing his own
research in isolation in the beginning. Srinivasa was an autodidact; he was a self-taught person
and never had any formal training in mathematics. He first solved the formal and regular
mathematics when he was 10 years old. When he was at the school, he received several merit
certificates and academic awards.

Ramanujan has greatly contributed towards mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series
and continued fractions. In the year 1913, Srinivasa Ramanujan came in contact with the
European mathematicians for further developing his knowledge and interest towards
mathematics. He was also elected to various societies organized for the debate and discussion on
mathematics. He started exchanging letters with the world famous mathematician G. H. Hardy
and ultimately moved to England in the year 1914. He spent around 5 years at Cambridge and
issued a number of papers during his stay there.