Remembering Ramanujan

1. The house where Srinivasa Ramanujan lived.
   
   
2. The school where Srinivasa Ramanujan studied.

The house where Srinivasa Ramanujan lived

Do NOT get carried away by the looks of this house. This is where the mathematician inside Ramanujan grew up and blossomed. This old, tiny, unimpressive, tiled house is an inspiring monument which will remind visitors about the genius called Ramanujan. The house is flanked by two unlikely neighbours (who were most certainly not there when Ramaujan was around) : A meat-vending, "non-vegetarian" restaurant (Ramanujan was a strict vegetarian coming from an orthodox Hindu, Brahmin family). Surprisingly, this incongruous neighbour is also located at a stone's throw from a very important and sacred Hindu temple. (But, why should anyone care for such trivia ?). A huge store/shop selling construction materials. The saving grace comes from the efforts of a nearby University which has acquired the house, and made it into a memorial monument for the greatest modern mathematician born in India. But for this initiative, Ramanujan's house would have been long since devoured by these business-minded commercant neighbours. The place is very cleanly maintained, and is open the whole day (usual working hours), seven days a week, with free-of-cost entry, and must be visited by all admirers of mathematics.

The school where Srinivasa Ramanujan studied

This 152 year old school (known earlier as Town High School), boasts of having initiated Ramanujan into mathematics. It has now on proud display, a bust of its most famous student. Many people visit this school today, to draw inspiration from the "man who knew infinity". This school is a landmark in itself, and is located in Kumbakonam downtown. Ramanujan's home (mentioned above) is just about a kilometre away (approximately a 15 minute walk).

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The next time you visit Kumbakonam, make sure you drop in at the above two places.

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The only temple I visited in Kumbakonam.

More about Ramanujan : Try this quiz first: How much do you know about Ramanujan ? This page, belonging to a very good site for maths biographies, contains many useful links. I found (and have reported) a minor error in this page, concerning Ramanujan's place of death. Here is a must-see website devoted to Ramanujan Essentials of Ramanujan's mathematics Why is Ramanujan still jobless ? Ramanujan chronology The story of Janaki ammal -- Ramanujan's wife Ramanujan and the taxi cab Ramanujan and the taxi cab... again * Why is 1729 so special ? 1729 and Ramanujan * Why is 251 called the taxi cab's little brother ? 163 and Ramanujan What is so special about this magic square ? There is no magic ! The book which became a famous movie: The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan The man who discovered the man who knew infinity When the Professor told a lie Ramanujan deserves more than this. The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize , our way of paying tribute to the genius from Kumbakonam. ICTP, Trieste, Italy awards the The Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries. It took almost a century, and a Professor from Tokyo, to locate the house where Ramanujan was born ! Did the stars foretell anything ? Ramanujan in the news Take a look at some maths-related books We are still not taking Ramanujan seriously: Example #1 | Example #2 I have informed both the concerned parties, to correct their errors. When a mother almost killed her own son The mystery of the illness which killed him. How his last contribution to maths : "mock theta functions" was lost and found later by accident. And a video from the person who helped restore this treasure. Have you heard about the The blackened coarse elbow of Ramanujan ? An extra-ordinary documentary : The Mathematician & His Legacy The Sequel : After Ramanujan left us

Only a genius can think of something like this: Thank GOD ! We did'nt have to learn this in school.