Why Year Of Mathematics.....?

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has declared the year 2012 as the 'national year of mathematics' for the country. This is to pay a tribute and mark the birth anniversary of mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. 

The great mathematician, Ramanujan , came from an economically weak background in Tamil Nadu and had minimal training in mathematics. Till few years of his initial childhood , he could not even speak, read or write. Yet he overcame all the formidable difficulties and contributed some of the greatest theories of maths.

His birthday, December 22, has been declared as the 'national mathematics day'

Courtsey: Times Of India