Ramanujan

• Ramanujan was born in erode in Tamil Nadu on December 22, 1887. 
• From early childhood it was evident that he was a prodigy. 
• He formulated many theorems and formulae. 
• Mathematical ideas began to come in such a flood to his mind.
•  Although he was excellent in mathematics he failed twice in the first year arts examination in college. 
• This disappointed his father.
•  Ramanujan needed about 2000 sheets of paper every month to do his calculations .
•  He started using scraps of paper found lying on the streets. 
• Ramanujan asked for job showing his frayed notebooks .
•  But one could understand what was written in the notebooks.
• So,his applications for job were rejected .
•  At last Francis spring , director of madras port trust gave him a clerical job on a monthly salary of 25.
•  On may 1, 1913, the university of madras granted him a fellowship of 75 a month.