National Mathematics Day 2021 Date, Theme, History, Significance, Activities, Facts, and More
National Mathematics Day is an annual observation in India. This day is observed as the birth anniversary of mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. The main objective behind celebrating this special day is to raise awareness among people about the importance of mathematics for the development of humanity.
National Mathematics Day 2021 Date
National Mathematics Day is celebrated every year in India on 22nd December. National Mathematics Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, 22 December 2021 this year
Theme
The theme has not been announced yet
History and Significance
Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on 22 December 1887 in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India and died on 26 April 1920 in Kumbhanam. His family was of the Brahmin caste. At the age of 12, he had acquired the knowledge of trigonometry and developed his ideas without any help. On 22 December 2012, Dr Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India, announced at a function in Chennai to mark the 125th birth anniversary of the great mathematician Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan, that 22 December should be celebrated as National Mathematics Day every year.
Thus, National Mathematics Day is being celebrated every year from 22nd December 2012 across the country. At a very young age, Srinivasa Ramanujan showed a distinctive talent. He has set many examples like infinite series, number theory, mathematical analysis, etc.
Activities
- To make people aware of National Mathematics Day on this day, children should write essays on this day.
- On this day, awareness about National Mathematics Day should be spread among the people.
- On this day, children should respect their maths teachers and can also gift them gifts.
- On this day, tell the children about the great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan and inspire them towards mathematics.
