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Ramanujan discovered his own theorems which he sent to three academics at the University of Cambridge in 1912-1913. His work was appreciated and he was invited to work at Cambridge. He became a Fellow of Trinity College and a Fellow of the Royal Society at Cambridge. His tragic death at a young age of 32, brought an unexpected end to the mathematical marvel he was. Ramanujan died of illness, probably of liver infection on 26^th April 1920.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in December 2011 declared 2012 as the 'National Mathematical year' ,as a homage to the math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. The Prime Minister also declared December 22, Ramanujan’s birthday as 'National Mathematics Day.’

Shivashankar Murthy, who seeks Ramanujan as an inspiration, said, “He lived for only 32 years, of which five years were spent in Cambridge University in the Mathematics Department. Yet, he rediscovered a century of mathematics and contributed numerous discoveries of his own. He showed dedication and sacrifice to become the greatest mathematician of all time,” as reported by The Hindu. In the five years that Ramanujan spent in Cambridge he has written over 400 research papers and worked on over 2,500 solutions.

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