Daily Archive: Maio 7, 2015

“The Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan” features well-known number theorists from around the world associated with Ramanujan’s oeuvre, most notably A. Raghuram and Ken Ono.

Shot at various locations in Chennai, Namakkal, Kumbakonam, Erode, and Cambridge, this documentary highlights the trajectory of Ramanujan’s seminal work and its relevance today.

His scientific legacy continues to grow well beyond anything that previous generations of mathematicians could have ever imagined. 2012 was declared the the “National Year of Mathematics” in India to commemorate the … Ler mais

Set in the early 1900’s British India and England, ‘Ramanujan’ revolves around the life and times of the mathematical prodigy, Srinivasa Ramanujan. Directed by the award-winning director of ‘Mogha Mul’, ‘Bharati’ and ‘Periyar’, Gnana Rajasekaran, the film is being made simultaneously in English and Tamil.

‘Ramanujan’ tells the human story of an Indian mathematician who languished in the grip of a disdainful society and a scornful academia. It means to demonstrate the genius that enabled him to overcome the … Ler mais