New Delhi 26 April (VNI) Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar FRS (22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was a brilliant Indian mathematician whose intuitive grasp of numbers amazed the world. Despite minimal formal training, he made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions. His collaboration with British mathematician G. H. Hardy at Cambridge remains legendary. Ramanujan's legacy continues to inspire countless mathematicians and scholars across the globe.