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The saint

J.P.Bohre, NCERT- Contribution of Indian Mathematicians

(1) Ramanujan was born on 22nd of December 1887 in Erode, Madras Presidency. He made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.

(2) He demonstrated unusual mathematical skill at school,winning accolades and awards.

(3) By 17,he had conducted his own mathematical research on Bernoulli numbers and the Euler‐Mascheroni constant.

(4) He discovered theorems of his own and rediscovered Euler's identity independently.

(5) He sent a set of 120 theorems to Professor Hardy of Cambridge. As a result he invited Ramanujan to England.

(6) He independently compiled nearly 3900 results (mostly identities and equations).Nearly all his claims have now been proved correct.

(7) Ramanujan Showed that any big number can be written as sum of not more than four prime numbers.

(8) He showed that how to divide the number into two or more squares or cubes.

(9) Ramanujan's Number:When Mr.G.H. Hardy came to see Ramanujan in taxi number 1729,Ramanujan said that 1729 is the smallest number which can be written in the form of sum of cubes of two numbers in two ways,i.e.1729=9³+10³=1³+12³ since than the number 1729 is called Ramanujan’s number.

(10) In 1918, Ramanujan and Hardy studied the partition function P(n) extensively and gave a non‐convergent asymptotic series that permits exact computation of the number of partition of an integer.

(11) He discovered mock theta function in the last year of his life .For many years these functions were a mystry,but they are now known to be the holomorphic parts of harmonic weak mass forms.

The statue of equality

Prathiksha V, February 5, 2022: The Hindu

Shri Ramanujacharya the social reformer and the Statue of Equality in his honour

The statue is 216-feet tall and erected in the 40-acre land in the outskirts of Hyderabad. It is mounted on a 54-ft high base building named ‘Bhadra Vedi’ and has floors devoted to a digital library and research center, ancient Indian texts, a theatre, and an educational gallery detailing many works of Shri Ramanujacharya.

Moreover, the statue is made of ‘Panchaloha’ which is a combination of five metals - gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc. The statue will be the tallest metallic statue in a sitting position in the world. The Statue of Equality will be built in the outskirts of Hyderabad.

Being less than half size of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Statue of Unity, in the Statue of Equality, Shri Ramanujacharya sits on a huge Lotus, sitting upright with a graceful smile and joining his hands together keeping it near the chest. Ramanuja also has the ‘thiruthandam’ (the flag) placed across him with ‘sadari’ (known as god’s feet) below him.

Born in 1017, Ramanujacharya also known as Ilaiya Perumal was born to Kanthimathi and Asuri Kesava Somayaji in Sriperumbadur, Chennai.

He is known for his influential thinking towards devotional Hinduism. The great poet-saint Ramanuja was an eminent teacher and the founder of Vishishtadwaita. He is an expert in Vedic scriptures. A community of Vaishnavites has been following his path called Vedanta. Sri Ramanujacharya was also known for his social reforms. 

He became a disciple of Yadava Prakasa and studied Advaita Vedanta from him. However, Ramanujacharya was not convinced by his teachings and started correcting him in many instances. Yadava Prakasa thought of eliminating him. Ramanujacharya came to know of it and fled from the place.

He had a vision towards Lord Vishnu and his consort Shri and instituted a daily worship ritual for them. He later then moved to Kanchipuram. 

Shri Ramanujacharya wrote nine scriptures called Navaratnas and composed numerous commentaries on Vedic scriptures.

Now, why is this statue called the ‘Statue of Equality? Centuries ago, Ramanujacharya was known to advocate social equality among all sections of people. His greatest contribution is the propagation of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam which means all universe is one family. He traveled across the country and propagated about social equality, and known for his many other social reforms. 

This statue is built to commemorate the 11th century of great Vaishnavite saint Ramanujacharya for his work. He worked tirelessly for the upliftment of people with the spirit of every human being equal regardless of nationality, gender, race, caste, or creed. 

Temple complex's connection to Karnataka

Prasad Nichenametla, Feb 5, 2022: The Times of India

The Hampi-rathas here also have another variation from the original, an image of which can be found on the 50 rupee note.

The newest spiritual-tourist attraction in Telangana – a vast temple complex on 45 acres, with a 216 feet Ramanujacharya statue in the centre – has a connection to Karnataka. While the four entrances of Sriramanujacharya Samata-kendram are shaped in Kakatiya style ornate thoranam, just beside the archways are two “Hampi-rathas.” These chariots made of sandstone are inspired by the iconic stone chariot lying in a dilapidated state in the Vijaya-Vittala temple complex in Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the Vijayanagara district. However, the ratha in the Sriramanujacharya Samata-kendram has the vimanam, which is missing in the original structure.

“Hampi ratha is epochal of the great Vijayanagara style of temple architecture. But it now appears without the upper column. We designed the tower based on some photos from 1856, taken during British rule. Each of the two chariots are 31 feet in height,” DNV Prasad, Pradhana Stapati (chief architect) of the Sriramanujacharya kendram, told DH.

The Hampi-rathas here also have another variation from the original, an image of which can be found on the 50 rupee note. In place of two elephants — with their trunks broken — standing guard at the short staircase, one elephant larger in size stands in front of each chariot at the Samata-kendram.

The structure of pillars of the 108 divya-desams in the complex – symbolizing the 108 sacred shrines across the country like Tirupati, Srirangam, Badrinath, Dwaraka – is in the Hoysala architectural style. The black marble stone used for the 468 pillars is from Rajasthan. “To construct these divya-desams around the Sriramanujacharya statue, we visited all those temples, each one with unique architecture and sculptures. Each sanctum, source pillar, and the main idols are modelled according to the respective original temple,” the architect said.

A 50 feet Vijaya-stambham (victory pillar) is erected outside the complex entrance, facing the statue. A 77-tonne stone was brought from Krishnarajapura near Bengaluru for the purpose, which thinned down to 30 tonne after moulding.