# National Mathematics Year

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Designation for 2012 in India and Nigeria

[Srinivasa Ramanujan](/source/Srinivasa_Ramanujan), whom the year honored.

In [India](/source/India) and in [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria) the year 2012 [CE](/source/Common_Era) was celebrated as **National Mathematics Year**. In India, the National Mathematics Year was a tribute to the mathematical genius [Srinivasa Ramanujan](/source/Srinivasa_Ramanujan) who was born on 22 December 1887 and whose 125th birthday falls on 22 December 2012.[1][2] In Nigeria, the year 2012 was observed as National Mathematics Year as part of the federal government's effort to promote and popularize the study of mathematics.[3][4]

## National Mathematics Year in India

The decision to designate the year 2012 CE as National Mathematics Year was announced by [Dr Manmohan Singh](/source/Dr_Manmohan_Singh), [Prime Minister of India](/source/Prime_Minister_of_India) , during the inaugural ceremony of the celebrations to mark the 125th [birth anniversary](/source/Birth_anniversary) of Srinivasa Ramanujan held at the [Madras University](/source/Madras_University) Centenary Auditorium on 26 February 2012. The Prime Minister also announced that December 22 would be celebrated as **[National Mathematics Day](/source/National_Mathematics_Day_(India))** from 2012 onwards.

An Organising Committee with Professor M.S. Raghunathan, President of the Ramanujan Mathematical Society as chair, and Professor [Dinesh Singh](/source/Dinesh_Singh_(academic)), Secretary of the [Ramanujan Mathematical Society](/source/Ramanujan_Mathematical_Society) as secretary, has been formed to formulate and implement programmes and projects as part of the observance of the National Mathematics Year. A National Committee with Minister for [Kapil Sibal](/source/Kapil_Sibal) as the chair supervises the activities of the Organising Committee.[5]

## National Mathematics Year in Nigeria

In Nigeria, the various activities planned as part of the celebration of National Mathematics Year would be centred on the theme *Mathematics: The Key to Transformation*. The events were inaugurated on 1 March 2012 at a function in [Musa Yar’adua Dome](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Musa_Yar%E2%80%99adua_Dome&action=edit&redlink=1), [Abuja](/source/Abuja). Thirteen projects of national importance are planned as part of the celebrations.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PMSpeech_1-0)** ["PM's speech at the 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Ramanujan at Chennai"](http://pmindia.nic.in/speech-details.php?nodeid=1117). Government of India. Retrieved 20 April 2012.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** K Venkataramanan (26 December 2011). ["Manmohan's concern over decline in quality of maths teachers"](http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2749097.ece). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Idoko, Clement (27 February 2012). ["FG declares 2012 National Mathematics Year"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120405150129/http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/36643-fg-declares-2012-national-mathematics-year). *[Nigerian Tribune](/source/Nigerian_Tribune)*. Archived from [the original](http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/36643-fg-declares-2012-national-mathematics-year) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Onochie, Maureen (20 February 2012). ["Jonathan proclaims 2012 as National Mathematics year"](http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=155049:jonathan-proclaims-2012-as-national-mathematics-year&catid=1:news&Itemid=2). *[Daily Trust](/source/Daily_Trust)*. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Year-long celebration"](http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article2746997.ece). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

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