Despite being a prodigy in mathematics, Ramanujan did not have an auspicious start to his career. He obtained a scholarship to college in 1904, but he quickly lost it by failing in nonmathematical subjects.

What did Einstein say about Ramanujan?

In the words of Albert Einstein, "Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas." The credit for all the development in 20th century mathematics is given to the final writings, theories and developments of mathematics' genius, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar, who was born on December 22, 1887.

Was Ramanujan gifted?

Some of the students studying in nearby colleges gifted Ramanujan, who was already teaching Mathematics to his classmates, three years his senior at the time, a book. “They gave him a copy of GS Carr, A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure Mathematics. ... This is being used by IIT and JEE students now.