Mathematics is essential in common life and good knowledge on the subject drives students to study science in future. Hence, teachers at school level should take utmost care to promote mathematics among students, viewed noted speakers on the occasion of the 129th birthday of Srinivas Ramanujan observed here on Thursday.
The birthday was observed jointly by the Bharatiya Siksha Vikash Santhan and the Srinivas Ramanujan Birthday Celebration Committee. University of Culture former Vice-Chancellor Dr Bimalendu Mohanty presided over the meeting while committee secretary Dr Karunakar Pradhan read out annual report.
Gracing as chief guest, Sambad editor Soumyaranjan Patnaik said, “Mathematics is the essence of science. If it is taught as a co-subject of mother tongue, students can achieve upmost success in life.”
School and Mass Education Department former Director Dr Sarat Kumar Biswal highlighted about rich contributions of Ramanujan in the field of mathematics.
A total of 240 meritorious students, selected out of 14,200 students from 304 schools, were given cash prizes totaling `2.24 lakh on the occasion. The students had appeared for the Srinivas Ramanujan Smaraki Ganita Prativa Anwesana test in 190 centres.
Nine persons, Bijay Kumar Behera, Pramod Kumar Magar, Tikeshwar Moharana, lalatendu Thambasamant, Ramakant Si, Gobinda Chandra Panigrahi, Sumant Biswal, Prakash Chandra Nayak and Balram Hota were conferred with Ramanujan Pracharak Samman-2016 and Ekadahi Jena with Srinivas Ramanunan Ganita Prativa Saman-2016.