Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh said that India taught mathematics to the world. “Had our great mathematician Aryabhatt not invented ‘0’ (zero), the world would not have progressed in mathematics and science sectors.” He said that by using Vedic maths initiation, fear of maths could be allayed from the mind of children.
The Chief Minister was addressing school children at the ‘Maths Marathon’ organised on the National Mathematics Day on Saturday, the birthday of great mathematician, Srinivas Ramanujam, at Urja Park. The programme was organised by Seva Welfare Foundation Raipur with the cooperation of Chhattisgarh Science and Technology Council, Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) and Colombia Group of Institutes.
In the Marathon, about 3,000 children from 30 schools of the State Capital participated. The children have solved maths problems using Vedic mathematics initiation on a record three-km-long strip. Addressing the children, the Chief Minister said that they were the future of the country. With their talents, they should make the name of Chhattisgarh known to the country and the world. Singh praised the efforts of the organisers of the programme for allaying the fear of maths from the minds of children. The foundation has done a commendable job by teaching children how to solve maths problems through Vedic initiation, he added.
National chairman of All India Ramanujan Club Dr Chandramauli Joshi, Director of Chhattisgarh Science and Technology Council Dr Hamburde, engineer and director of the programme BN Rao, president of Seva Welfare Foundation Raipur Kishore Jadhwani, director of CREDA SK Shukla and educationists, teachers and eminent citizens in large number were present at the programme. On the occasion, national Chairman of All India Ramanujan Club Dr Chandramauli Joshi, declared to given All India Aryabhatt award of the Foundation to BN Rao.