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The chequered life of Ramanujan
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December 28, 2020 11:28 IST
He never craved for distinction. He wanted leisure, that is simple food provided for him. and that he should be allowed to dream on
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He never craved for distinction. He wanted leisure, that is simple food provided for him. and that he should be allowed to dream on
The quote from Mahabharata,
Muhurtham Jwalitham Shreyo Natu Dhumayitam Chiram (It is better to flame forth for a brief time than to smoke away for ages) describes Srinivasa Ramanujan exactly. According to an American Professor, an ordinary genius is one who is a hundred times brighter than the best brains. A magical genius on the contrary is one of whose work it might be said, “One has no idea where his results came from!”