Should Srinivasa Ramanujan be given the Bharat Ratna Award?

200% He deserves than some of the Bharat Ratna recipients of this country today. One i could think of is Lata Mangeshkar. She is a great singer, but she is not the only one. read more

200% He deserves than some of the Bharat Ratna recipients of this country today. One i could think of is Lata Mangeshkar. She is a great singer, but she is not the only one. On top of that most Bharat ratna winners had one more element: They did not play backdoor politics. read more

The 2013 documentary The Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan explores his achievements in theory of numbers. It includes interviews with number theorists like A. Raghuram and Ken Ono. read more

It is such people who should be given the Bharat Ratna, even if they are no more. Giving it to people who have no social relevance, such as cricketers and film stars, amounts to making a mockery of the award. read more