In the birth centenary year of Ramanujan, celebrated all over
the world in 1987, there were several meetings
whose theme was the work of Ramanujan and its continuing
influence and impact on the growth and development of Mathematics.
An International Conference was organized by the National Board
for Higher Mathematics at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences
in Madras, from Dec. 22 to Dec. 27, 1987, which was inaugurated
by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Professors G.E. Andrews, R. Askey, B.C. Berndt, S. Chandrasekhar,
R.A. Rankin, A. Selberg, D. Zagier and others from abroad, and
Professors R.P. Agarwal, S. Bhargava, S. Raghavan, S.S. Rangachari,
C.S. Seshadri, A. Verma and several others participated in this
International Conference.
Unfortunately
the death of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.G. Ramachandran,
on the 24th Dec., threw all the arrangements out of gear for two
days, until the burial took place and the meeting was extended
by one day.
