It t was the 22nd of December in 1887. The weather was pleasant and the mighty Kaveri River meandered as usual toward the sea along its tree lined banks near the city of Erode Just after sunset a boy was born to Srinivasa and Komalam Ten days later in keeping with tradition he was given a name Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan
Soon after the family moved back to Kumbakonam where Ramanujan's father worked as a clerk at a sari shop Ramanujan grew up a quiet little boy always thinking always full of questions
How far away are the clouds How big are the stars How long is the equator
