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'''Ramanuja''' or '''Ramanujan''' or '''Ramanujam''' is a [[Tamilian|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]] name literally meaning 'The younger brother of [[Rama]]' referring to [[Lakshmana]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}. The name however is rarely used by [[Malayalis]] themselves nowadays and has come to be known as a common name used by the [[Tamil people|Tamil]] [[Iyengar]] community{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}. The most famous personalities with this name are the 11th century philosopher [[Ramanuja]] and the [[Malayali]] poet Ramanujan [[Ezhuthachan]]. Ramanujan is also the name for '''[[Srinivasa Ramanujan]]''' (1887–1920), an Indian mathematician who is considered by many to be one of the most |
'''Ramanuja''' or '''Ramanujan''' or '''Ramanujam''' is a [[Tamilian|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]] name literally meaning 'The younger brother of [[Rama]]' referring to [[Lakshmana]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}. The name however is rarely used by [[Malayalis]] themselves nowadays and has come to be known as a common name used by the [[Tamil people|Tamil]] [[Iyengar]] community{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}. The most famous personalities with this name are the 11th century philosopher [[Ramanuja]] and the [[Malayali]] poet Ramanujan [[Ezhuthachan]]. Ramanujan is also the name for '''[[Srinivasa Ramanujan]]''' (1887–1920), an Indian mathematician who is considered by many to be one of the most talented mathematicians in history. |
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Ramanuja or Ramanujan or Ramanujam is a Tamil and Malayalam name literally meaning 'The younger brother of Rama' referring to Lakshmana[citation needed]. The name however is rarely used by Malayalis themselves nowadays and has come to be known as a common name used by the Tamil Iyengar community[citation needed]. The most famous personalities with this name are the 11th century philosopher Ramanuja and the Malayali poet Ramanujan Ezhuthachan. Ramanujan is also the name for Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887–1920), an Indian mathematician who is considered by many to be one of the most talented mathematicians in history.
Other people named Ramanujan:
People
- A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), an Indian author, who wrote in both English and Kannada
- C. P. Ramanujam (1938–1974), an Indian mathematician who worked on number theory and algebraic geometry
- Ramanujam Varatharaja Perumal, a director at Indian Space Research Organisation
- Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, considered the father of the Malayalam language
- Gopala Ramanujam former Governor of Goa and Orissa.
Fictional people
- Amita Ramanujan, a fictional mathematician on the TV show, NUMB3RS
Other
- Ramanujan (film), a 2014 film