He ▁wanted ▁mathematics ▁to ▁be ▁beautiful ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁clear ▁and ▁simple . ▁He ▁was ▁sometimes ▁tor ment ed ▁by ▁the ▁difficulty ▁of ▁these ▁high ▁standards , ▁but ▁in ▁ret ros pect , ▁it ▁is ▁clear ▁to ▁us ▁how ▁often ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁adding ▁to ▁our ▁knowledge , ▁results ▁both ▁new , ▁beautiful ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁genu in ely ▁original ▁stamp ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Ram an uj am ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁T amil ▁family ▁on ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁in ▁Mad ras ▁( now ▁Chen na i ), ▁India , ▁as ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁seven , ▁to ▁Ch ak ra var th i ▁S rin iv asa ▁Pad man ab han . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁school ing ▁in ▁Town ▁Hr . Sec . ▁School ▁, ▁K umb ak on am ▁and ▁joined ▁Lo y ola ▁College ▁in ▁Mad ras ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁special ise ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and ▁he ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁master ▁it ▁with ▁vig our ▁and ▁passion . ▁He ▁also ▁enjoyed ▁music ▁and ▁his ▁favour ite ▁music ian ▁was ▁M . ▁D . ▁Ram an athan , ▁a ▁ma ver ick ▁concert ▁music ian . ▁His ▁teacher ▁and ▁friend ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁Father ▁Charles ▁R ac ine , ▁Lo y ola ▁College ▁a ▁mission ary ▁who ▁had ▁obtained ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁É lie ▁Cart an . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁taught ▁mathematics ▁by ▁Father ▁Charles ▁R ac ine ▁in ▁his