▁final ▁hon ours ▁years ▁at ▁Lo y ola ▁College ▁and ▁he ▁encourag ed ▁Ram an uj am ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Mathemat ics ▁at ▁the ▁T ata ▁Institute ▁in ▁Bomb ay . ▁In ▁his ▁letter ▁of ▁recommendation ▁Father ▁Charles ▁R ac ine ▁wrote :- " He ▁has ▁certainly ▁original ity ▁of ▁mind ▁and ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁curiosity ▁which ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁develop ▁into ▁a ▁good ▁research ▁worker ▁if ▁given ▁sufficient ▁opportunity ." With ▁Father ▁Charles ▁R ac ine ' s ▁encourag ement ▁and ▁recommendation , ▁Ram an uj am ▁applied ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁T ata ▁Institute ▁of ▁Fund amental ▁Research ▁in ▁Bomb ay . ▁His ▁father ▁had ▁wanted ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Indian ▁Statist ical ▁Institute ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁passed ▁the ▁entrance ▁exam ▁mer itor iously . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Ram an uj am ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁M umb ai ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁mathematics . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁school mate ▁R ag hav an ▁Nar as im han , ▁and ▁S . ▁Ram an an ▁joined ▁T IF R ▁together ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁At ▁the ▁T ata ▁Institute ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁stream ▁of ▁first - rate ▁visit ing ▁mathemat icians ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁tradition ▁for ▁some ▁gradu ate ▁student ▁to ▁write ▁up ▁the ▁notes ▁of ▁each ▁course ▁of ▁lect ures . ▁According ly