Tue Apr 22 17:39:20 UTC 2025: ## Ramanujan IT Park’s Tower Names Spark Debate: Should Janaki Ramanujan Have Been Honored?
**Chennai, April 23, 2025** – The recently inaugurated Ramanujan IT Park in Taramani has sparked a discussion about the recognition given to those who supported the famed mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. While the four towers are named after key Cambridge mathematicians who helped bring Ramanujan’s work to the world (Carr, Hardy, Neville, and Littlewood), a commentary piece in *The Hindu* suggests alternative names that better reflect the contributions of those who supported Ramanujan in his personal life and early career.
The author proposes naming one tower after Janaki, Ramanujan’s wife, praising her strength and dignity in facing hardship. Two more towers, the author suggests, should be jointly named after R. Narayana Aiyar, who secured Ramanujan employment, and Sir Francis Spring and C.L.T. Griffith, who ensured Ramanujan’s notebooks reached influential figures. The final tower should honor Thatikonda Namberumal Chetty, who supported Ramanujan during his final illness.
The commentary also highlights the existence of a lesser-known Ramanujan museum in Royapuram, suggesting a collaboration between the IT park and the museum to further celebrate Ramanujan’s legacy. The article concludes by questioning whether the IT park developers are aware of this existing tribute to the mathematician.
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