Srinivasa Ramanujan was one of India's greatest mathematical geniuses. He was born in 1887 in a small village in India and showed a natural talent for mathematics from a young age, teaching himself advanced mathematical concepts from books. He struggled to receive a formal education due to financial difficulties but gained recognition for his mathematical abilities and published several papers. Ramanujan is renowned for his contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.