22 December in Hindu history
22 December 166622 December 188722 December 1901
Guru Gobind Singh born at Patna
Gobind Rai, son of Guru Tegh Bahadur and Mata Gujri, is born at Patna. Takht Sri Patna Sahib stands at his birthplace.
Srinivasa Ramanujan born at Erode
The mathematician is born at Erode and grows up in Kumbakonam. His birthday is National Mathematics Day.
Tagore opens his school at Santiniketan
Rabindranath starts the Brahmacharya Ashram, a school under the trees, at Santiniketan with five pupils. It grew into Visva-Bharati.