Why was Srinivisa Ramanujan such a poor man who lived in poverty and died of malnutrition & vitamin deficiency?

So Srinvisan Ramanujan could not afford food, medical care, and neither could he afford college education. Why did not anyone help him out knowing he was the 20th greatest mathematician of all time? He died at age 32, leaving behind the most amazing mathematical discoveries and formulas. If he lived longer, he could have brought many new things to light. Such good talent found by 1 in billion, wasted because of poverty?