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Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mental calculator, astrologer, and writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer". Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records.
Jul 31, 2020 · Shakuntala Devi: Personal Life. In the 1960s, after returning to India, Shakuntala Devi married an IAS Officer Paritosh Banerji. The couple divorced in the year 1979.
Shakuntala Devi was an Indian writer and mathematical prodigy popularly known as the 'human computer.' This biography of Shakuntala Devi provides detailed information about her childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Apr 21, 2013 · Some Lesser Known Facts About Shakuntala Devi. Shakuntala Devi was born into a financially weak family in Bengaluru. She could not receive her formal education due to her family’s poor financial condition. When she was 3 years old, her father noticed her ability to do quick calculations and remember numbers while he was playing card games ...
Nov 6, 2019 · Shakuntala Devi married Kolkata-based IAS officer, Paritosh Bannerji, in 1960. The marriage soon fell apart when Bannerji's homosexuality was revealed. For many, it could have been a crushing revelation that would lead to resentment. For Shakuntala Devi, however, it worked as a catalyst, helping her delve deep into her humanity.
May 31, 2020 · However, Devi herself often grappled with making sense and use of her abilities, and her life is marked by a quest for discovering, and asserting, her own humanity. She was a child prodigy....
Apr 23, 2013 · Her phenomenal calculation skills could also help her tell the day for any date in the last century, and Devi was, in her personal life, quite interested in dates.
Jul 31, 2020 · Directed by Anu Menon, with Vidya Balan playing the title role, the film focuses more on Shakuntala Devi’s personal life. Beyond her mathematics books, Shakuntala Devi also wrote a book on homosexuality, indulged in astrology, contested against Indira Gandhi in Medak during the 1980 Lok Sabha elections (she managed 6,514 votes against Gandhi ...
Apr 22, 2013 · Indian maths wizard Shakuntala Devi, who died at 83 in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, external on Sunday, was often called the "human computer".
Jul 31, 2020 · It “created havoc in my life”, Shakuntala Devi had told filmmaker Vismita Gupta-Smith, when she interviewed her in Atlanta in 2000 for her film For Straights Only (2001). “It was a reflection of how scientific she was that she was able to study it dispassionately.
