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Shakuntala Devi - Indian Human Calculator

Shakuntala Devi : Indian First Human Calculator A genius from the age of three, a motivational speaker, a good writer and a living wonder and internationally acclaimed mathematician Shakuntala Devi , an inspiration for many. Shakuntala Devi has spelled bound and challenged the world  with her unique talents. Shakuntala Devi  was born in a well known family of a brahmin priests in Bangalore, She received her early lessons of mathematics from her grandfather. By the age of 5 she was recognized as a child prodigy and expert in complex mental arithmetic. A year later Shakuntala Devi demonstrated her talents to a large assembly of students and professors of the university of mysore. Hailed as an authentic heroines of our time her heats are recorded in the Guinness book of world. She has made an international headlines for out performing and out computing the most sophisticated computers in the world. 'Yet  she dislikes to be called as a human computer'. She str...