Sakunthala Devi

More than 40 percent of world population (kids, adults and even elderly) find mathematics a difficult subject. We cannot live without maths isn’t it? There lived a woman, who breathed mathematics, enjoyed mathematics and had her life playing with mathematics. She is none other than SAKUNTHALA DEVI.

Sakunthala Devi, known more as ‘HUMAN COMPUTER’ is one of the renowned personalities in the world. She is famous for her knowledge and swiftness in mathematics.

Born in India, she was born in a poor family, to a circus and street artist. She used to accompany her father who used to perform circus in streets. At a very tender age of 3 years, she had amazing knowledge on maths. Also, she mastered remembering the numbers using the card tricks. After understanding her knowledge in mathematics, her father made her a part of his daily street show. She did not have education in any superior school nor studied mathematical in Business schools. She effortlessly counted, multiplied, divided and subtracted numbers of lager digits.

Later, she moved to London with her father on pursuit of circus. She solved a complicated maths question 5 times faster than a computer.

Her flawless calculation and maths knowledge made her highly knowledgeable astrologer, who predicted accurate results on movement of planets and their efforts. She served as a personal astrologer for many celebrities in India and foreign nations. She was also a great writer, who wrote many novels and cookbooks.

She died a year back due to respiratory issues. She wasn’t recognized great for her achievements and intelligence.

A salute to this amazing personality who had incredible gift, a rarest of its kind!