Shakuntala Devi aka Human-Computer (born 4 November 1929) was a famous Indian writer, professional mathematician, author, and entrepreneur from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. She is well-known in the whole world as a human calculator or human-computer. She was a professional mathematician. Some people say that Shakuntala had a god-gifted mind because she solved extremely hard maths problems within a second.
She did all these math tricks without any formal education. Her name is also recorded as a Human-Computer in the “The Guinness Book of World Records” 1982 edition. She traveled to different countries to show her talent in the world. Apart from a mathematician, Shakuntala Devi was also an author and writer. She wrote more than 10 books in her career.
Shakuntala Devi – Human Computer (biographical film)
Devi is also known for writing the first homosexuality book in India titled “The World Of Homosexuals”. Because of her talent and excellence, she has also appeared in many countries as a special guest. After reading Shakuntala Devi’s biography, famous director, Anu Menon decided to make a biopic movie on the life story of Shakuntala Ji.
In this movie, the lead role of Shakuntala Devi was performed by the famous Indian actress, Vidya Balan. If we talk about other casts then, actress Sanya Malhotra was seen playing the character of Devi’s daughter “Anupama Banerji“.
The role of Shakuntla Devi’s husband, Paritosh Banerji was performed by the theatre artist “Jisshu Sengupta”. The biopic movie was released on 31 July 2020 worldwide on Amazon Prime[1]Amazon Prime Video. Because of Coronavirus Pandemic, the movie did not launch in theatres.
| Wiki/Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Birth Name | Shakuntala Devi. |
| Nickname | Human Calculator. |
| Profession | Writer, Author, Mathematician, and Entrepreneur. |
| Nationality | Indian.  |
| Date of Birth | 4 November 1929 (Monday). |
| Date of Death | 21 April 2013 (Sunday). |
| Hometown/Birthplace | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. |
| Place of Death | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. |
| Age at the time of death | 83 years old. |
| Cause of Death | Respiratory, Heart, and Kidney Problems. |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio. |
| Social Media Profiles | N/A. |
| Gender | Female. |
| Sexuality (Gay or Lesbian) | Straight. |
| Religion | Hinduism. |
| Caste | Kannada Brahmin. |
| Last Updated | On 01 August 2020 (©️ Copyright - Dreshare.com). |
| Physical Statistics | |
| Height | Feet & Inches: 5' 3". Centimeters: 160 cm. Meters: 1.6 m. |
| Eye Color | Black. |
| Weight | Kilograms: 50 Kg. Pounds: 110 lbs. |
| Hair Color | Black. |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father: Name Not Known. Mother: Will Update. |
| Siblings | No Data Found. |
| Personal Information | |
| Marital Status | Divorced. |
| Dating History | Not Disclosed. |
| Husband/Spouse | Paritosh Banerjee. |
| Children | Daughter: Anupama Banerji. |
| Education | |
| Highest Qualification | Not Known. |
| School | Local Convent School (for 3 months). |
| Alma mater | Not Attended. |
| Career | |
| Books | 1. Astrology for You (ISBN 978-81-222-0067-6). 2. Book of Numbers (ISBN 978-81-222-0006-5). 3. Figuring: The Joy of Numbers (ISBN 978-0-06-011069-7). 4. In the Wonderland of Numbers (ISBN 978-81-222-0399-8). 5. Mathability: Awaken the Math Genius in Your Child (ISBN 978-81-222-0316-5). 6. More Puzzles to Puzzle You (ISBN 978-81-222-0048-5). 7. Perfect Murder (OCLC 3432320). 8. Puzzles to Puzzle You (ISBN 978-81-222-0014-0). 9. Super Memory: It Can Be Yours (ISBN 978-81-222-0507-7). 10. The World of Homosexuals (ISBN 978-0706904789). |
| Biopic | Shakuntala Devi (Human Calculator).  |
Childhood, Parents & Siblings
The human calculator came to this world from her parents on Monday, 4 November 1929 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. At the time of her birth, the British ruled in India that’s why the name of her birthplace was Princely State of Mysore, British India (before Independence).
She was born into a Kannada Brahmin caste and belonged to the Hinduism religion. Shakuntala Devi was 83 years old at the time of her death. The names of her mother and father are not known. As per the sources, her dad was work in a circus and her mother was a housewife. Her dad used to perform various tasks in the Circus like a tightrope walker, lion tamer, magician, and trapeze artists.
An old picture of Shakuntala Devi solving math problems
Her dad first experienced Shankuntala’s memorize numbers ability when he taught her some card tricks. After that, she started performing maths calculation tricks as a performance in front of the public.
She attends a local convent school in her hometown for only three months. She also showed her arithmetic abilities at the University of Mysore at the age of 6 years old. As per the sources, Shakuntala Devi moved to London along with her father in the year 1944 to show her arithmetic talents.
Height, Weight & Appearance
The professional mathematician loved to wear traditional clothes. She always wore simple sarees and kurtas. She also took great care of her health. Devi used to do morning walk and yoga for her healthy body.
Shakuntala Devi: A Human Calculator
She gave extra time to meditation to increase her concentration power. Shakuntala Devi’s height was 5 feet 3 inches (in meters 1.6 m). According to an estimate, her body weight was 50 kilograms (in pounds 110 lbs). She did not ink any tattoo on her body.
Husband, Marriage & Children
Human-Computer Shakuntala Devi got married to her husband “Paritosh Banerji” in the year 1960. As per the sources, Paritosh worked in Indian Administrative Service as an officer.
Shakuntala Devi with her daughter Anupama Banerji
After some time of marriage, Shakuntala gave birth to her only daughter “Anupama Banerjee”. According to the media reports, Devi gave divorce to her hubby in the year 1979 because of some personal issues.
Shakuntala Devi’s daughter Anupama Banerji, son-in-law Ajay Abhay Kumar, and actress Vidya Balan
After that, she started living with her daughter. At present, Shakuntala Devi’s daughter lives in London, United Kingdom along with her husband “Ajay Abhay Kumar”.
Some Hidden Facts About Shakuntala Devi
- In 1950, Shakuntala Devi visited Europe to exhibit her number-crunching abilities.
- After that, she gave another presentation in New York in 1976.
- In the year 1988, Shakuntala Devi visited teacher Arthur Jensen in the United States to get her capacities tried.
- As per the sources, Arthur Jensen was a teacher of brain research at the University of California, Berkeley.
- In 1990, in a scholastic diary, Jenson distributed his discoveries of Shakuntala Devi.
- He detailed that counts like the 3D square base of 61,629,875 and the seventh base of 170,859,375 were given to her to solve the issue which she tackled before Jensen could duplicate them down in his scratchpad.
Maths question put to Shakuntala Devi in New York
- Shakuntala Devi solved the 23rd base number of a 201-digit number in 5o seconds at the Southern Methodist University in 1977.
- The appropriate response 546,372,891 was determined by the US Bureau of Standards by the UNIVAC 1101 PC.
- Shakuntala Devi also opened a foundation for the education of underprivileged kids and named it “Shakuntala Devi Education Foundation Public Trust”.
Shakuntala Devi foundation
- An extraordinary program was composed to compute such a huge root.
- She made so many records of mathematics in the world.
- Unfortunately, on 21 April 2013, Shakuntala Devi died at the age of 83 due to some Respiratory, Heart, and Kidney Problems.
- on 4 November 2013, she was honored by Google with a Google Doodle only for her achievements on her 84th birthday.
Google Doodle for Shakuntala Devi
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