Shakuntala Devi
Astrologer, Author
1929 – 2013
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Who was Shakuntala Devi?
Shakuntala Devi was an Indian writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the "human computer". A child prodigy, her talents eventually earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records. As a writer, Devi wrote a number of books, including novels and non-fiction texts about mathematics, puzzles, and astrology.
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- Born
- Nov 4, 1929
Bangalore - Also known as
- Human computer
- Devi Shakuntala
- Spouses
- Paritosh Bannerji
( - 1979)
- Paritosh Bannerji
- Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Ethnicity
- Indian people
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Lived in
- London
(1944 - )
- London
- Died
- Apr 21, 2013
Bangalore
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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