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Shakuntala Devi
Indian
Writer
Born:
Nov 4
,
1929
Died:
Apr 21
,
2013
Develop
Every
Life
Mathematics
Numbers
You
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Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.
Shakuntala Devi
Life
Education
Truth
Knowledge
School
Degree
About
Absorb
Getting
Going
Just
Your
Widening
Without mathematics, there's nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.
Shakuntala Devi
Mathematics
You
Nothing
Everything
Around
Without
Numbers
Why do children dread mathematics? Because of the wrong approach. Because it is looked at as a subject.
Shakuntala Devi
Mathematics
Approach
Dread
Wrong
Looked
Because
Subject
Children
Why
If you do not use a muscle or any part of the body, it tends to become atrophic. So is the case with the brain. The more you use it, the better it becomes.
Shakuntala Devi
You
Better
Become
Case
More
Tends
Part
Becomes
Brain
Any
Body
Use
Muscle
Knowing more about numbers and being acquainted with them will not only enrich our lives but also contribute towards managing our day to day affairs much better.
Shakuntala Devi
Day
Better
Will
Enrich
Our
Our Lives
About
More
Only
Day-To-Day
Towards
Also
Knowing
Affairs
Contribute
Managing
Being
Them
Acquainted
Much
Lives
Numbers
I cannot transfer my abilities to anyone, but I can think of quicker ways with which to help people develop numerical aptitude.
Shakuntala Devi
People
Think
Ways
Aptitude
Ability
Develop
Quicker
Anyone
Transfer
Cannot
Which
Help
Help People
Numerical
I don't even possess a car. I ride in auto-rickshaws because I like to be a part of the masses. I don't want to single myself out as someone up and above.
Shakuntala Devi
Myself
Ride
Car
Single
Possess
Out
Someone
Above
Part
Like
Masses
Because
Up
Want
Even
The concept of zero is attributed to the Hindus. The Hindus were also the first to use zero in the way it is used today.
Shakuntala Devi
Today
First
Way
Concept
Also
Attributed
Hindus
Were
Use
Used
Zero
I have a particular affection for zero because it was some of my countrymen who first gave it the status of a number.
Shakuntala Devi
First
Affection
Gave
Status
Some
Particular
Countrymen
Because
Who
Zero
Number
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