“shakuntala devi”

Discover the adventure and excitement of mathematical puzzles! Match your wits with the human computer!! Sharpen your intellect, delight your friends and enjoy hours of purposeful entertainment!!! Mathematics is not always hard, mind-boggling stuff. It can also be simple, delightful and interesti... More

There is a range and richness to numbers. They can come alive, cease to be symbols written on a black board, and lead the reader into a world of intellectual adventure where calculations are thrilling. In Figuring: The Joy of Numbers, Shakuntala Devi dramatizes the endless fascination of numbers and... More

Here are over 300 tantalizing puzzles, brain teasers and riddles by one of the greatest mathematical geniuses of the twentieth century, Shakuntala Devi, popularly known as the 'human computer'. The puzzles include every possible type of mathematical recreation, time and distance problems, age and mo... More

Shakuntala Devi, the Human Computer, explains and simplifies everything you always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand. We can't live without numbers. We need them in our daily chores, big and small. But we carry in us a certain fear of numbers and are never confident ab... More

Astrology is not a complex science as it often made out to be and, in the hands of the world-famous 'human computer' Shakuntala Devi, it becomes yet simpler and easier to understand and practise. The present book discusses zodiacs, planets, asterisms, the rising signs, Bhavas, Yogas, Dasas and their... More

In todays increasingly complex and competitive world, the most important thing a parent can do for his/her child is to nurture mathability. Mathability is an attitude. Those who say that their child is poor in maths are doing an injustice to themselves and undermining their child's future.Mathabilit... More

Come to an exciting journey into the Wonderland of Numbers.'As for numbers, they hate nobody and nobody can afford to hate them,' says Neha's father, who is a supportive parent trying to re-instill confidence in his child. Apart from revealing the specialties of each individual number, from zero to ... More

Describes the problems arising from the changing role ofwomen teachers and how this affects their role in their family and society.Often working women have to deal with difficult choices and situations,especially if these involve choosing between their family and their careers.This is doubly hard fo... More