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The Book of Numbers
SHAKUNTALA DEVI'S NUMBEBS Everything you always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand. Shakuntala Devi's Book of Numbers 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 about using them. Shakuntala Devi, the internationally famous mathematical wizard, makes it easy for us— and interesting. This book contains all we always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand, and which was nowhere available. Divided into three parts, the first will tell you everything about numbers, the second some anecdotes related with numbers and mathematicians, and the third a few important tables that will always help you. Shakuntala Devi popularly known as "the human computer," is a world famous mathematical prodigy who continues to outcompute the most sophisticated computers. She took only fifty seconds to calculate the twenty-third root of a 201 digit number. To verify her answer, a computer in Washington programmed with over 13,000 instructions took ten seconds longer. Shakuntala Devi firmly believes that mathematics can be great fun for everybody. "... makes very, interesting reading and provides valuable information." Hindu By the same author in Orient Paperbacks Puzzles to Puzzle You Astrology for You Perfect Murder Figuring: The Joy of Numbers More Puzzles to Puzzle You Shakuntala Devi's BOOK OF NUMBERS Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Numbers But Was Difficult to Understand ORIENT PAPERBACKS A Division of Vision Books Pvt. -
The Book of Numbers
SHAKUNTALA DEVI'S NUMBEBS Everything you always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand. Shakuntala Devi's Book of Numbers 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 about using them. Shakuntala Devi, the internationally famous mathematical wizard, makes it easy for us— and interesting. This book contains all we always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand, and which was nowhere available. Divided into three parts, the first will tell you everything about numbers, the second some anecdotes related with numbers and mathematicians, and the third a few important tables that will always help you. Shakuntala Devi popularly known as "the human computer," is a world famous mathematical prodigy who continues to outcompute the most sophisticated computers. She took only fifty seconds to calculate the twenty-third root of a 201 digit number. To verify her answer, a computer in Washington programmed with over 13,000 instructions took ten seconds longer. Shakuntala Devi firmly believes that mathematics can be great fun for everybody. "... makes very, interesting reading and provides valuable information." Hindu By the same author in Orient Paperbacks Puzzles to Puzzle You Astrology for You Perfect Murder Figuring: The Joy of Numbers More Puzzles to Puzzle You Shakuntala Devi's BOOK OF NUMBERS Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Numbers But Was Difficult to Understand ORIENT PAPERBACKS A Division of Vision Books Pvt. -
Participation of Women in the Freedom Struggle During the Gandhian Era: a Comparative Study Between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Odisha Review August - 2013 Participation of Women in the Freedom Struggle during the Gandhian Era: A Comparative Study between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh A. Sobha Rani S.C. Padhy Participation of women in the freedom struggle Role of Odia women in the Freedom forms an important and interesting aspect of the Movement: The Non-Cooperation History of Modern India. It is of great significance Movement: because it brought mass participation for the Women were more enthusiastic and political independence of the country. On Gandhi’s active in the Non-Cooperation movement in call large number of women joined the National Odisha. During his visit to Odisha, Gandhiji Congress and acted upon the advice by attended a meeting at Binod Behari. It was participating in the Movement. Gandhi opined that attended by forty women. Gandhi made a direct women were most suited to fight with the new 1 appeal to Odia women to join in the Non- weapons of non-violence and truth. When we 2 go through the history of freedom movement we Cooperation Movement. His speech had so see that his faith in women was true. They lived much inspired the Odia women present there that up to his expectation by actively participating in in response to his appeal many of them had the Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil donated their golden ornaments to the Swaraj Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Fund for freedom struggle. It may be worthwhile Movement. to note that after the speech many Oriya women had decided to join the national movement. One In the present study the two states of of them was Ramadevi, the wife of Gopabandhu Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are taken into Choudhury. -
The Lockdown to Contain the Coronavirus Outbreak Has Disrupted Supply Chains
JOURNALISM OF COURAGE SINCE 1932 The lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak has disrupted supply chains. One crucial chain is delivery of information and insight — news and analysis that is fair and accurate and reliably reported from across a nation in quarantine. A voice you can trust amid the clanging of alarm bells. Vajiram & Ravi and The Indian Express are proud to deliver the electronic version of this morning’s edition of The Indian Express to your Inbox. You may follow The Indian Express’s news and analysis through the day on indianexpress.com eye THE SUNDAY EXPRESSMAGAZINE ServesAll,With a NEWDELHI,LATECITY Side of Chutney NOVEMBER1,2020 Idli is one of India’smost 18PAGES,`6.00 consumed breakfast. What (`8BIHAR&RAIPUR,`12SRINAGAR) accounts forits popularity? DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI,JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI,NAGPUR,PUNE, VADODARA WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM PAGES 14, 15, 16 THE WORLD EXPRESSINVESTIGATION PART ONE RASHTRIYAEKTA DIWAS ADDRESS Direct Benefit Transfer is direct PakadmitstoPulwama… siphoning of school scholarship timeworldunitestostamp SEAN CONNERY, THE In severaldistrictsofJharkhand,minority studentsare being dupedofa FIRSTJAMES BOND, outterror,itsbackers:PM DIES AT 90 Centrallyfundedscholarship by anexus of bank staff, middlemen, school PAGE 12 and govt employees, an investigation by The IndianExpress has found ‘Admission of attacktruth in PakistanHouse exposes real face of Oppositionhere, their distasteful statements’ Yogiwarning: Tribal boy is EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Endlove jihad, shown as VADODARA,OCTOBER31 Parsi, woman PRIME MINISTER Narendra or get ready Modi said SaturdaythatPakistan told money had admitted to the “truth” that for Ram naam it wasbehind the Pulwama ter- rorattackin2019. satya hai from Saudi He said this admissioninthe Pakistanparliament —“wahan ki sansad meisatyasweekaragaya EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ABHISHEKANGAD hai”—also exposed“the real LUCKNOW,OCTOBER31 RANCHI,DHANBAD,LATEHAR, face” of the Opposition parties at RAMGARH,LOHARDAGA, home. -
Shakuntala Devi Kersi Meher-Homji Talks with a Human Computer with Heart and Humour
6.8 February 2009 Shakuntala Devi Kersi Meher-Homji talks with a human computer with heart and humour was fortunate audience. to meet the Her name is in the Guinnesse Book of Records m a t h e m a t i c a l for multiplying a 13-digit number with a 13-digit g e n i u s number in front of an audience in 1980. She gave the IShakuntala Devi in answer in 28 seconds. The computer took minutes Sydney in February, and made a mistake! once during her performance and One can only surmise: a week later when “To err is electronic, To get it interviewing her in right, first time every time, is her hotel office. Shakuntalic!” The first thing How does she do it? Is she psychic or is the gift you notice about God-given -- or both? Shakuntala is that she looks nothing like your idea of a genius. One “I’ll tell you associates a mathematical genius with eccentricities, how this gift an anti-social attitude; a person who looks down happened”, she upon you, to who you are only a number. told Hinduism Today. “I lived in Shakuntala is nothing like that. Facially she Tiruchirappalli, resembles two women I know well who have heart, South India, a sense of humour but no extraordinary skills. where there is a Shakuntala Devi has heart, soul, humour and skills famous temple which blow your mind away. With her, the term to Ganesha. I extraordinary appears an understatement. decided to make You are overawed, nay transfixed, with her ultra that Ganesha my rapid calculations, your mouth gasping for breath friend.” when she brings you down to earth with a witty From the age comment. -
Stories of Resilience and Hope
1 Stories of Resilience and Hope April 2021 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 03 Key Message 04 Message 05 Message 06 Acknowledgements 07 Executive Summary 08 List of abbreviations 09 Introduction 10 ANDHRA PRADESH 11 Perseverance and Strength: Moving out of Exploitation and Poverty 12 ASSAM 13 Extraordinary Work of an Ordinary Woman 14 A Story of Untold Resilience 15 CHHATTISGARH 16 Building Gender Perspectives 18 JHARKHAND 19 Surviving Being Labelled a Witch 21 KERALA 22 Overcoming Domestic Violence, Coming Out Stronger 23 A Happy life: Beyond a HIV+ diagnosis 24 RAJASTHAN 25 Political Empowerment and the Pathways to Change 26 MAHARASHTRA 27 Breaking cycles of Exploitation 28 NAGALAND 29 Initiator, Motivator, Fighter: A family’s Triumph over Addiction and Poverty 3 4 5 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission’s (DAY-NRLM) and Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE) would sincerely like to extend gratitude to the State Rural Livelihood Missions in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Nagaland and Rajasthan and ROSHNI, Centre of Women Collectives Led Social Action (CWCSA) Centre. We would like to extend our special thanks to Ms. Seema Bhaskaran from DAY-NRLM for giving direction to and leading this process. We would also like to thank Ms. Ankita Sharma, program associate at IWWAGE for all her support in data collection and coordination with states. Finally, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the women who took the time out to share their stories with us. Nothing we do, would be possible without their strength, resilience and dedication. -
“The Future of Queer Movement in India”
Volume 3, August 2013 ISSN 2581-5504 “The Future of Queer Movement in India” Rajendra Sakarwar.1 West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences, West Bengal Abstract This research papers deals with the scope and the importance of the Indian queer movement. I have bifurcated this research paper into different subtopics. The first subtopic deals with the socio cultural history of the queer movement in India. The reason that I laid so much emphasis on discussing the socio cultural history of the queers in India is just because India is one of those countries where the culture and history plays a very important role in a normal person’s life. Hence the idea behind linking the queer movement with the socio cultural history is to show that Queerness or having same sex desires is not something which was unknown to India and it is not something which Indians are trying to adopt from the west. The second sub topic that I dealt with in this research paper is, how the queer movement is relevant in contemporary India? Here I went on to discuss how various scholars and writers came up to discuss the sensitive issue like that of queer movement. I have also discussed some instances which lead to the development of queer movement in India. At last I discussed about the central issues and the legal aspect of the Indian queer movement. In which I went on to discuss how section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is the biggest hurdle in the success of the Queer movement. This part of the research paper deals with the two of the biggest judgments over the legality of section 377. -
And Official Minutes
[allí........ ~c,;i vai* o AND OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE OF THE □ Methodist Episcopal Church 1932 FORTY-FIRST SESSION HELD AT □ ALIGARH N U q K v January 10-17, 1933 Elli :__ -¡In , hE —L— iH o lH. ir=rrailE==TJil= YALE UNIVERSITY 3 9002 07494 61 YEAR BOOK AND OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE NORTH-WEST INDIA CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1932 FORTY-FIRST SESSION HELD AT ALIGARH JANUARY 10-17, 1933 PRESIDENT BISHOP JOHN W. ROBINSON, D. D.. 12. BOULEVARD ROAD, DELHI SECRETARY H. S. PETERS. B. A.. THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, BAREILLY EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY THE EDITING COMMITTEE. SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE This is to certify that this volume is a com plete and correct record of the proceedings of the Forty-first Session of the North-West India Annual Conference, which was held at Aligarh, January 10-17, 1933, and that it was adopted by the Conference as its official Record, in accord ance with para. 81, Sec. 1, Discipline of 1932. TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages. (Arranged according to requirements, Par. 81, Sec. 1 of the Discipline of 1932.) 1. Officers (a.) of the Annual Conference .. 1 (6) of the Lay Conference .. 1 II Boards, Commissions, and Committees— .. 2 III Daily Proceedings .. 5 IV. Disciplinary Questions (а) Of the United Sessions of the Annual 15 and Lay Conferences— .. 16 (б) Of the Annual Conference .. 19 (c) Supplementary— .. 21 V. Appointments— VI. Reports — (а) District Superintendents 1. Aligarh 24 2. Anupshahr .. 27 3. Bulandshahr .. 28 4. Delhi .. 31 5. Ghaziabad .. 36 6. Meerut . -
In the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore Dated This the 16Th Day of December, 2014 Before the Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V.Naga
1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2014 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V.NAGARATHNA T.O.S. NO.1/2014 BETWEEN: Anupama Banerji W/o Mr.A.Ajay Aged about 44 years R/at No.2, White Acres Chikka-Tirupathi Road Kadugodi Post, Whitefield Bangalore - 560 067. .. PLAINTIFF (By Sri Arun Kumar.K, Advocate) AND: 1. Cheppudira M.Subbaiah S/o C.P.Muddappa Aged about 72 years At Shakuntala Devi College No.32/P-3, 17 th Main H.S.R.Layout, Near BDA Complex Bangalore - 560 102. 2. D.N.Rama Murthy S/o D.Nagesha Rao Aged about 66 years At Shakuntala Devi College No.32/P-3, 17 th Main H.S.R.Layout, Near BDA Complex Bangalore - 560 102. 3. G.A.Raveesh S/o late G.Appaiah Reddy Aged about 51 years 2 At Shakuntala Devi College No.32/P-3, 17 th Main H.S.R.Layout, Near BDA Complex Bangalore - 560 102. 4. Bindu Madhav Rao S/o Ananda Rao Aged about 81 years At Shakuntala Devi College No.32/P-3, 17 th Main H.S.R.Layout, Near BDA Complex Bangalore - 560 102. 5. D.C.Shivadev S/o late Justice D.M.Chandrashekar Aged about 56 years At Shakuntala Devi College No.32/P-3, 17 th Main H.S.R.Layout, Near BDA Complex Bangalore - 560 102. 6. Shakuntala Devi Educational Foundation Public Trust Shakuntala Devi College No.32/P-3, 17 th Main, H.S.R.Layout Near BDA Complex Bangalore – 560 102. -
Films Like 'Shakuntala Devi' Delve Into...But Where's the Science
8/16/2020 Films like ‘Shakuntala Devi’ delve into the personal lives of women scientists. But where’s the science? - The Hindu Get fast speed for your life with xFi. MAGAZINE | MOVIES Films like ‘Shakuntala Devi’ delve into the personXaln iltyi vInetesrnet $ 99 of women scientists. But where’s the science? a mo. / 12 mos. Nandita Jayaraj 24 with 1-yr agreement, auto pay AUGUST 14, 2020 15:25 IST and paperless billing UPDATED: AUGUST 16, 2020 13:25 IST And add a Flex 4K In these movies, the role of science or maths in the lives of the protagosntriesamtsin igs d esvoice on us supercial that I feel cheated Get It Now Equipment, taxes and other charges extra, and subj. to change. See disclaimer for details When the BBC interviewed ISRO scientist B.P. Dakshayani in 2018, they titled the feature ‘How to cook curry and get a spacecraft into Mars orbit’. The article told us all about her early life and her domestic routines — a sweet piece that gained instant popularity. The 2019 Hindi film Mission Mangal also spent a lot of reel time giving us generous peeks into the rocket scientist protagonists’ personal lives: we learnt that Eka was just another young millennial with a thriving dating life and a disdain for the desi, and that Tara was unshy about her passion for her job and was refreshingly unguilty about leaving domestic and parenting responsibilities to her husband. https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/films-like-shakuntala-devi-delve-into-the-personal-lives-of-women-scientists-but-wheres-the-science/article323… 1/5 8/16/2020 Films like ‘Shakuntala Devi’ delve into the personal lives of women scientists. -
Bill Gates: Dr. Fauci Allowed to Tell Truth on 'Some Days'
AUGUST 2020 PAGE 1 Globally Recognized Editor-in-Chief: Azeem A. Quadeer, M.S., P.E. AUGUST 2020 Vol 11, Issue 8 Bill Gates: Dr. Fauci allowed to tell truth on ‘some days’ Extension of Mehbooba Mufti’s Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, who of the pandemic, said he speaks regularly with top U.S. in- when in March detention abuse of law: fectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci, Fauci criticized told Yahoo Finance in a recent interview Trump in an inter- Chidambaram that the sidelining and contradiction of view with Science Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Fauci by U.S. “leadership” has damaged Magazine. Soon on Saturday said the extension of PDP the nation’s response to the coronavirus after, Fauci did not leader Mehbooba Mufti’s detention under and may prolong the outbreak. appear in his usual the Public Safety Act (PSA) is an “abuse role at the daily of law” and “assault” on the constitutional “Some days he’s allowed to tell the truth; White House coro- rights of every citizen of the country. some days he doesn’t get contradicted by navirus briefing. his leadership,” Gates, co-founder of Mi- The following month, Trump retweeted a Wondering how a 61-year-old former crosoft and a top backer of global public post with the hashtag #FireFauci. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister is a tion — the colour of her party’s flag — is health initiatives, said on Tuesday. threat to public safety, he sought her im- “laughable”. “Why should she undertake “I give Dr. Fauci a lot of credit — he just mediate release from detention. -
Shakuntala Devi's
ABOUT SHAKUNTALA DEVI Shakuntala Devi is a calculating prodigy who was born on November 4, 1939 in Bangalore, India. Her calculating gifts first demonstrated themselves while she was doing card tricks with her father when she was three. They report she "beat" them by memorization of cards rather than by sleight of hand. Shakuntala Devi was born in Bangalore, India to an orthodox priestly Brahmin family. At the age of three she manifested an extraordinary love for numbers and by the time she was five years old, Shakuntala became an expert in complex mental Arithmetic. With a divine skill in numbers from the age of three, she has been stunning the whole world with her uncanny skill in computing the most intricate problems mentally, even quicker than the highly sophisticated computers in the world. By age six she demonstrated her calculation and memorization abilities at the University of Mysore. At the age of eight she performed her unique gift at the Annamalai University in Southern India and the then Vice Chancellor of the University Rt Hon. V.S. Srinivasa Shastriar P.C., CH, LX.D. called her a “living wonder”. Around the same time she performed in the Osmania University in Hyderabad and the Vizag University. Soon Shakuntala, who displayed her talents to gatherings of distinguished people all over India, came to be acclaimed as a Child Prodigy. Problems that took learned men hours to solve, she could solve within seconds. While six years old, Shakuntala demonstrated her talents at the University of Mysore, Bangalore, to a large gathering of students and professors of the University.