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Who was Shakuntala Devi?

  • An Indian cricketer

  • A Bollywood actress

  • An Indian writer and mental calculator

  • A famous Indian politician

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Shakuntala Devi was an Indian writer and mental calculator who was famous for her ability to make calculations at high speed. She was born in 1929 in Bengaluru, India, and was considered a child prodigy. She began to perform mental calculations at the age of four, and by the age of eight, she was able to solve complex mathematical problems in her head.
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