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New Delhi:Shakuntala Devi, or the human computer, dazzled everyone with her ability to calculate faster than machines..
She was a vibrant author whose written works painted a colourful tapestry that extended far beyond the confines of numbers, delving into cookery, astrology, numerology, fiction, rural life, caste issues and homosexuality...
Even today, Devis more popular books are a ticket to a world where numbers are transformed into delightful puzzles..
The book almost went unnoticed when it was first published in the 1970s, but most scholars agree that it is the first educational book in the area of homosexuality in post-colonial India.Devi later acknowledged in an interview, which was part of the 2001 documentary For Straights only, that her failed marriage to a gay man motivated her to write the book...
Beyond her more famous works, Shakuntala Devi also penned books that explored the intricacies of rural life and the complex caste system in India..
