“When mother was three years old, she was found to be fond of numbers and having a phenomenal memory. But her health was not good and it’s a great loss to all of us,” said Malhotra, who accompanied Shakuntala Devi on mathematical and astrological tours abroad.Īs a toddler, Shakuntala Devi was discovered to be a born genius by her father when he was showing her some card tricks. She was very lively and was looking forward to get well soon. Really, we didn’t expect madam to go like this. The couple, however, divorced in 1979 and Shakuntala Devi returned to Bangalore in early 1980s and started offering astrological advice to hundreds of people, including celebrities, politicians and anyone who approached her. She returned to India in the mid-1960s and married Paritosh Bannerji, an IAS officer from Kolkata. Hundreds of people, including relatives, friends and admirers were present at her last rites, which was performed in a southern suburb of the city before sunset.īorn here on Novemin a Brahmin family, Shakuntala Devi moved to London in 1944 when she was 15 years old with her father, who worked in a circus company as a trapeze artiste and tightrope performer.
Trust me, she was full of energy till last,” Devi’s daughter Anupama said. She wanted to leave the hospital and return home soon. “Even in the intensive care unit, her mind was full of ideas though her body was frail and weak. The number-crunching Devi was admitted to Bangalore Hospital on April 3 as her kidneys became 80% weaker and she also had respiratory problems.
“Madam breathed her last at 8.15am today due to heart failure and renal problem,” Devi’s long-time associate Kavita Malhotra said. She is survived by her daughter, son-in-law and two granddaughters. Mathematical genius and astrologer Shakuntala Devi, who was dubbed “human computer” for her swift numerical calculation abilities, died here yesterday after a brief illness.
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