Famous People with Name Shakuntala

Shakuntala Devi            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Shakuntala Devi: a calculating prodigy who was born on November 4, 1939[1] in Bangalore, India. Her father worked in a "Brahmin circus" as a trapeze and tightrope performer, and later as a lion tamer and a human cannonball.[2] 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. By age six she demonstrated her calculation and memorization abilities at the University of Mysore.[3] At the age of eight she had success at Annamalai University by doing the same.

Shakuntala Paranjpye            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Shakuntala Paranjpye: was an Indian writer and a prominent social worker. She was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council during 1958-64, and was a nominated member of Indian Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) during 1964-70 [1] [2][3]. In 1991, the Government of India awarded her the Padma Bhushan title in recognition of her pioneering work in the field of family planning since 1938[4]. The recent low population growth rate in Maharashtra is largely attributed to her work[5].