Perfect Murder

Born in a well-known family of Brahmin priests in Bangalore, Shakuntala Devi received her early lessons in mathematics from her grandfather. By the age of five, she was recognised as a child prodigy and an expert in complex mental arithmetic. A year later she demonstrated her talents to a large assembly of students and professors at the University of Mysore. 

Hailed as an authentic heroine of our times her feats are recorded in The Guinness Book of World Records. She has made international headlines for out-performing and out-computing the most sophisticated computers in the world.