Shakuntala Devi

Why do children dread mathematics? Because of the wrong approach. Because it is looked at as a subject.

I grew up in a semi-slum area in Gavipuram, Guttahalli.

Students shy away from Maths, but in reality Maths is the best friend of man.

Country radio certainly widens the boundaries of what I can do. Other artists may do something more edgy that gets on radio and that opens the door for me to be more edgy, I think.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.