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Learning mathematical calculations from a kabariwali (junk seller) may seem like an anachronism. But hard work, determination and courage along with an inborn talent can catapult even a junk seller to a mathematics textbook. Thats the story of Kiran Devi.
Maths-Magic, published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training for CBSE students of Class IV, has a chapter on Kiran called The Junk Seller. Carried in interview format, it talks about her tough and unprivileged childhood and also has mathematical calculation based on her daily expenditures and investments. The lesson not only makes boring math problems interesting but also shows how will power can help overcome the biggest hurdles in life, as Kiran has proved.
Kiran is one of three women entrepreneurs selected for the new interactive NCERT textbook released this year during the second phase of restructuring of the Class IV, X and XII syllabi. The other two are Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, chairman and managing director of Biocon Ltd, and the women who run the Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad.
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