That's when a skill like multiplying two nine-digit numbers in three seconds in a foolproof manner could come in useful.
And this is exactly when Vedic Math scores.
Dhananjai Chitlangia, a second year student of IIT Kharagpur found it hard to work without a calculator. A friend suggested he attend a High Speed Vedic Maths workshop, held in Kolkata.
Says Chitlangia, "I used some of the methods that I had learnt during my course like the 'Base method', 'All from 9' and 'Last from 10', 'Simple Squares' etc. and found to my amazement that not only was my time saved during the exams but also my accuracy level increased dramatically."
If numbers give you nightmares, Vedic Maths and Abacus could make solving mathematical problems both easy and interesting. What's more, they're ten to fifteen times faster than other methods.
While calculations in Vedic Maths are done mentally, Abacus uses an instrument of moving beads. These techniques are believed to sharpen the mind and improve mental agility and intelligence.
Both have been widely successful in doing away with maths-phobia among students.
Text and images: Trans World Features/Baishali Mukherjee
