ya sure, she should be! On 12/9/14, Boopathi P <pathis...@gmail.com> wrote: > She is indeed a very special child who can simply astonish one with > her innate ability. Ask this 14-year-old girl the date and month of a > particular year anywhere between 1941 and 2050, the reply would at > once come in a flash. Try testing her ability by asking her on which > day January 2020 would begin, the response would again be instant. > Meet K. Priyanka, a special child afflicted with cerebral palsy, yet > endowed with this extraordinary talent. Daughter of an auto driver N. > Kannan, the Tiruchi girl studying eighth standard at Sri Ramakrishna > Middle School in Puthur has the unique ability to name days, dates and > identify links between multiple years. It is for her intuitive ability > and uncanny precision in pinning a day to any date between 1941 and > 2050 that earned her the National Award for Best Creative Child With > Disabilities (Girl) recently. It was undoubtedly a proud moment for > the girl and her parents - Kannan and K. Banu when Priyanka received > the national award from none less than the President of India at New > Delhi on the occasion of International Day of Persons with > Disabilities recently. The parents cannot express their delight in > words about their daughter's talent. It is only God's grace, says > Kannan and Banu in one voice. It was only in June 2011 that we > discovered Priyanka's unique ability, says Banu, a caretaker in a > private school. I wanted to attend a temple function on a particular > day in August and was not sure whether I would be in a position to > avail leave on that day. Listening to this, Priyanka took us by > complete surprise by instantly pointing out that the particular day in > August would fall on a Saturday. I immediately checked the daily sheet > calendar and found to my utter surprise that what she was said was > true. From then on we tested Priyanka by giving random dates, month > and year and she would accurately spell out the right answer every > time within five seconds, says Banu. "I feel very happy in receiving > the national award"says a beaming Priyanka whose talent stunned > Collector Jayashree Muralidharan when she tested the girl's ability at > the Collectorate on Monday after the special child met her with the > award. > > taken from hindu tamilnadu edition > > -- > Regards > Boopathi P > Ph.D research scholar, > department of English Literature, > School of English literary studies, > EFL University. > Hyderabad >
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