India's one and only ambidextrous school. Students of Veena Vadini School, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh have this ambidextrous skill of using both hands with equal power for writing.
This is India's one and only 'ambidextrous' school, which has more than 150 students who write using both hands together at the same time. These students have a high speed of writing with both hands and most of them can write in six different languages like Hindi, English, Urdu, Sanskrit, Arabic and Roman. Because of their ability to write with both hands simultaneously, these students can finish a three-hour long exam in one or one and half hours. Whenever a new child comes in, he or she holds the pen with one hand, and they are taught to use their other hand after a month. After that, the students are taught to use both the hands together. In 45 minutes of class, every student practices writing with both hands for 15 minutes. Only one per cent of the total world population is ambidextrous, according to an article published in Reader's Digest. The school is the brainchild of Mr. B.P. Sharma, an ex-army man who was inspired by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Leonardo da Vinci, Ben Franklin and Albert Einstein are some of history's most famous personalities who share the same skill as that of these students in India. (Credit to Venugopal Ramanathan using sources India Today and Madhya Pradesh education websites). Roland. Toronto.
