HAPPY LEFT HANDER'S DAY

 

International Left-Handers Day History

International Left-Handers Day is a day to bring attention to the struggles which lefties face daily in a right-handed society.  August 13th is observed as International Left-Handers Day.  

International Left-Handers Day Facts

• 10% of people are left-handed according to a report by Scientific American.
• Geniuses are more likely to be left-handed - 20% of the top scoring SAT takers are left-handed.
• In 2013, 31% of Major League Baseball pitchers are left-handed.
• Of the last 5 Presidents, 3 were lefties - Obama, Clinton and Bush Sr.
• All lefties: Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Barak Obama, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo da Vinci

International Left-Handers Day Top Events and Things to Do

• Eat with your left hand today.
• Attempt to use only your left hand while writing today.  If typing or navigating on a computer, use the mouse with your left hand.
• Look around you and notice how many people you know are left-handed.
• Attempt to cook using your left-hand as the primary one.
• Create a Lefty Zone where everyone who enters must only use their left hand for the day.

Librarians Day in India

12th August is Celebrated as National Librarian’s Day in India

Dr. S R Ranganathan (1892-1972)

Ranganathan, born on 9 August 1892, came from a moderate background in British-ruled India. He was born in the small town of Shiyali (now known as Sirkazhi), in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India.
Ranganathan began his professional life as a mathematician; he earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in mathematics from Madras Christian College in his home province, and then went on to earn a teaching license. His lifelong goal was to teach mathematics, and he was successively a member of the mathematics faculties at universities in Mangalore, Coimbatore and Madras (all within the span of five years). As a mathematics professor, he published a handful of papers, mostly on the history of mathematics. His career as an educator was somewhat hindered by a handicap of stammering (a difficulty Ranganathan gradually overcame in his professional life). The Government of India awarded Padmashri to Dr. S.R. Ranganathan for valuable contributions to Library Science.

Five Laws of Library Science:
• Books are for use
• Every reader his/her book
• Every book, its reader
• Save the time of the reader
• A library is a growing organism

August 12th is being celebrated as National Librarian’s Day in India, in remembrance of national professor of library science, Dr S R Ranganathan (1892-1972), who had spearheaded library development in India.