Lucknow :

After devising a calendar containing dates of over 10 lakh years, city-based mathematics enthusiast Jagrat Chatterjee has now been able to jot down multiplication tables from 1 to 2072 on a single chartpaper.

Speaking to TOI, Jagrat, said, “It took me almost 50 hours to give final shape to the multiplication tables on a chart paper. I am now planning to officially register this feat into the Limca Books of Records and subsequently in the Guinness Book of Records.” He further stated that at times, even he had to use a magnifying glass to locate a certain number on the chartpaper.

Jagrat said numbers and their games fascinate him. “Unlike other creative pursuits, number games widen various faculties of mind, and that’s why I am interested in designing new arrangements and other similar patterns using numbers,” Chatterjee added.

In 2013, Jagrat had compiled a calendar which could provide dates for 10 lakh 8 thousand years. He was honoured with Shaan-e-Shahar Samman in the 2013 edition of Lucknow Mahotsava for the achievement.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Lucknow / TNN / November 25th, 2014