International Left Handers Day: Know The Significance and History
Every year, International left handers day is celebrated on August 13. Just about 13% of the World's population including numerous prominent VIPs and extraordinary people is left-handers.
Every year, International left handers day is celebrated on August 13 to bring issues to light about the lefty individuals' involvement in living in a right-hand prevailing world. Numerous conspicuous pioneers and famous people are left-handers across the globe including Amitabh Bachchan, Ratan Tata, Rajinikanth, Ratan Tata, Bill Gates, Sachin Tendulkar, Tom Cruise, and many others. A few universally prestigious characters like Charlie Chaplin, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Mark Zuckerberg, and Lady Gaga are also left-handers.
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History of the day
International Lefthanders Day was first celebrated by Dean R Campbell in 1976 to bring issues to light of the benefits and hindrances of being left-turned in an overwhelmingly right-gave world. He was the organizer behind Left-Handers International Inc and since the day is noticed yearly.
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Significance of the day
Just about 13% of the World's population including numerous prominent VIPs and extraordinary people is left-handers. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, well-known celebrities Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth, and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar fall in this specific class.
Famous figures like Mahatma Gandhi, French pioneer Napoleon Bonaparte, craftsman Pablo Picasso, and researcher Sir Isaac Newton were also lefties.
