International Lefthanders Day 2020

International Left Handers Day is observed on August 13 annually to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of the left handers. The day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, founder of the Lefthanders International, Inc.

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The day, which honours ‘sinistrality’ or left-handedness, was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, the founder of Left-Handers International Inc., and has been celebrated every year since.

Studies show that around 10 per cent of the world’s population is left-handed, with men more likely being so.

Among the everyday struggles that left-handers continue to face are while using objects designed for right-handed folk, such as scissors, keyboards, right-handed desks, guitars, and even video game consoles.

India’s famous left-handers include Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and industrialist Ratan Tata.

Other famous left-handed personalities include scientist Sir Isaac Newton, French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, painter Pablo Picasso, former US President Barack Obama and media personality Oprah Winfrey.