A 21 year old student from St. stephens college, University of Delhi has won a title of “World’s fastest human calculator”. He also won gold for India in Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO).
Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash also holds world record and Limca record for being the fastest human computer. He won a gold medal at MSO in 2020.
“I hold 4 world records and 50 Limca records for being the fastest human calculator in the world. My brain calculates quicker than the speed of a calculator. Breaking these records, once held by Math maestros like Scott Flansburg and Shakuntala Devi, is a matter of national pride. I have done my bit to place India on the global level of mathematics.”
Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash said
This gold medal at MSO is equal to an Olympic gold medal. This year MSO was held virtually with 30 participants. One of the most prestigious international competitions for games of mental skill and mind sports had participants up to age 57 years from 13 countries including UK, Germany, UAE, France Greece, and Lebanon.
Bhanu Prakash said his vision is to create “VISION Math” labs and reach out to millions of children to make them start loving maths.
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