Here's looking at you kid!
Expressindia.com
When at six he can solve 75 sums mentally in one minute, it adds up
that Anhadveer Singh Khokar is a boy to watch out for Avantika Bhuyan
SOLVING 75 sums correctly in a matter of a minute is difficult even with
a calculator. To have anyone, and at that a six-year old, do this
mentally sure calls for an applause. Six-year-old Anhadveer Singh
Khokar showed a brilliant display of mental mathematics by achieving
this at the 2nd Maharashtra State Level UCMAS Abacus and Mental
Arithmetic Competition-2006. Organised by UCMAS Franchisee (Maharashtra
and Goa), the competition which featured around 7,500 students, was held
at the World Trade Centre, Mumbai on January 14.
A student of Std I in The Bishops (Pune), Anhad won a certificate, medal
and a trophy as an award for his sum-solving ability. Anhad has been
part of the UCMAS Abacus Academy which is run by Shirley Paul in Salunke
Vihar. "We have a mixed batch of 15 each, aged between 4 to 15. Anhad is
one of the younger students and is very bright," says Paul.
The group uses the Chinese abacus to solve maths problems. The main aim
of the exercises is the development of the brain, as they make the child
alert and improve his concentration ability. "As a result the child not
just becomes good at maths but becomes sharp in every aspect of life,"
says Dr Dasmit Singh, Anhad's father and a pediatric surgeon.
So how does he feel about his win? "It feels very nice," says Anhad, who
practiced for one hour for eighteen days. This calm and composed kid
wasn't nervous at all when he appeared for the competition, and having
won the champion's trophy he is more motivated than ever to complete the
10 levels at the Academy. "Anhad has always topped his examination since
Junior KG," says his mother, Dr Noopur Singh. It was his interest in
Mathematics that led him to joining the Academy. Having a sharp mind,
Anhad dreams of becoming a doctor. "That's because my parents are
doctors too," he says with a smile. It's not just Maths that Anhad
applies his mind to. He has a keen interest in magic tricks and has even
performed one or two shows at a family gathering and a society function.
"He doesn't play the regular video games, but he loves to solve complex
puzzles on the computer," says his mother. Someday the lad plans to take
up a musical instrument too.
