'Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man' - Rabindranath Tagore. As we celebrate Children's Day today, let us pause for a moment and look back at some of the best young talents we have in our country. They way they have achieved such brilliance so early, is worthy of applause.
Somani, who's now 15, won the overall title in the Mental Calculation World Cup in 2010. A native of Surat, Somani is the only participant to have achieved 100% accuracy in addition, multiplication, square root in all five Mental Calculation World Cups.
Six year old Kautilya Pandit from Haryana is exceptionally good with general knowledge and current affairs. Without any help, Pandit can recollect the general details and statistics of 213 countries off the top of his head. Last year, Pandit also co-hosted the Children's Day episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati with Amitabh Bachchan.