Times of India
 
 
Bangalore, Apr 13: How quickly can you work this out — add 34 to 446, subtract 323, multiply by 676 and divide it by 7? Even before you can begin the calculations, this wonderkid is ready with the answer.

For Tejas, a Class VI student, numbers have never been a challenge. At the age of 11, he was awarded a certificate for fastest mental calculations by the Limca Book of Records.

"Photographic memory can be developed through regular practice. Tejas underwent the ALOHA (Abacus Learning of Higher Arithmetic) programme, which brought out his skills with numbers. He can add, subtract, divide and multiply any number of two or three digits within seconds," said M Gururaj, ALOHA teacher.

Tejas was inspired to perform mental calculations at a programme attended by kids from China.

"Seeing Chinese kids crack puzzles in seconds, Tejas wondered if he could also do the same. Now, he is the fastest and has won many awards. He has walked away with trophies from competitions held across the country," his mother Triveni said.

This is not all. He has the multiplication tables of any number between 1 and 10,000 at his fingertips.