A young man who suffered a fractured skull at age 5 has grown up to become the "world's fastest human calculator." Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, now 20, is able to process numbers at an average speed of ...

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"Fear of mathematics grows among students because of how it is taught to them. Students are taught maths with a preconceived notion. I believe that humanising the subject is the best way to overcome ...

"India should work towards becoming a healthier society. It is imperative that our collective goal should be on building a heathy and nutritious nation", said Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, known as the ...

He is pursuing Mathematics (Hons.) at St. Stephens College in New Delhi, beat 29 competitors, up to 57 years of age, from 13 countries, to emerge the winner in the Mental Calculation World ...

Does the very mention of mathematics give you jitters? Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash blames the made-to-fit-all-size syllabus of Indian schools for this fear. He should know, considering he won the ...

If you were to be asked the cube root of 9183300484 or the product of 789 and 234, the chances are you'd need a calculator, or at least a pencil, a piece of paper and an undisturbed few minutes. A ...

Neelakantha Bhanu, renowned as the ‘Usain Bolt of Mathematics’, is on a mission to transform math education worldwide. Breaking four world records and 50 Limca Book records is an extraordinary feat ...