{"id":29713,"date":"2023-05-03T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T01:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=29713"},"modified":"2023-05-04T11:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T06:21:04","slug":"neelakantha-bhanu-prakash-on-a-mission-to-eradicate-math-phobia","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/neelakantha-bhanu-prakash-on-a-mission-to-eradicate-math-phobia\/","title":{"rendered":"Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash: The fastest human calculator is on a mission to eradicate math phobia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>(May 3, 2023) <\/strong>In 2020, a 20-year-old Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash broke human computer Shakuntala Devi\u2019s record when he won India\u2019s first ever gold medal at the Mental Calculation World Championship held in London. He wasn\u2019t just the first Indian but also the first Asian to claim a gold and the BBC went on to report, \u201cYou could say Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash is to maths what Usain Bolt is to running.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This was his competition debut and Neelakantha managed to defeat 29 opponents from 13 countries. He was so fast that judges made him jump through more hoops and make even tougher calculations to confirm his extraordinary accuracy. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Three years have passed since then and the Hyderabad based youngster has visited more than 23 countries, conducted more than 500 stage shows and impacted two million students with a mission to eradicate maths phobia.\u00a0 Neelakantha, who holds 50 Limca records for his extraordinary math calculations founded his company Bhanzu, a math ed-tech platform that aims to revolutionise the global math learning landscape. In 2022, Forbes featured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global Indian<\/em><\/a> in its 30 Under 30 Asia list, for making a difference to the math learning environment through his social entrepreneurship.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29720\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29720\" class=\"wp-image-29720 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture_.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash | Global Indian \" width=\"636\" height=\"637\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture_.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture_-480x481.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 636px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 636px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 636\/637;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29720\" class=\"wp-image-29720 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture_.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash | Global Indian \" width=\"636\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture_.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Capture_-480x481.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 636px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-29720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Making adversity an advantage<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Born in in Eluru in Andhra Pradesh, Neelakantha suffered a head injury in 2005, which left him bedridden for one year. However, instead of being bogged down by adversity, he picked up math and mental calculation as a hobby and worked to hone his skills. When he finally recuperated, he entered the competition circuit. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;My parents were told I might be cognitively impaired. So, I picked up mental maths calculations for survival, to keep my brain engaged,&#8221; he told the BBC in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/newsbeat-53894352.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a>. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over the years, the math stalwart has bagged many gold medals and has held world records for fast arithmetic calculations. He has also won the International Speed Math Championship &#8217;13 and the National Speed Math Championship &#8217;11 and &#8217;12. In 2015, he won the Math Genius Award.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">After he graduated from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan&#8217;s Public School (Vidyashram) Hyderabad, he went on to study at\u202fSt. Stephen&#8217;s College, Delhi\u202fand earned a BSc honours degree in Mathematics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29716\" style=\"width: 907px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29716\" class=\"wp-image-29716 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/200831155300-083120-bhanu-2-super-tease.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash | Global Indian \" width=\"897\" height=\"505\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 897px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 897\/505;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29716\" class=\"wp-image-29716 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/200831155300-083120-bhanu-2-super-tease.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash | Global Indian \" width=\"897\" height=\"505\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-29716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neelakantha with his trophies when he was 10 years of age<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Helping get rid of maths phobia\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In one of his many TEDx talks Neelakantha asked the audience, \u201cWhy is maths something that we universally accept as important but are always consistently scared of?\u201d It\u2019s a phobia he hopes to remove from the minds of young students. Neelakantha has been working to make youngsters understand mathematics in such a way that they are able to engage with the subject more fully. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the TEDx talk he remarked, \u201c250 million students in India are currently in schools learning math. Out of these, more than 187 million students cannot do simple math calculations. It is not okay to be in a position where fundamental skills \u2013 literacy and numeracy are still not achieved.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In order to inspire children and teach them to love mathematics, his company Bhanzu offers a special curriculum that makes math a fun activity, which is relatable and can be used in daily life. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Math as a human experience | Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash | TEDxMountAbuSchool\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rh-SBTesBXQ?start=460&#038;feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Maths \u2013 a mental sport\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mental math is a sport, Neelakantha believes. He has trained his mind to think quickly, whether it is in Math or something else. He doesn\u2019t, however, like to be called a prodigy, saying it is not an ability he was born with, but something he developed with hard work. As a child, he would spend over six hours a day practicing, after school. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI look at it as &#8220;unstructured practise where I keep thinking about numbers all the time,&#8221; he said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/newsbeat-53894352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a>.&#8221;I practice with loud music on, when I\u2019m talking to people, catching and playing cricket, because this is when your brain is being trained to do multiple things at the same time,&#8221; he added.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Considering it his duty to promote math as something \u2018enjoyable\u2019 the math wizard is on a mission to \u2018eradicate math phobia and explore infinite capabilities of the human brain\u2019.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bhanuofficial\/?originalSubdomain=in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fastesthumancalculator\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(May 3, 2023) In 2020, a 20-year-old Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash broke human computer Shakuntala Devi\u2019s record when he won India\u2019s first ever gold medal at the Mental Calculation World Championship held in London. 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