20-month boy becomes ‘Super Talent Kid’

By Bijay Kumar Sah, Dhalkebar, Nov. 5: A 20-month-old boy, Aarab Singh Yadav, from Birendrabazaar in ward- 7 of Ganeshman Charnath Municipality, Dhanusha, has set a world record after being recognised as an exceptionally talented child. He achieved the record by demonstrating his knowledge of the Nepali and English alphabets, numbers, the names of various objects and animals, and the meanings of words.

His mother, Vibha Kumari Yadav, said Aarab set the record after receiving the ‘Super Talent Kid’ title from the International Book of Records, which recognises children with exceptional talents. She said she had entered him in the competition after noticing his special abilities, adding that he had outperformed millions of children to achieve the feat. According to his mother, Aarab can recite both uppercase and lowercase English letters, the Nepali alphabet, the Barakhari and Kakakhara.

He can also count from one to 100. He can name words beginning with English letters from A to Z, as well as parts of the body, vehicles, birds, reptiles, fruits and vegetables.