On August I5, Bhanu, an Indian teenager, became the first non-European winner at the Mental Calculation World Championship in London. He1 29 opponents from 13 countries to take the gold medal. His2 . was so extraordinary that judges made him3 more difficult calculations lo confirm his accuracy, Not accidentally, he was all right.
He always asks people not to call him a(n)4 , as that word tends to make people5 the efforts behind his success. In fact, his extraordinary mathematical ability didn't come6 .
In 2005, aged 5, Bhanu badly injured his skull in an accident. During his7 , in order to keep his brain8 , he learned to do puzzles and work out math problems. "This is the most9 ， experience I have had in my life," he recalls. "I couldn't go to school. All I had to10 to get better were numbers and puzzles."
The head injury left him with an ugly-looking scar. Therefore, Bhanu's parents11 all mirrors from the house.But he was12 not to let the scar define himself."I knew there's something that I am good at and I will13 myself there," he says.
And since 13, Bhanu has made many14 .The boy has set four world records for the fastest human calculation. In 2018, he founded Exploring Infinities, an educational organization that aims to make math cool and15 through mathematical games.
