Vijayawada, Aug. 2 -- Over 1,200 children aged between 5 and 14 years showcased extraordinary mental arithmetic skills at SIP Regional Prodigy 2026, one of India's largest mental arithmetic competitions for children, held in Mangalagiri, near here on Sunday.
The competition was inaugurated by Col. Shashikanth Thumma, Director, AIIMS Mangalagiri, in the presence of Sibi Sekhar, Director, SIP Academy India; Uma Swaminathan, Head - New Franchisee Acquisition; Praveen E.G., Regional Business Head - South & Head, International Acquisition; and Jabeer Baig, State Head (Andhra Pradesh), SIP Academy India.
Addressing the gathering, Col. Shashikanth Thumma described the participants as "live supercomputers.""You are human calculators, solving sums...