Bangalore: Arnav Dasyam is probably the youngest kid of Indian/South Asian descent to join the Mensa Club. Arnav, son of Anil and Navya Dasyam, an Indian couple and residents of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, U.S. has become a member of the Mensa club at the age of 3 years and 2 months, reported TNN.
Mensa is an international society for bright people, and its members require possessing a high IQ. Candidates for Mensa must attain a score at or above the 98th percentile on a standard test of intelligence.
Arnav learnt the English alphabets by the time he was 18 months and 10 months later he could easily read a story book. This wonder boy was solving a 68 piece world map puzzle at a very young age.
As per the Mensa International website there are about 1.1 lakh Mensans in over 40 countries on every continent except Antarctica. Further, there are 2 to 100-year-old Mensans, but the majority belong to the age group of 20 to 60.
Anil was quoted by TNN, saying, “When Arnav was 2 years and 10 months old, we had him tested by a certified school psychologist on October 23, 2012. Arnav was found to have an overall IQ of 132.”
Anil got Arnav’s IQ score in the second week of January this year and submitted it to Mensa International a week later. He added that “We got the acceptance letter in the first week of February, 2013. Arnav’s age then was 3 years and 2 months.”
Anil said “It was in the late summer/early fall of 2012 when I saw some news reports of young children in the age group 3-4 years getting into Mensa. A common theme in them was that the kids could read early. Since Arnav could read sentences even before turning 2 and half years, we felt he was special and could take a shot at Mensa. We then started exposing Arnav to things that other Mensa kids were doing and he was easily grasping everything,” as reported by TNN.
Anil moved to the U.S. a decade ago after he did his MBBS from Hyderabad, while his wife Navya too is a doctor. The couple also has a 9-month-old son Nirmay. Anil talking of Arnav’s future, said “We have no fixed professions. We will ensure that he works hard to achieve what he wants to become.”
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