Background
Kautilya Pandit was born on 24 December 2007, in Kohand village of Karnal district, siraha, India.
Kautilya Pandit was born on 24 December 2007, in Kohand village of Karnal district, siraha, India.
Kautilya Pandit, aged about 6 years, (as of 2014) displays good memory power regarding current affairs, general knowledge and geographical statistics. He could recollect details of 213 countries and can answer questions about world geography, per capita income, gross domestic product, politics, the economy, et cetera Psychologists from Kurukshetra University have noted the grasping powers of Kautilya and expressed their desire to investigate his recalling capacity.
C.R.Darolia, Chairman, Psychology Department said that "the boy is a wonder kid and he may have intelligence quotient around 130 which is rare for his age group."
A series of Television shows displaying the memory power of Kautilya Pandit have made him known as "wonder kid" in Haryana and surrounding states and made him popular.
He is also nicknamed "Google boy". During the award ceremony, Kautilya pointed out an error in his commendation certificate while receiving it from the Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on live television, which resulted in substantial embarrassment for the Government of Haryana.
Kashi Vidwan Parishat, Varanasi has awarded him "Bal Manishi" (Child prodigy) title. He was host for Kaun Banega Crorepati show anchored by Amitabh Bachchan aired on 14 November 2013 (Children"s day in India) and Amitabh Bachan was impressed by the memory power of Kautilya Pandit.