This week’s episode of Season 2 of BYJU’S Young Genius is about young achievers who have mastered topics one would assume would take years to figure out. From two friends who met and share a common love of coding on computers to create apps that talk about climate catastrophes and recycling solutions to a fearless swimmer who holds the record for swimming the fastest across Palk Strait, the youngsters in this episode prove that if It’s about skills and talent, age is just a number. Here are their inspiring stories.
Coding to solve real problems with two friends –
Eleven-year-old Ayush Sankaran and Jashith Narang from Mumbai met and became friends because of their shared love of coding. While Ayush is more visual and Jashith is more backend-driven, both agree that without each other’s skills they can’t do big projects.
The friends have won the MIT Hackathon consecutively for the past two years and received recognition for their apps such as ‘Climate Catastrophe – Earth in Death’ and ‘Heal The World – Recycling Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’.
Both have also decided to open a business when they get older – with a twist. Jashith will be the majority investor with a 51% stake and Ayush with 49%, a point that will leave them wondering if any amount of their prize money is still missing. †
The actor is also doing a quiz designed by the duo with presenter Anand Narasimhan with very interesting results! You should know that when you watch the episode.
Swimming together with Jai Jaswanth –
Jai Jaswanth is a precocious 12-year-old who is also India’s youngest swimmer to cross Palk Strait, the 30km stretch of water that separates India and Sri Lanka. That’s right, in March 2019, Jai crossed the Palk Strait from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in India in 10 hours and 30 minutes as listed by the America Book of Records and broke the previous record.
To set the record, Jai practiced for a month and a half in the Palk Strait up to the IMBL (International Maritime Boundary Line), learning all about tides, currents and how to swim through them. Now he wants to try the record again, this time by swimming back and forth from both sides. Jai also wants to fulfill his mother’s wish that makes everyone emotional by wanting him to serve in the Indian army. For a young genius like Jai, who has already made records, nothing seems impossible right now.
The inspiring stories of Ayush, Jashith and Jai feel like they have to be seen again and again for inspiration. Watch the entire episode here.
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