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Young World
An IT savvy philosopher
JAIDEEP SHENOY
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Computers at two, philosophy at nine, what next?
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The genius knows: Calm and collected
At two, when most his age break either their plastic bats or dolls, he was busy tapping the key board and handling a mouse. Seven years later, when his peers are busy coping with their fourth standard syllabus, he finds himself matching wits with students four years his senior in standard VIII. Recognised as a child genius, this pint sized boy with an IQ far ahead of his age is very level headed despite the hype surrounding him.
Many fans
This wonder kid is Mohammad Yusuf ‘Swaroop’, a standard VIII student of Beary’s Public School, Mangalore. Incidentally Dr. Heggade is just one among the many eminent personalities who has recognised this young talent.
His skills on the personal computer so impressed the Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala D. Veerendra Heggade that he donated Yusuf his first computer seven years ago. Another fan of Mohammad Yusuf, according to his father Mohammad Rafique, is M. Mohan Alva, Chairman of Moodbidri based Alva’s Education Trust. Eminent art teacher Gopadkar has taken this creative genius under his wings and is honing his talent in this area. Such is
His talent to grasp any issue at just one go or reading continues to amaze his family. “We thought it was initial flash of brilliance,” says Mr. Rafique.
Unusually composed for his age, Yusuf tried his hand at para-sailing organized at the Nehru Maidan here as part of Karavali Utsav here. Not a bit bothered by the adventure, which would have sent many a heart racing, his only complaint was that the rope was a bit irritating. “I did not feel even a little bit scared,” he said even as his eyes keenly followed every move that person getting ready for parasailing was doing.
A voracious reader, Yusuf likes reading both fact and fiction. Incidentally, the last book that he read was “Alice in Wonderland”. But, his father is a trifle worried. Of late, he has turned philosophical.
“Even his academic inconsistencies worry us. One day he scores full marks and on another, he scores very low marks. Perhaps, the genius in him knows its course,” he adds.
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