Four-year-old Indian resident sweeps speed reading world records
The Peninsula
Doha, Qatar: In a remarkable display of talent and dedication, a four year old Indian resident in Qatar has set multiple world records for speed readi...
Doha, Qatar: In a remarkable display of talent and dedication, a four-year-old Indian resident in Qatar has set multiple world records for speed reading for children her age.
The child prodigy Megna Musuwathee Manoj Yogi's journey began in Doha, during the 2019 Covid pandemic when her parents, worried about the effects of the lockdown, started collecting flashcards to keep her engaged and entertained.
Megna's parents noticed her exceptional reading abilities at the tender age of two, and began recording videos of her speed-reading skills and sent them to the Indian Book of Records (IBR) and the Worldwide Book of Records.
The IBR speed-reading record was previously held by a 6 year old, 8 month Indian boy residing in the United Arab Emirates, who marked one hundred words in 1 minute and 4 seconds.
Megna, on her first attempt, surpassed this record, stunning her family and the record-keeping organizations.