Who could believe that
a 10 year old could master 400 languages? Muhamad Akram who hails from Chennai,
India started to learn foreign languages since he was 4 years old. He has
achieved Unique World Records Certificate as the “World’s Youngest Multilingual
Typist”.
How it started
He says, “The first
language that I learnt was Tamil language. It was a handwritten transcript from
Saint Thiruvalluvar. I learnt this at the age of four. From then onwards, I
learnt a series of other languages. He has undergone tutoring for both reading
and writing of the languages.
Conceptualization
of a 10 year old boy upon language mastery.
He invented his own
language with characters and names it “Attan”.
Akram’s father
shares his wisdom to other parents.
Akram’s father says, “Never
force your ambitions on your children. Instead, find out what they are
interested in and nurture these interests.” He has facilitated his son’s interests
to learn languages upon learning his ability to quickly grasp the languages at
unbelievable speed.
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