Hyderabad, Sep 6 (UNI) SIP Academy Managing Director Dinesh Victor has urged Union HRD Ministry to declare August 15 as Mind Sports Day to promote Mind Sports in a large way in the country.

On August 15, the day Bhanu Praksh won the first ever gold for India in the Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports Olympiad in London last month. He is the World’s fastest human calculator.

In a statement here on Sunday on the eve of felicitation to the Maths Wizard on his winning the title, Dinesh Victor who has been a champion of skill development movement in Children in India informed that his organisation would present a representation to Union HRD Ministry to this effect very soon.

“ Mind sport is a game of skill where the players compete based on their intellectual ability as opposed to physical exercise. India has this talent abundantly. If this talent is honed well, India can prove its supremacy in this in the world” Mr Dinesh said.

Bhanu, the maths genius appealed to the government to give importance to mental sports. It will be my endeavor among other things to promote Mind Sport in the country.

Dinesh Victor who was in the city also announced that they would bring out a book titled “A boy who became a Calculator”, will profile his journey, struggle, preparations, his future and vision. Aimed at young students, in an easy to read friendly format the book will be out in next two months.

Dinesh Victor is one of the names to reckon in India on the subject of Skills Development in children.

Mind sports is seen as a new mantra to develop the intellectual potential of the child by many educationists, parents. It is considered and defined as a genre of sports by many developed countries. But, we haven’t done much in this.

The Mind Sport tests the mental strength and mettle of participants. Mind sports are becoming popular in upwardly mobile households. Many experts, educationists, particularly parents are awakening to the dangers of their children becoming addicted to digital screens and devices and we want kids to explore Mind Sport as a good and constructive engaging activity which will contribute to their intellectual potential, Mr Dinesh added.

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