Eight-year-old Chennai boy can read, write over 106 languages he mastered with the help of the internet and YouTube

Eight-year-old Niall Thoguluva from Chennai can read and write as many as 106 languages. With the help of the internet and YouTube, this polyglot has learned a plethora of languages and this unique talent of his is attracting a lot of attention. He has also learned the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which is a universal way to transcribe the sound of any spoken language to know its pronunciation.

He said, "I do not know how my interest in languages began. I can read and write over 106 languages and can fluently speak 10 languages. I am currently learning five new languages."

This child prodigy is also teaching pronunciation skills to his parents. 

Niall Thoguluva's father, Shankar Narayanan, praised his son's efforts to master over hundred languages at such a tender age. Mr Narayanan said, "Last year, he started developing an interest for new languages and from there he took a great leap. Making use of the internet, he started learning one language after another."

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Earlier, a 20-year-old Mumbai resident, Chinmay Prabhu, made it to the Guinness Book of World Records by solving the pyramid-shaped Rubik's Cube under water. He achieved this feat in just one minute and forty-eight seconds.

Chinmay Prabhu had achieved the feat on December 9 last year by solving the Pyraminx sitting under water in a pool. He received the Guinness certificate on March 15 this year.

"I like cubing and swimming, so I thought of mixing the two and creating a new title. I had to ask Guinness to create a new title for underwater cubing as there was no such title on their list earlier," he said.

"Initially I could hold my breath only for 30-35 seconds. Gradually the breath holding capacity increased to one and a half minutes," he added while talking about his journey since the last five years. 

Having made a name in cubing, Mr. Prabhu has now started coaching others. "I teach cubing to many others during the weekend. My youngest student is just 4," he said.