Five students from a government school in Chittal have their names engraved in London World Record Book. These five win their quick memory and recitation of the decimal values of the mathematical constant PI (π).
The students all came from the Zilla Parishad High School of Bangarupalem Mandal, Mangalapalli, who met in his room on Wednesday with regional collector Sumit Kumar. The students accompanied their math teacher and tutor Aruna Shivaprasad, who also specifically mentioned his guidance in the record.
Lahari is a 9th grade student who recited the first 1,000 decimal points of the PI in just 4 minutes and 55 seconds. 10th grade student K Puneeth Sai extended the sequence from 1,001 decimal points to 2,000 decimal places in 7 minutes and 31 seconds, and then from 2,001 to 3,000 in 8 minutes and 11 seconds. Revathi remembered and recited the numbers 3,001 to 3,600 in 8 minutes.
Lahari is a 9th grade student who recited the first 1,000 decimal points of the PI in just 4 minutes and 55 seconds. 10th grade student K Puneeth Sai extended the sequence from 1,001 decimal points to 2,000 decimal places in 7 minutes and 31 seconds, and then from 2,001 to 3,000 in 8 minutes and 11 seconds. Revathi remembered and recited the numbers 3,001 to 3,600 in 8 minutes.
The London World Records formally recognizes their feats and lists their names in their global registry.
Collectors interact with students to learn more about their journey and congratulate them on their dedication and excellence. He called it “pride in the region.”
Also attended were Rajalakshmi, the school’s female principal, and staff members Sampangi, Bharati, Sanjeevi, Pillarappa and Jayanti are the founders of the Papu Desi Foundation.
