Anand Mahindra Praises Aaryan Shukla For Breaking 6 Guinness World Records In A Day; Check His Response

Shukla responded to Mahindra’s post and wrote, “Thank you very much Sir. I am a Mental Calculator (Human Calculator). The technique is called "Flash Anzan""

Aaryan Shukla set six impressive world records in a single day

Source : PTI, X

Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group, praised 14-year-old math prodigy Aaryan Shukla for his incredible achievement of setting six Guinness World Records in a single day. In February, Aaryan, from Maharashtra, made history by breaking these records during a mental math competition in Dubai, showing exceptional calculation abilities.

Mahindra took to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday to share his admiration and wrote, “14-year-old Aaryan Shukla from India, last month broke the world record for the Fastest time to mentally add 100 four-digit numbers – 30.9 sec. Leaves you dazed & bewildered. Congratulations Aaryan! I’ve seen some videos before of kids using this technique where the hands are used, in some way, to aid calculation.”

14-year-old Aaryan Shukla from India, last month broke the world record for the Fastest time to mentally add 100 four-digit numbers - 30.9 sec

Leaves you dazed & bewildered.

Congratulations Aaryan!

I’ve seen some videos before of kids using this technique where the hands are… pic.twitter.com/XvOBU6vmC1

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) March 18, 2025

“I’m sure Aaryan has a special gift beyond the ordinary, but are there any sites which give a primer on the fundamentals of this technique? I’m not looking to break any world record. Maybe I can use it for some simple, daily business calculations!” Mahindra added.

Shukla responded to Mahindra’s post and wrote, “Thank you very much Sir. I am a Mental Calculator (Human Calculator). The technique is called "Flash Anzan" where you have to process the numbers flashing on the screen at lightning speed. The base is Abacus. While I have been training for last 8 years to achieve this. Thanks!”

Amazing.

Proves that no matter how gifted you are, there’s no substitute for consistent hard work & practice.

And thanks for responding & sharing the name of your technique.

I will look it up on the web…

🙏🏽 https://t.co/b2GqoDGJuW

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) March 18, 2025

Shukla's Six World Records

Aaryan Shukla set six impressive world records in a single day, showcasing his remarkable mental math skills. The records he achieved include:

1. The quickest time to mentally add 100 four-digit numbers – 30.9 seconds.
2. The fastest time to mentally add 200 four-digit numbers – 1 minute 9.68 seconds.
3. The fastest time to mentally add 50 five-digit numbers – 18.71 seconds.
4. The quickest time to mentally divide a 20-digit number by a 10-digit number (set of ten) – 5 minutes 42 seconds.
5. The fastest time to mentally multiply two five-digit numbers (set of ten) – 51.69 seconds.
6. The quickest time to mentally multiply two eight-digit numbers (set of ten) – 2 minutes 35.41 seconds.

Meanwhile, in an interview with Guinness World Records (GWR) Kids, Aaryan Shukla opened up about his extraordinary mental math abilities, explaining, “A lot of things in mental calculations happen in a flash of a second, so I cannot say what happens inside my head. I just do it naturally. Basically, it’s so fast that you can’t think, you just need to do the calculations.”

His mother reflected on his early accomplishments, recalling, “At the age of 8, we went for an international competition, and he won medals and trophies, which were great achievements.” She also mentioned that Aaryan is now a founding board member of the Global Mental Calculators Association (GMCA).