REAL STORY AND FACT OF LIFE.

March 1, 2007

Interesting, Please read!REAL STORY FACT OF LIFE.>Years ago, footage emerged from a remote village in India. The video shows>a young girl receiving surgery to separate her fingers, which were badly>burned and fused together. Why did this operation make headlines around the>world? The surgery was performed by a 7-year-old boy named Akrit Jaswal.>>Now 13 years old, Akrit has an IQ of 146 and is considered the smartest>person his age in India-a country of more than a billion people. Before>Akrit could even speak, his parents say they knew he was special.>>"He learned very fast," says Raksha, Akrit's mother. "After learning the>alphabet, we started to teach him joining of

words, and he started writing>as well. He was two.">>At an age when most children are learning their ABCs, Akrit was reading>Shakespeare and assembling a library of medical textbooks. When he was 5>years old, he enrolled in school. One year later, Akrit was teaching>English and math classes.>>Akrit developed a passion for science and anatomy at an early age. Doctors>at local hospitals took notice and started allowing him to observe>surgeries when he was 6 years old. Inspired by what he saw, Akrit read>everything he could on the topic. When an impoverished family heard about>his amazing abilities, they asked if he would operate on their daughter for>free.

Her surgery was a success.>>>After the surgery, Akrit was hailed as a medical genius in India. Neighbors>and strangers flocked to him for advice and treatment. At age 11, Akrit was>admitted to Punjab University. He's the youngest student ever to attend an>Indian university. That same year, he was also invited to London's famed>Imperial College to exchange ideas with scientists on the cutting edge of>medical research.>>Akrit says he has millions of medical ideas, but he's currently focused on>developing a cure for cancer. "I've developed a concept called oral gene>therapy on the basis of my research and my theories," he says. "I'm quite>dedicated towards working on

this mechanism.">>Growing up, Akrit says he used to see cancer patients lying on the side of>the road because they couldn't afford treatment or hospitals had no space>for them. Now, he wants to use his intellect to ease their suffering.>"[i've been] going to hospitals since the age of 6, so I have seen>firsthand people suffering from pain," he says. "I get very sad, and

so>that's the main motive of my passion about medicine, my passion about>cancer.">>Currently, Akrit is working toward a bachelor's degrees in zoology, botany>and chemistry. Someday, he hopes to continue his studies at Harvard>University. Govind . B Express yourself instantly with Ram ChuganiKobe, Japanrgcjp

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