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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Govt. school students enter record books

The six MPPS students, who set a record, with their teachers at their school in Jagtial district on Tuesday. (Source: THE HINDU)

Students of government-run Mandal Parishad Primary School (MPPS) in Ambedkarnagar of Korutla town on Tuesday entered the Wonder Book of Records by reciting multiplication tables from 1 to 100 through the use of fingers in 12 minutes flat.

Class 5 students Arvind, Chaitanya, Sanjana, Kaveri, Anjali and Srija under the guidance of school headmaster Gangadhar Adlagatta, who is also an Abacus trainer, performed the feat in the presence of a huge gathering which included Tahsildar Satyanarayana and parents.

Following the achievement, the Tahsildar announced a cash prize of ₹1,000 each to all the six students and appreciated school teachers and the headmaster. Wonder Book of Records representatives B. Narender Goud, Swarna and Venukumar were also present.

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