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Vishvaa Rajakumar | |
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| Born | 2004 (age 21–22) Puducherry, India |
| Education | Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology |
| Alma mater | Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Memory athlete |
Vishvaa Rajakumar (born 2004) is an Indian memory athlete from Puducherry. In February 2025, at age 20, he won the Memory League World Championship after memorising 80 random digits in 13.50 seconds, becoming the first Indian to hold the title.[1][2][3] Later that year, he finished first at the International Association of Memory (IAM) World Memory Championship in Mumbai.[4]
History
editRajakumar was born in Puducherry. He started practising memory techniques in 2021 around the age of 17.[5] He earned a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology at the Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology in 2025.[6]
Career
editRajakumar made his international debut at the IAM World Memory Championship in 2023 At the championship, he set an Indian national record of 24.59 seconds in Speed cards.[4] Later that year, he won the Asian-Oceanian Open Slam.[5][7] He finished second at the 15th Indian National Memory Championship in Bengaluru and represented India at Memoriad 2024 in the UAE.[8][9]
The 2025 Memory League World Championship ran online from 5 January to 2 February 2025. Rajakumar finished with event with a ranking score of 5,000.[10][1] He was the first Indian to win the championship.[1]
After the win, speaking to an interviewer he said "When you memorise, you sub-vocalise internally" and that a "clear throat helps with recall"[7]
The IAM World Memory Championship 2025 was held in Mumbai from 7 to 9 November.[11] Rajakumar won first place at the event, and set four Indian national records.[4]
In February 2026, Rajakumar won the 2026 Memory League World Championship and the Algerian Open Memory Championships.[12]
Technique
editRajakumar uses the method of loci, an old memorisation system in which information is placed at specific points along a familiar route and then re-walked mentally to retrieve it.[7][2] He pairs successive numbers or words into short stories, so that he can recall a chain of linked images rather than a string of facts.[7]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Indian student wins Memory League World Championship 2025". Daily Excelsior. February 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- 1 2 Rosenwald, Michael S. (14 February 2025). "Meet the Champion Who Memorized 80 Numbers in 13.5 Seconds". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Puducherry student wins Memory League World Championship 2025". DTNext. Press Trust of India. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Competitor profile: Vishvaa Rajakumar (IAM ID 20135)". IAM Statistics. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Vishvaa Rajakumar competitor profile". MemorysportsTV. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Vishvaa: Online tutor in Puducherry for memory techniques" (Tutor profile, self-published; cited only for non-controversial biographical detail). UrbanPro. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Vishvaa Rajakumar: India's Young Memory Maestro Conquers World". The Indian Eye. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "ViralPe Presents 15th Indian Memory Championship 2024". Asian News International. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Memoriad 2024: Results". World Mental Calculation. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Memory League World Championship 2025 won by 20-year-old Indian student Vishvaa Rajakumar". Current Hunt. February 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "2025 IAM World Memory Championship". International Association of Memory. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Indian Vishvaa Rajakumar wins Global Memory Championship". Adda247 Current Affairs. February 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
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