Child prodigy sets record

 Vijayawada: Child prodigy Shanmukha Aaraw aged about two years five months won the place in Champions Book of World Records. 

The young lad, son of software engineers Manasa Gayatri and Narendra won the place in the record books by telling the names of the capital s of all countries, names of Telugu and English months, Slokas and by answering general knowledge questions.

The recordings of Aaraw were sent to the Jury members of Champions Book of World Records. 

After examining the recordings the award was pre-approved by the jury and was handed over to the lad by Turlapati Pattabi Ram, founder of the Champions Book of World Records at the press club here on Monday.