more-inA 12-year-old Indian-origin boy has been crowned as the U.K.’s ‘Child Genius’ in a popular television quiz competition, days after he became an overnight sensation after answering all questions correctly. Rahul Doshi won the Channel 4 show ‘Child Genius’ by beating his nine-year-old opponent, Ronan, 10-4 in the programme’s finale on Saturday night. He had become an overnight sensation earlier this week after he answered all questions correctly. “It didn’t sink in straight away, but it was really nice,” Rahul said after winning the title. In the final, Rahul impressed with knowledge of his chosen subject — Edward Jenner’s medical innovation and methodology in 18th century England.

Source: The Hindu August 20, 2017 14:48 UTC