Akrit Jaswal
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About
Indian child prodigy who gained fame in his country as a physician, despite never having attended medical school. He is also known for performing surgery at the age of seven.
Before Fame
By ten months old, he was walking and talking. By age two, he was already reading and writing at an adult level. At seven, he performed an operation on an eight-year-old girl whose fingers were fused together after being burnt.
Trivia
At age 11, he was admitted to Punjab University and was the youngest student ever to attend an Indian university. The surgery on the eight-year-old girl took one hour and was successful. In 2017, he was featured in a video on the OMG Stories YouTube channel, documenting his goal to cure cancer.
Family Life
His parents are Kulwant Singh Jaswal and Raksha Kumari Jaswa.
Associated With
He was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
