British-Indian boy with IQ more than Einstein's joins Mensa club with sister

India Today

6 days ago

Eleven-year-old Indian-origin twins, Krish and Keira Arora, were admitted to the elite Mensa membership club of children with a combined IQ of 314. Krish was the first of the twins to be accepted after scoring 162, which is believed to be higher than Albert Einstein's estimated score of 160.He was the first of the pair to join Mensa after getting accepted last November at the age of 10, while his twin sister Keira – with an IQ of 152 – followed in his footsteps earlier this month, the Daily Mail reported on May 23.advertisementTo qualify for membership at Mensa, you have to score in the top 2% of the general population on a recognised intelligence test. Mensa International is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world.
The twin's mother, Mauli, said she never thought her children would achieve this feat."It's a very proud feeling. Sometimes you think about it and you feel they've done something impossible because they're so young, so it's remarkable - we never thought that something like this would happen," a British website, My London, quoted the twins' mother, Mauli, as saying.KEIRA WAS INSPIRED TO GIVE THE IQ TEST DUE TO KRISH: MAULIMauli, a Delhi-born senior IT manager who studied computer engineering in Pune, said the twins are very competitive and that Keira was inspired to give the Mensa test due to Krish.advertisement"Our parenting style is very hands-on, and we are actively involved with them on a day-to-day basis. Krish takes private piano lessons and also learns robotics on the weekends. Keira writes poetry and loves creative writing," news agency PTI quoted Mauli as saying.The non-identical twins, who do "fight a lot" like any other siblings, share a strong bond and often gang up against their parents if they try to intervene in their quarrels, PTI reported.KRISH IS VERY STRONG IN MATHS. KEIRA 'S POETRY TOUCHES STRINGS OF HEARTS: MAULITheir father, Nischal, an electronics engineer from Mumbai, moved to the UK with his family around 25 years ago. The twins attend their local state primary school in Hounslow, west London."Krish is very analytical and very strong at maths. While he will start Year 7 (class 7) in September, he has already completed Year 9 maths on a platform called Mathletics," said Mauli."Keira is very creative. She writes beautiful poetry, and her creative writing touches people's hearts," Mauli added.They support Keira in developing her creative abilities by encouraging her to attend workshops. She currently leads as the vocalist in her school's rock band and is set to begin private vocal lessons at school starting in September.advertisementKeira said singing makes her feel 'happy and confident'."It makes me feel good. I don't think I have ever experienced stage fright," The Daily Mail quoted Keira as saying.KEIRA WANTED TO BECOME A LAWYER"I'd like to be a lawyer when I grow up," Keira said.She even highlighted commercial law as an area of expertise as she believes she is 'very good at negotiating with people', according to The Daily Mail."While Krish would like to go to Cambridge to study maths and eventually be an actuary," said Mauli.An actuary is a professional who uses mathematics, statistics, and financial theory to assess risk and uncertainty in financial and insurance matters.Krish said that he still has a lot to learn."Sometimes at school, when we do maths, I put my hand up, and they say Krish, not you, don't answer. But I still have a lot of things to learn.I haven't done A Levels yet, but I'm very privileged to know I'm really smart - smarter than Einstein," he said.