Age is just a number but achieving greatness at a tender age is a remarkable milestone. And so is the story of Akrit Pran Jaswal a boy from Himachal Pradesh who rose to fame as the “world’s youngest surgeon” after performing surgery at 7. Akrit Pran Jaswal a child prodigy exhibited astonishing intellect from infancy. He began walking and speaking at just ten months old and by the age of two he had already mastered reading and writing — a feat that left everyone around him amazed. Meet world’s youngest surgeon an Indian who performed surgery at 7 went to IIT and then... his name is... Akrit Pran Jaswal was born on April 23 1993 in Nurpur Himachal Pradesh. He became an internet sensation because of his extraordinary talents. At just 7 years old Jaswal performed surgery on an 8-year-old burn victim. At the age of 7 when most children at seven are still struggling with basic math and science the little boy started reading English classics leaving everyone shocked. Akrit Pran Jaswal was named India’s “youngest university student” when he was 12 years old. Akrit a 13-year-old with an IQ of 146 received international attention after appearing on Oprah Winfrey’s talk program.