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PREEKSHA CHAKRABORTY YOGRISHI SWAMI RAMDEVJI MAHARAJ
9-year-old enters “world’s YouTube channel gets Diamond

brightest” students list Play Button

ine-year-old Indian-Amer- he you tube channel of Yogri-
ican student Preesha shi Swami Ramdevji Maharaj’s
NChakraborty has been named Thas reached the milestone
in the “world’s brightest” students list mark of 1 crore subscribers. As a re-
by the Johns Hopkins Centre for Tal- sult, according to You tube’s policy, a
ented Youth. diamond play button has been award-
Over 16,000 students from 90 ed. A Diamond button is awarded
countries in the above grade-lev- to channels that reach or surpass 10
el tests and Preeksha was selected million subscribers. It is made of sil-
amongst them based on her excep- ver-plated metal inset with a large
tional performance. piece of colorless crystal in the shape
of a play button triangle.
Preesha, a Warm Spring Elementary school student in Fremont, Yogrishi Swami Ramdevi Ma-

California, took the US-based Johns Hopkins Centre for Talented haraj is popularly known as Baba
Ramdev. An Indian spiritual lead-
Youth (JH-CTY) test in Summer 2023 as a Grade 3 student. er and a renowned yoga teach-
er, he is famous for popularizing
The CTY Talent Search evaluates students through various tests, includ- yoga among Indians through the
ing the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), American College Testing (ACT), medium of television and his mass yoga camps. His yoga camps are at-
and School and College Ability Test. Preesha received recognition for her out- tended by thousands of people. On his Youtube channel, he regularly talks
standing performance in these assessments. She excelled in both the verbal about healthy and holistic living practices along with the yoga techniques.
and quantitative sections, achieving a level on par with the 99th percentile of This feat was attained by the whole social media team working under the
advanced Grade 5 performances, earning her the prestigious Grand Honors. sacred blessings and guidance of respected Yogrishi Swami Ramdevji, Ayurve-
Notably, less than 30% of students each qualify for either High Honors da-Manishi Reverend Acharya Balakrishnaji and the skilled leadership of re-
or Grand Honors/SET based on their test scores. This accomplishment opens spected brother Rakesh ji.
several doors for Preesha, allowing her eligibility for more than 250 JH-CTY With hard work and efforts, there are more than 5 crore members of the Patan-
courses. These advanced courses, spanning grades 2-12, encompass a diverse jali family on various social media platforms who are continuously bringing Yoga,
range of subjects such as mathematics, computer programming, chemistry, Ayurveda, Swadeshi, Sanatan religion and Vedic culture to every house and public.
physics, reading, and writing.
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