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Deepika Saravanan | Fri, 13 Nov, 2009,02:15 PM |
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Aman Rehman talks nineteen to a dozen and is full of nervous energy. A typical eight-year- old you might think.
But wait till you get to know Aman Rahman and you will realise that there is nothing typical about him. |
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Aman is a computer animation wizard when kids his age are struggling through their math and science lessons. What's more he is able to teach students who are thrice his age!
Academically he is a class VI student of St Thomas College, Dehradun but his brilliance has earned him a lectureship at the College of Interactive Arts, Dehradun. He has been conducting classes in animation for BSc and engineering students since last year.
A student in the morning and a teacher in the evening, Aman plays the contrast roles with consummate ease.
Popular as Little Bill Gates, the 'computer wala bachcha' (kid with the computer)of Dehradun, Uttaranchal, has made more than 1,000 animation films till date.
News Today chatted the little genius up, long distance and this is what we learnt about him.
A child prodigy
'I made my first animation film when I was three and a half. I made the letters of the alphabet dance in the film. Later I completed an animation course of fifteen months duration in three months.
Now I can operate 18 softwares. I can work with 3D Max, Maya, Flash, Image ready, Photoshop, HTML PageMaker,Illustrator, Premier, Sound Forge, Wave Lab, Swish and other designing and animation system softwares.
His projects
I am currently busy with projects on the black hole, aliens, Vocal ABC Project and water conservation. In my animated movies Bandar ka Hridai, Bhoot Project and Deforestation Project, I have expressed my views on the causes of deforestation in India.
His most memorable moments
Meeting celebrities like APJ Abdul Kalam, Prathiba Patil, Rahul Gandhi... would be a matter of pride for anyone. I am blessed to have met them. But to be very specific I cherish the time when I met Sachin Tendulkar. He has been a young achiever like me so he is my favourite star. I can never forget meeting him. I was so thrilled!
Other interests
I spend most of my time working on projects. I am not much interested in pastimes but I do play the guitar at times and also like cricket a lot.
If you want to know more about Aman Rahman just log on to master_amanrehman@yahoo.co.in
His father feels proud
Aman's father, an auto mechanic by profession says, 'I still remember how I struggled to buy a second-hand computer for my elder son. Aman who was greatly fascinated by the computer would watch his brother working on it.
Initially we never allowed him near the machine fearing something would go wrong with it but today, I stand speechless. I am not literate and do not understand much of technology. All I can say is that my son is the greatest gift for me.'
Aman- awards, accolades
Aman Rahman was titled 'Little Bill Gates' on the BBC and acknowledged as the Youngest Lecturer by 'The Telegraph', London. He has also been nominated for Guiness Book of World Records as the youngest lecturer. In India, he has received the Rashtrapathi Award, Tasmia All-India Educational and Social Welfare Society Award, National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement 2008 from Sonia Gandhi. He has been awarded a certificate from Vigyan Prasar (Department of Science & Technology, Government Of India, Noida) besides receiving certificates of appreciation from IT companies like Data Logics, Web com Technologies,Hiltons for HTML. His other honours include 'Anmol Ratan Award' from NASEOH, a Social Welfare Organization, Bal Gaurav Award from Uttarakhand Rajya Alp Sankhyak Ayog. He is also a Brand Ambassador for Sapphire Techno Services, an IT company.
College of Interactive Arts, where he lectures, has given him a scholarship. The Uttarakhand Government has presented him with a laptop and Rs 100,000 in cash.
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