HYDERABAD: The newly-found National Memory Council of India (NMCI) is all set to organise the National Memory Championship- 2009 for the first time in the country. The finals of the event will be conducted here on October 11.
Squadron leader Jayasimha who popularised the mind sports through his records in the Guinness Book, established the NMCI (recognised by the World Memory Sports Council of USA) which will conduct the National Memory Championship- 2009. The event is being conducted to showcase India’s brain power where about 1,000 contestants are expected to participate. The Championship is aimed to help students and adults to learn and practice various memory techniques to enhance their memory.
According to Jayasimha, different events like memorising random words, binary numbers, names and faces, calender-date conversion into day, playing cards, random numbers, abstract images and many other events will be conducted for the contestants. The qualifying rounds apart from quarter finals and semi-finals will be held in different cities across the country.
The top ten contestants of the event will get an opportunity to participate in the International Memory Championship to be held in London this year apart from winning a prize money of Rs 1 lakh for top three winners.
People of all age groups can participate in the event. The Council will also conduct training to interested contestants as part of its awareness programmes on memory power. For training and applications, interested persons can contact the NMCI at Swarnajayanthi Complex, Ameerpet in Hyderabad.
More information can be had from phone numbers 9959149836, 9 2 4 6 3 5 2 6 7 8 o r 0 4 0 - 23750560/23750570/23750580 or visit website `www.jayasimha.in’ or email to visionjay@gmail.com.
