Ahmedabad: Eleven young students showed their memory prowess in the finale of Shatavdhan 3.0 on Sunday. The event, held at Gujarat University, tested the students’ memory, concentration, and mental abilities.Shatavdhan is a concept of remembering 100 things simultaneously and retrieving them based on audience questions, said organisers. They added that Ahmedabad-based Jain organisations curated the event with guidance from Acharya Jin-Hemchandra Sagar Suri, Acharya Samyakchandra Suri, and Acharya Tarakchandra Sagar Suri.“Dhyana Shah, a student, recalled the sequence of numbers in both forward and reverse orders; Hiteshree Kothari, another participant, presented numerical sequences in reverse order,” an official said. “Kaivan Shah and Granth Shah displayed the ability to reproduce numerical sequences in various orders.”The officials added that other participants included Stuti, Devansh, Bhavya, Dhairya, Aarav Rajput, Krimi, and Dhriti Choksi.The trainers and organisers said the initiative was launched to demonstrate the potential of the human brain. “Earlier, Shatavdhan was limited to the Jain munis who undergo rigorous training,” an organiser said. “But the initiative has brought the same techniques to students and demonstrates that with the right training and focused attention, the potential of the human brain can be realised.”Several city- and Mumbai-based organisations have held Shatavdhan demonstrations earlier, during which participants remembered details, names, numbers, sound cues, and even shlokas in different orders.Jain munis practise concentration and the storage of knowledge under the guidance of gurus, said Jain community members.
