Right or left, lines flow free and easy for this TN lad

Though Logahari Rajalakshmi started writing with his left hand from his childhood, his parents asked him to change the habit and he started writing with the right hand. But at home, if no one is around, he continued to write with the left hand. During his third year in college, he came to know about ambidexterity (the ability to use both right and left hand equally well) and decided to give it a try. He practised writing with both the hands at the same time for 10 days and realised he has the ability. The youngster currently holds 12 world records because of this unique skill.

“I am left-handed by nature but have perfected my handwriting with both hands. Once I mastered the art, I applied for a world record, but my application got rejected. Two people from China and Africa were already holding a record in the same category and the officials suggested me to come up with something different. I thought of writing normal text and its mirror image and started practising it. The normal text was written with the right hand and its mirror image by the left hand. This was a unique skill and I set my first world record in June 2017,” says the 23-year-old, whose recent record (12th world record) has been mentioned in Kalam Book of Records.

All his 12 records are in English and the youngster’s next aim is to set a record by writing in Tamil. “There are 247 letters in Tamil and it’s not easy to write it in normal letters and then its mirror image. Writing mirror images needs practice and great amount of concentration,” says Logahari, who has already applied for Guinness Book of World Records.

After noticing his talent, the Universal Tamil University honoured Logahari with a doctorate title in ambidexterity. The youngster is also part of a five-member team that represents India in the International Youth For Peace.

“It’s an American organisation that helps with the development of each country on various levels. One of my friends recommended my name to the organisation and I got selected because of my achievements. Each country can have five members, who are below 25 years of age. These members can suggest developmental ideas about their country or region and they will recommend the corresponding government to work on the plan suggested by these teams. I am one of the members representing India and am in-charge of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Every Friday, I have a conference call with the head of the organisation wherein I can propose ideas for developments with enough valid reason and proof,” he says.