Childhood
A village boy
He grew up in a village. His English was weak, and he could not stand up and speak to a room without falling apart.
Who is Squadron Leader Jayasimha?
A retired Indian Air Force officer who became India's best known memory trainer. He holds 14 Guinness World Records and has taught more than 3 lakh people.
His story.
Air Force years
The Air Force
He joined the Indian Air Force and rose from the lowest rank to Squadron Leader. He stood first in pilot training at the Air Force Academy and received the Sword of Honour from the President of India, and later the Chief of Air Staff Commendation. In 1999 he was the junior most officer at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, training for ten months with army, navy and air force officers. That year he was chosen to cut the Armed Forces Day cake with Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal.
Turning point
A newspaper advertisement
He was a Squadron Leader riding his bike through Bangalore when he saw a newspaper advertisement for a public speaking workshop. There he met Kadri Pethi, joined the workshop, and then Toastmasters International. At the peak of his career, on track to become an Air Commodore, he quit to become a speaker.
2005
The first record
On 28 December 2005, at the Sri Thyagaraya Gana Sabha in Hyderabad, he set his first Guinness World Record by memorising 200 random objects. The record before his was 91 objects.
2006
A company of his own
He founded Jayasimha Mind Dynamics and began running India's national memory championships. The company was later renamed Jayasimha Mind Education, which dates from 15 August 2010.
2007
120 hours on stage
From 24 to 29 March 2007, at FAPCCI Hall in Hyderabad, he spoke non-stop for 120 hours to set his second Guinness World Record. BBC News covered it. Of all his records, this is the one he is proudest of.
2017
Bhutan
The Government of Bhutan invited him to run a 10-day memory program. He trained the King, Queen, Prince and Princess of Bhutan, along with government ministers and more than 400 school children.
2020
In the press
In February 2020 The New Indian Express profiled his work in a feature called "What's on your mind?" The Telangana Today wrote about his show at Hari Hara Kalabhavan.
Today
Where he is now
He has taught more than 3 lakh students, teachers and professionals. He is President of the Indian Memory Sports Council, which runs the Indian National Open Memory Championship, and he also performs as a mentalist, using the same years of studying body language, voice and psychology.
Also featured in.
Newspapers and television channels have followed his work for years.
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Education
- MBA (Human Resource Management)
- MS in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- MSc in Applied Psychology
- MSc in Mathematics
- MSc in Defence and Strategic Analysis
- M Stats from the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
- AMIE (Mechanical Engineering)
- B Ed
- Diploma in Training and Development, ISTD
- Diploma in Leadership and Behavioural Sciences
- PG Diploma in International Business Operations
Certifications
- Certified practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming, USA
- Accredited trainer, Impact Train the Trainer, Auckland, New Zealand
- Certified life skills trainer, NIMHANS, Bangalore
- Certified in group dynamics and team building
- Certified behaviour analyst
- Certified handwriting analyst
Books
- Train Your Brain, a best selling book on memory and study skills
- Life Will Never Be the Same Again, on self improvement
- Asadhyam Nunchi Sadhyaniki, in Telugu, on personal excellence
- Get That Dream Job, on resumes, interviews and group discussions
- Simply the Best, on self esteem and confidence
- Man Woman Magic, on husband and wife relationships
- Mom and Dad, on the art of parenting
On screen and on stage.
He appeared in the reality show Fear Factor Extreme (Khatron Ke Khiladi) on Colors in South Africa, with Akshay Kumar and Puja Bedi. He has acted in Telugu films, including Broker, Billa Ranga and Happy Days Returns.
His outbound and team building work has been shown on the TV show Champion of Champions on NTV. He is the founder president of Vision Toastmasters in Hyderabad.
He also performs as a mentalist. See his live shows at mentalistjayasimha.com.
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