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	\| name = Tathagat Avatar Tulsi		\| name = Tathagat Avatar Tulsi
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	\| birth_place = [[Patna, Bihar]]		\| birth_place = [[Patna, Bihar]]
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	\| fields = [[Physics]]		\| fields = [[Physics]]
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	\| alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Science]]<br>[[Patna Science College]]		\| alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Science]]<br />[[Patna Science College]]
	\| doctoral_advisor = [[Apoorva D. Patel]]		\| doctoral_advisor = [[Apoorva D. Patel]]
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	'''Tathagat Avatar Tulsi''' (born 9 September 1987) is an Indian [[physicist]] ~~and~~ a [[child prodigy]]. He completed [[high school]] at the age of 9 years, earned a [[~~B.Sc.~~]] at the age of 11 years, and a [[~~M.Sc.~~]] at the age of 12 years from [[Patna Science College]] (Patna University). In August 2009, he got ~~his~~ [[~~Ph.D.~~]] from the [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bangalore at the age of 21 years.<ref>~~[http~~://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~NEWS~~/~~City~~/~~Bangalore/Youngest~~-~~PhD~~-and-shortest-thesis/articleshow/4952198.cms ~~Youngest PhD and shortest thesis]~~ Times of India</ref> In July 2010, he was offered a position as ~~Assistant Professor~~ on contract ~~(a non-permanent teaching position for fresh Ph.D. graduates)~~ at [[Indian Institutes of Technology\|IIT]] ~~Mumbai~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dr-tathagat-tulsi-22-becomes-professor-tulsi-at-iit-bombay/645689/\|title=Dr Tathagat Tulsi,22,becomes Professor Tulsi at IIT Bombay\|date=13 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr-Tathagat-Tulsi--22--becomes-Professor-Tulsi-at-IIT-MUMBAI/645689/ \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2010-07-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917185542/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr-Tathagat-Tulsi--22--becomes-Professor-Tulsi-at-IIT-MUMBAI/645689/ \|archivedate=2010-09-17 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4149368]</ref>		'''Tathagat Avatar Tulsi''' (born 9 September 1987) is an Indian [[physicist]] who is best known as a [[child prodigy]]. He completed [[high school]] at the age of 9 years, earned a [[BSc]] degree at the age of 11 years, and a [[MSc]] degree at the age of 12 years from [[Patna Science College]] ([[Patna University]]). In August 2009, he got [[PhD]] from the [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bangalore at the age of 21 years by submitting a thesis of only 33 pages.<ref>{{Cite web \|agency=TNN\|date=Aug 31, 2009 \|title=Youngest PhD and shortest thesis {{!}} Bengaluru News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/youngest-phd-and-shortest-thesis/articleshow/4952198.cms \|access-date=2022-09-09 \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref> In July 2010, he was offered a position as assistant professor on contract at [[Indian Institutes of Technology\|IIT]] Bombay.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dr-tathagat-tulsi-22-becomes-professor-tulsi-at-iit-bombay/645689/\|title=Dr Tathagat Tulsi, 22, becomes Professor Tulsi at IIT Bombay\|date=13 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr-Tathagat-Tulsi--22--becomes-Professor-Tulsi-at-IIT-MUMBAI/645689/ \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2010-07-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917185542/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr-Tathagat-Tulsi--22--becomes-Professor-Tulsi-at-IIT-MUMBAI/645689/ \|archivedate=2010-09-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4149368 \|title=Dr Tathagat Tulsi, 22, becomes Professor Tulsi at IIT Bombay - National News – News – MSN India \|website=news.in.msn.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714172848/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4149368 \|archive-date=2010-07-14}}</ref> He became a permanent employee of IIT Bombay in 2012. His one-year probation at IIT Bombay got confirmed in 2013. He took four year long leave from 2014 to 2017 because of his allergic asthma in the hot and humid climate of Mumbai. His employment was terminated in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-10-13 \|title=IIT-Bombay sacks physics prodigy, an assistant prof, for absence since 2018 \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/iit-bombay-sacks-physics-prodigy-an-assistant-prof-for-absence-since-2018/story-n9cz7jxKUgtIAOSLIbNymM.html \|access-date=2022-09-09 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref><ref>BBC Interview aired on Apr 11, 2023, {{Citation \|title=Tathagat Avatar Tulsi: 9 साल में 10वीं, 12 साल में MSc, IIT प्रोफेसर रहे तथागत अवतार तुलती कहां हैं? \| date=11 April 2023 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlRNMOB6dAY \|access-date=2023-04-22 \|language=en}}</ref> In August 2021, his appeal against termination was rejected by then-President Ramnath Kovind.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2023-09-03 \|title=Tathagat Avatar Tulsi Became IIT Professor at Age 22, But is Now Jobless. Know His Story \|url=https://www.news18.com/education-career/tathagat-avatar-tulsi-became-iit-professor-at-age-22-but-is-now-jobless-know-his-story-8561447.html \|access-date=2023-11-10 \|website=News18 \|language=en}}</ref>
	His employment was terminated in 2019.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/iit-bombay-sacks-physics-prodigy-an-assistant-prof-for-absence-since-2018/story-n9cz7jxKUgtIAOSLIbNymM.html] Hindustan Times</ref>

	~~When~~ he was ~~admitted~~ to ~~a PhD program~~ at ~~the age of 17, the then dean of the physics department at the Indian Institute of Science, replying to a journalist~~'s ~~query, described him~~ as ~~a "good boy, very lovable and working to achieve his goals"; however, he declined to comment~~ on ~~the description of Tulsi as a prodigy.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co~~.~~uk/2/hi/science/nature/3004502~~.~~stm\|title = Indian prodigy aims high\|date = 19 June 2003}}</ref>~~		On 30 september 2024, he was selected as an assistant professor at [[Patliputra University]] by Bihar State University Service Commission. He is also preparing a Review application to get back his job at IIT Bombay as he has cured his allergic asthma now. He joined Ganga Devi Women's College in Patna as an assistant professor on 28. January 2025.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	He received wide public attention in 2001, when he was shortlisted by the Indian Government's Department of Science and Technology (DST) to participate in a [[Nobel laureates]] conference in [[Germany]].<ref name="gulfnews_broke_kevin">[http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10348151.html I broke Kelvin's Grade 10 record at the age of nine] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915232957/http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10348151.html \|date=15 September 2009 }} Gulf News</ref>		Tulsi received wide public attention in 2001, when he was shortlisted by the Indian Government's Department of Science and Technology (DST) to participate in a [[Nobel laureates]] conference in [[Germany]].<ref name="gulfnews_broke_kevin">[http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10348151.html I broke Kelvin's Grade 10 record at the age of nine] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915232957/http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10348151.html \|date=15 September 2009 }} Gulf News</ref>

	~~Tulsi~~ was admitted by the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc).,<ref>~~[http~~://~~www.~~indianexpress.com/~~res~~/~~web~~/~~pIe/full_story.php?content_id=16345 Prodigy Tulsi~~ seals debate with ~~PhD~~ admission in ~~IISc]~~ Indian Express</ref> where his ~~Ph.D.~~ thesis was on "Generalizations of the Quantum Search Algorithm". He co-authored an unpublished research manuscript ("A New Algorithm for Fixed-point Quantum Search") with [[Lov Grover]], the inventor of a quantum search algorithm that goes by his name.		He was admitted by the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc),<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2003-01-09 \|title=Prodigy Tulsi seals debate with PhD admission in IISc \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/prodigy-tulsi-seals-debate-with-phd-admission-in-iisc/ \|access-date=2022-09-09 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> where his PhD thesis was on "Generalizations of the Quantum Search Algorithm". He co-authored an unpublished research manuscript ("A New Algorithm for Fixed-point Quantum Search") with [[Lov Grover]], the inventor of a quantum search algorithm that goes by his name.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020-09-06 \|title=Meet India's Youngest PhD Holder Who Completed His MSc At 10 Years Old \|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/india-youngest-phd-tathgat-avtar-tulsi-520556.html \|access-date=2023-09-13 \|website=IndiaTimes \|language=en-IN}}</ref>

	Tulsi was once cheered on as one of the most gifted Asian youngsters by ''[[Time (magazine)\|TIME]]'' magazine, mentioned as "Superteen" by ''[[Science (journal)\|Science]]'', "Physics Prodigy" by ''The TIMES'', "Master Mind" by ''The WEEK'' and listed by ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]]'' as one of the smartest Indian youngsters. Tathagat Avatar Tulsi participated in the [[Stock Exchange of Visions]] project of Fabrica, [[Benetton Group\|Benetton]]'s research centre in 2007. He was invited by [[Luciano Benetton]] for a dinner in honor of [[Al Gore]] on 14 June 2007 in Milano, Italy. Tathagat's story was showcased by [[National Geographic Channel]] in the program ''[[My Brilliant Brain]]''. The episode named "India's Geniuses" was aired on 13 December 2007 and was hosted by Bollywood actress [[Konkona Sen Sharma]]~~. He was interviewed by 14-year-old Trishit Banerjee for his magazine ''Young Chronicle''~~.		Tulsi was once cheered on as one of the most gifted Asian youngsters by ''[[Time (magazine)\|TIME]]'' magazine, mentioned as "Superteen" by ''[[Science (journal)\|Science]]'', "Physics Prodigy" by ''The TIMES'', "Master Mind" by ''The WEEK'' and listed by ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]]'' as one of the smartest Indian youngsters. Tathagat Avatar Tulsi participated in the [[Stock Exchange of Visions]] project of Fabrica, [[Benetton Group\|Benetton]]'s research centre in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Meet man who completed PhD at 21, became IIT professor at 22, was terminated from IIT, he is from... \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/education/report-meet-man-who-completed-phd-at-21-iisc-became-iit-professor-at-22-terminated-iit-due-to-tathagat-avatar-tulsi-3057968 \|access-date=2023-09-13 \|website=DNA India \|language=en}}</ref> He was invited by [[Luciano Benetton]] for a dinner in honor of [[Al Gore]] on 14 June 2007 in Milano, Italy. Tathagat's story was showcased by [[National Geographic Channel]] in the program ''[[My Brilliant Brain]]''. The episode named "India's Geniuses" was aired on 13 December 2007 and was hosted by Bollywood actress [[Konkona Sen Sharma]].

	==See also==		==See also==

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	'''Tathagat Avatar Tulsi''' (born 9 September 1987) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ [[physicist]] and a [[child prodigy]]. He completed [[high school]] at the age of 9 years, earned a [[B.Sc.]] at the age of 11 years, and a [[M.Sc.]] at the age of 12 years from [[Patna Science College]] (Patna University). In August 2009, he got his [[Ph.D.]] from the [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bangalore at the age of 21 years.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Bangalore/Youngest-PhD-and-shortest-thesis/articleshow/4952198.cms Youngest PhD and shortest thesis] Times of India</ref> In July 2010, he was offered a position as Assistant Professor on contract (a non-permanent teaching position for fresh Ph.D. graduates) at [[Indian Institutes of Technology\|IIT]] Mumbai.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dr-tathagat-tulsi-22-becomes-professor-tulsi-at-iit-bombay/645689/]</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr-Tathagat-Tulsi--22--becomes-Professor-Tulsi-at-IIT-MUMBAI/645689/ \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2010-07-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917185542/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr-Tathagat-Tulsi--22--becomes-Professor-Tulsi-at-IIT-MUMBAI/645689/ \|archivedate=2010-09-17 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4149368]</ref>		'''Tathagat Avatar Tulsi''' (born 9 September 1987) is an Indian [[physicist]] and a [[child prodigy]]. He completed [[high school]] at the age of 9 years, earned a [[B.Sc.]] at the age of 11 years, and a [[M.Sc.]] at the age of 12 years from [[Patna Science College]] (Patna University). In August 2009, he got his [[Ph.D.]] from the [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bangalore at the age of 21 years.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Bangalore/Youngest-PhD-and-shortest-thesis/articleshow/4952198.cms Youngest PhD and shortest thesis] Times of India</ref> In July 2010, he was offered a position as Assistant Professor on contract (a non-permanent teaching position for fresh Ph.D. graduates) at [[Indian Institutes of Technology\|IIT]] Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dr-tathagat-tulsi-22-becomes-professor-tulsi-at-iit-bombay/645689/\|title=Dr Tathagat Tulsi,22,becomes Professor Tulsi at IIT Bombay\|date=13 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr-Tathagat-Tulsi--22--becomes-Professor-Tulsi-at-IIT-MUMBAI/645689/ \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2010-07-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917185542/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr-Tathagat-Tulsi--22--becomes-Professor-Tulsi-at-IIT-MUMBAI/645689/ \|archivedate=2010-09-17 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4149368]</ref>
	His employment was terminated in 2019.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/iit-bombay-sacks-physics-prodigy-an-assistant-prof-for-absence-since-2018/story-n9cz7jxKUgtIAOSLIbNymM.html] Hindustan Times</ref>		His employment was terminated in 2019.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/iit-bombay-sacks-physics-prodigy-an-assistant-prof-for-absence-since-2018/story-n9cz7jxKUgtIAOSLIbNymM.html] Hindustan Times</ref>

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	He received wide public attention in 2001, when he was shortlisted by the Indian Government's Department of Science and Technology (DST) to participate in a [[Nobel laureates]] conference in [[Germany]]. <ref name="gulfnews_broke_kevin">[http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10348151.html I broke Kelvin's Grade 10 record at the age of nine] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915232957/http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10348151.html \|date=15 September 2009 }} Gulf News</ref>		He received wide public attention in 2001, when he was shortlisted by the Indian Government's Department of Science and Technology (DST) to participate in a [[Nobel laureates]] conference in [[Germany]].<ref name="gulfnews_broke_kevin">[http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10348151.html I broke Kelvin's Grade 10 record at the age of nine] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915232957/http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10348151.html \|date=15 September 2009 }} Gulf News</ref>

	Tulsi was admitted by the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc).,<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/full_story.php?content_id=16345 Prodigy Tulsi seals debate with PhD admission in IISc] Indian Express</ref> where his Ph.D. thesis was on "Generalizations of the Quantum Search Algorithm". He co-authored an unpublished research manuscript ("A New Algorithm for Fixed-point Quantum Search") with [[Lov Grover]], the inventor of a quantum search algorithm that goes by his name.		Tulsi was admitted by the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc).,<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/full_story.php?content_id=16345 Prodigy Tulsi seals debate with PhD admission in IISc] Indian Express</ref> where his Ph.D. thesis was on "Generalizations of the Quantum Search Algorithm". He co-authored an unpublished research manuscript ("A New Algorithm for Fixed-point Quantum Search") with [[Lov Grover]], the inventor of a quantum search algorithm that goes by his name.
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	==References==		==References==
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	~~==External links==~~
	~~{{External links\|date=June 2013}}~~
	*[https://www.facebook.com/people/Avatar-Tulsi/756909798 Tathagat's Facebook Page]

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'''Tathagat Avatar Tulsi''' (born 9 September 1987) is an [[India]]n [[physicist]] and a [[child prodigy]]. He completed [[high school]] at the age of 9 years, earned a [[B.Sc.]] at the age of 11 years, and a [[M.Sc.]] at the age of 12 years from [[Patna Science College]] (Patna University). In August 2009, he got his [[Ph.D.]] from the [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bangalore at the age of 21 years.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Bangalore/Youngest-PhD-and-shortest-thesis/articleshow/4952198.cms Youngest PhD and shortest thesis] Times of India</ref> In July 2010, he was offered a position as Assistant Professor on contract (a non-permanent teaching position for fresh Ph.D. graduates) at [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IIT]] Mumbai.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dr-tathagat-tulsi-22-becomes-professor-tulsi-at-iit-bombay/645689/]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr-Tathagat-Tulsi--22--becomes-Professor-Tulsi-at-IIT-MUMBAI/645689/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-07-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917185542/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr-Tathagat-Tulsi--22--becomes-Professor-Tulsi-at-IIT-MUMBAI/645689/ |archivedate=2010-09-17 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4149368]</ref>
His employment was terminated in 2019.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/iit-bombay-sacks-physics-prodigy-an-assistant-prof-for-absence-since-2018/story-n9cz7jxKUgtIAOSLIbNymM.html] Hindustan Times</ref>

When he was admitted to a PhD program at the age of 17, the then dean of the physics department at the Indian Institute of Science, replying to a journalist's query, described him as a "good boy, very lovable and working to achieve his goals"; however, he declined to comment on the description of Tulsi as a prodigy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3004502.stm|title = Indian prodigy aims high|date = 19 June 2003}}</ref>

==Biography==
{{BLP sources section|date=January 2018}}

He received wide public attention in 2001, when he was shortlisted by the Indian Government's Department of Science and Technology (DST) to participate in a [[Nobel laureates]] conference in [[Germany]]. <ref name="gulfnews_broke_kevin">[http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10348151.html I broke Kelvin's Grade 10 record at the age of nine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915232957/http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10348151.html |date=15 September 2009 }} Gulf News</ref>

Tulsi was admitted by the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc).,<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/full_story.php?content_id=16345 Prodigy Tulsi seals debate with PhD admission in IISc] Indian Express</ref> where his Ph.D. thesis was on "Generalizations of the Quantum Search Algorithm". He co-authored an unpublished research manuscript ("A New Algorithm for Fixed-point Quantum Search") with [[Lov Grover]], the inventor of a quantum search algorithm that goes by his name.

Tulsi was once cheered on as one of the most gifted Asian youngsters by ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' magazine, mentioned as "Superteen" by ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'', "Physics Prodigy" by ''The TIMES'', "Master Mind" by ''The WEEK'' and listed by ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' as one of the smartest Indian youngsters. Tathagat Avatar Tulsi participated in the [[Stock Exchange of Visions]] project of Fabrica, [[Benetton Group|Benetton]]'s research centre in 2007. He was invited by [[Luciano Benetton]] for a dinner in honor of [[Al Gore]] on 14 June 2007 in Milano, Italy. Tathagat's story was showcased by [[National Geographic Channel]] in the program ''[[My Brilliant Brain]]''. The episode named "India's Geniuses" was aired on 13 December 2007 and was hosted by Bollywood actress [[Konkona Sen Sharma]]. He was interviewed by 14-year-old Trishit Banerjee for his magazine ''Young Chronicle''.

==See also==
*[[List of child prodigies]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{External links|date=June 2013}}
*[https://www.facebook.com/people/Avatar-Tulsi/756909798 Tathagat's Facebook Page]

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