Kautilya Pandit is a child prodigy from the Karnal district in the Indian state of Haryana.

Kautilya Pandit, displays good memory power regarding current affairs, general knowledge and geographical statistics.

^[2] He could recollect details of 195 countries and can answer questions on subjects pertaining to world geography, per capita income, gross domestic product, politics, and the economy.

^[1] Psychologists from Kurukshetra University have noted the grasping powers of Kautilya and expressed their desire to investigate his recalling capacity. C.R. Darolia, Chairman, Psychology Department said that he "may have an intelligence quotient (IQ) of around 130 points, also known as the category of "Highly Intelligent". ^[3]

Government of Haryana has awarded Rs.10 lakh to Kautilya Pandit and assured all support for his future development.

^[2] During the award ceremony, Kautilya pointed out an error in his recommendation certificate while receiving it from the Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on live television, which resulted in substantial embarrassment for the Government of Haryana. ^[5] Kashi Vidwan Parishat, Varanasi has awarded him "Bal Manishi" (Child prodigy) title. ^[4] He was a guest for Kaun Banega Crorepati show anchored by Amitabh Bachchan aired on 14 November 2013 (Children's day in India) and Amitabh Bachan was impressed by the memory power of Kautilya Pandit. In 2014 Kautilya Pandit personally met Dadi Gulzar the head of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University to receive an honour. ^[6]