Abhilakshya Arora
& Trendz Abacus
Trendz Abacus (Trendz Edutech Services Pvt. Ltd.), founded in 2006, is a highly respected abacus academy based out of Rajasthan in India. Trendz utilizes a unique approach, combining abacus training with more advanced approaches to mental calculation (e.g. Vedic mathematics). Students both work to develop the cognitive skills typically associated with abacus training and mental arithmetic competitions, while also developing their approaches to more advanced mental calculation formats.
In India, Trendz Abacus has had consistent success on a large scale, asserting the following accolades:
-10,000+ students, across a variety of age ranges;
-100+ individual record holders at the national level, covering 600+ recognized records;
-AIAMA Abacus King “Best of the Best” title;
The Trendz Abacus website is available here.
Dating back to 2016, Trendz has had numerous students compete in top-tier Western-based mental calculation competitions over the years —- including Calculation League, the Junior Mental Calculation World Championship, the Mind Sport Olympiad, and the Mental Calculation World Cup —- with many winning titles at international events.
In Calculation League, participants from Trendz Abacus have included: Abhilakshya Arora, Vandan Nyati, Parth Garg, Radhika Maheshwari, Sidhi Adlakha, Tiya Chandani, Achyuttam Garg, Arshika Gupta, Archi Garg, Agamya Dadhich, and Matiks founder Sudhanshu Bhatia.
Recently, senior Trendz competitor Abhilakshya Arora has amassed a number of mental calculation accolades, including two top-6 performances in Calculation League, three top-3 performances at the MSO mental calculation competition, and three consecutive titles in the senior age category at the JMCWC in Germany. In Calculation League, Abhilakshya has proven to be a highly talented competitor with a balanced skill-set. Of particular note, Abhilakshya has had a series of close battles with GMCA organizer Sam Engel, and participated in two-consecutive marathon 90 minute matches in the Season 1 playoffs.
