Mumbai’s 15-year-old prodigy Raahil Mullick recently returned from Colombo after winning five medals, including a team gold for India, in the Under-15 Asian Schools Chess Championship. The tournament which witnessed the participation of 56 players from six countries, was held from December 2 to 10. Raahil received his medals from Sri Lanka Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

“I was very surprised when we were informed that we would meet the PM. Also, it wasn’t just him coming to our hotel but we had to go to his house and that made it all the more special. I was just in awe of his grand house,” Raahil told mid-day recently.