Milen Manoj Earath

At 15 years, many teenagers are still in the process of testing the waters before zeroing in on a definite career path. But when Milen Manoj Earath says he wants to be a concert pianist, he knows what he is talking about. The youngest Indian (at 14 years, three months) to complete a FTCL in pianoforte - a course offered by Trinity College, London, which is equivalent to post-graduation - he received the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement in the field of music from President Pranab Mukherjee in November 2016. The musical prodigy is all set to travel to Mumbai from his hometown of Thrissur, Kerala, for his first large-scale solo recital in India.