A ten-year-old Indian boy claims to have taught himself the ability recognise colours through his sense of smell with 'mind-training'.

Vikas Panchal, from Delhi, says he has also learned how to ride a bike, walk around unaided, and picking out a particular classmate from a line of fellow pupils, all while blindfolded.

He claims to have developed his unusual skills by spending two hours per day practising a particular type of mind exercise technique.

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'Mind trained': Vikas Panchal claims he can 'smell' the colours of a selection of rubber balls and beads

A video of Vikas demonstrating his abilities shows him picking up different colour balls and beads while having his eyes completely covered.

After smelling them for a few seconds, he then describes the colour, even differentiating between two different shades.

Other footage shows him blindfolded and riding a bicycle around his school playground and wandering around his local neighbourhood in Delhi wearing a blindfold while dodging potholes and pedestrians.

Vikas says his skills have been developed through a mind-training technique known as Midbrain Activation.

It targets the stimulation of a small part of the brain that acts as a relay centre for information gathered from the body's visual, auditory and motor systems.

The ten-year-old claims to have taught himself to recognise colours through his sense of smell, walk around unaided and ride a bike while blindfolded

Vikas thanks a 'mind-training' technique, which he practises for two hours every day, for his new abilities

It is claimed that people who develop their midbrain will never forget what they have seen or heard just once previously.

As a result, then are said to be able to carry out everyday tasks quite literally with their eyes closed.

Vikas spends two hours each day practising the technique and says it has also transformed his schooling and seen him rise to the top of his class.

His trainer Shri Bhagwan, said: 'His training is like meditation. We sit in a silent place and shut our eyes.

'Everyone's mind has two parts. One part is the left side and other part is the right side.

'Our right side is more active than the left side. With this technique we activate the lazy side of our mind. The best time to train is before sunrise.'

Vikas, from Delhi, can be seen demonstrating his abilities in a video, where he also picks out a particular classmate from a line of fellow pupils, all while blindfolded

Vikas says his skills have been developed through a mind-training technique known as Midbrain Activation

The technique is said to only to work in children from the ages of five to 15.

Vikas, who lives with his parents and brother and sister, said: 'I am the youngest child at home. My parents' economic condition is not good. My father is a labourer at village farm house.

'I practice for about two hours a day, each morning. After training I feel more active and mentally sharper.

'Before I started training using this technique I was struggling at school and failing my exams, but I am now second or third in my class.