New Delhi, June 3 -- Chess prodigy Anvi Deepak Hinge received a hero's welcome aboard an Indigo flight when she was returning from the Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 in Bangkok.

The 7-year-old Anvi secured six medals: two gold and four silver, during the championship which was held from 20 to 29 April.

According to the now-viral video, Anvi had already boarded the plane alongside an adult when the pilot made an announcement highlighting the young chess prodigy's achievements

"This little girl is returning after becoming a world champion," he said. "She just won the Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025."

Notably, Anvi Hinge has not become a world champion yet.

"Very good," a passenger shouted out. The announcement ...