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Observer_is_back & vijayr,
Nice links and observations.

However, the term Genius is not limited to only this person of superior musical talent. Please check the following from dictionary.com (it also has many other definitions like IQ of 140 etc.):
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Source: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.


genius

n 1: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" [syn: mastermind, brain, Einstein] 2: unusual mental ability [syn: brilliance] 3: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz] 4: exceptional creative ability [syn: wizardry] 5: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating" [syn: flair]
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By these definitions, there may be 100's of genius personalities right now in Chennai