Does Akshay Venkatesh smoke?: Not Known.Does Akshay Venkatesh drink alcohol?: Not Known.Born in Delhi and raised in Perth, Akshay Venkatesh is one of the youngest mathematicians to win the prestigious Fields Medal, Mathematics top honour, also known as the Nobel Prize for Maths.When he was 2-years-old, his family moved to Perth in Australia from Delhi; where he attended Scotch College. Akshay Venkatesh School Days.In 1993, at the age of 11, he won a Bronze medal at the 24th International Physics Olympiad in Williamsburg, Virginia. Akshay Venkatesh In his Childhood.In 1994, after being at second place in the Australian Mathematical Olympiad, Venkatesh won a silver medal in the 6th Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad. The same year, he won a Bronze medal in the International Mathematics Olympiad held in Hong Kong.In 1995, at the age of 13, Venkatesh entered the University of Western Australia as the youngest ever student at the institution, where he went straight into second-year maths courses after proving that he could write the exam papers for all the first-year subjects. Akshay Venkatesh Youngest Student at the University of Western Australia.In 1997, he was awarded First Class Honours in Pure Mathematics, the youngest ever to achieve this feat. The same year, Venkatesh was awarded the J. A. Woods Memorial Prize for being the leading graduating student of the year. Akshay Venkatesh College Days.In 1998, under Peter Sarnak, he commenced his PhD at the age of 17 at Princeton University, which he completed in 2002 at the age of 21. Akshay Venkatesh.After being awarded a postdoctoral position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Venkatesh served as a C.L.E. Moore instructor there.