India Book of Records Monthly, Nineteenth issue

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The 4th World Record Holders Meet was held at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi on September 11, 2022, as part of the International Records Festival 2022, under the aegis of India Book of Records and Vietnam Records Association. The high-level seven-nation delegation including the US, UK, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam took part in the mega event. The theme of the event was ‘One Blood One World’.

Dr Le Doan Hop, PhD, former Minister of the Information & Communications Department of Vietnam, and present Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Vietnam Book of Records, was the Guest of Honour, while the chief guest was Padma Shri Hans Raj Hans, the legendary Sufi singer and Member of Parliament from NorthWest Delhi. The grand event was conceptualized and led by Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, who is the Editor-in-Chief of the India Book of Records.

Cover Story Story

‘Fabric of Unity’ weaved by non-weavers

Artists who weave the rainbow-colored fabric of life on handlooms have dreamed of taking handloom art to the world stage to celebrate the 75th year of Indian Independence.

Musical Marathon with maximum participants

The event was the brainchild of Ms. Himali R Panwala, a music teacher and founder of Himali’s Swar Vistaar academy. She trains students in classical music, vocal, harmonium, keyboard, violin, and flute.

725 Millet-based dishes prepared in an hour

Proficiency in culinary art requires possession of qualities such as a genuine interest in cooking, intelligence, creativity, hospitality, and passion for food and taste.

The spectacular International Records Festival 2022

The 4th World Record Holders Meet took place at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi on September 11, 2022, as part of the World Records Festival 2022, under the aegis of India Book of Records and Vietnam Records Association, formed under the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Devi Ahilya Charitable Trust (DACT) Mumbai

The record for maximum women entrepreneurs displaying stalls at a single venue is set by Devi Ahilya Charitable Trust, Mumbai.

Maharashtra Information Technology Support Centre (MITSC)

a non-government organization registered in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, has been consistently working for the past 14 years in the areas of skill development of youths and is implementing various programs for women, senior citizens, economically weaker sections, and others.

Graduating medicos hold the National Flags

For the first time ever, a total of 612 medical graduates took an oath towards their profession and received their graduation medals while proudly carrying the National flags in their hands.

Students wear freedom fighters’ masks

Campaign for a safer pain management

The longest line of moving bicycles Easy and effective public speaking

A giant portrait of flowers & crotons Most expensive tabletop Board Game

Longest drive along the western border

Octogenarian performs amazing water yoga

Road-bend alarm system to avoid accidents

A curious kid with commendable memory

Dear Readers,

The festive season has arrived with the joys of Dussehra and Diwali and there is a feel of coolness in the air. After the departure of monsoon, the weather is taking it’s turn. In such a pleasant atmosphere, we have brought some interesting stories for you to read.

Editor’s

The Maharashtra Handloom Corporation got the 98 feet long ‘Fabric of Unity’ fabricated by the common people of Nagpur city – all of them were curious non-weavers. Meanwhile, a unique record was created by a Hotel Management Institute in Punjab, in which 725 types of dishes were prepared within an hour.

On the 50th birthday of a Tamil Nadu company owner, his wife and staff together gave a unique surprise by creating his portrait with flowering plants pots and croton plant pots. More than 40,000 pots of plants were brought from various places to be arranged into a portrait. No less interesting is the story of Krushnaji Nagpure, a retired teacher who has crossed the age of 85 performs yoga and that too in the water.

There are many more interesting stories inside. However, the cover story is all about the International Records Festival 2022, organized by India Book of Records at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi that was held recently.

Take inspiration from them and think of making some unique records too!

Email us your views at: emagazine@indiabookofrecords.in.

Neerja Roy Chowdhury Managing Editor

Our Associates

Asia Book of Records Selvarani Muthiah

Vietnam Book of Records Le Tran Truong An World Records University Rachna Sharma

Indo-Vietnam Medical Board Nguyen Hoang Anh Nepal Book of Records Deepak Chandra Sen Bangladesh Book of Records Dr. Gobind Das Indonesia Book of Records Osmar Semesta Susilo

Consultants

Sandeep Vishnoi, Dr. R. R. Fulia, Shivani Agarwal, R. K. Verma, Surjeet Singh

Our Adjudicators/Reporters

Delhi Biswadeep Roy Chowdhury, Vinod Kumar Singh

Assam & North East Jitender Kumar Jain

West Bengal Samar Chakraborty

Telangana Vasudha Ashok, Jayasimha Ravirala Karnataka Harish R., Pradeep Peter Joseph Tamil Nadu Vivek Raja Kerala Sri Sri Aryamaharshi, Vivek Raja Maharashtra Nikhilesh Sawarkar, Dr. Manoj Tatwadi, Dr. Sunita Dhote, Rekha Singh, Nagendra Singh, Sandeep Singh, Dilip Mane

Uttar Pradesh Tushar Chetwani, Rakesh Vyas

Rajasthan Deepander Pratap Singh Choudhary, Rajlakshmi Choudhary

Haryana Ashutosh Mittal

Himanchal Pradesh J. K. Sharma, Chitranjan Mahant

Sikkim Soni Virdi

All India Yogeshh Mittal, Mahesh Kaushik, Bhushan Chauhan, Manoj Prajapati, Manoj Singh, Hemant Sharma, Anjul Tomar

‘Fabric of Unity’ weaved by nonweavers

Incredible India is home to many talented artists who are nurturing Indian heritage and constantly striving to bring various arts to a place of honor on the world stage. On the strength of all these artists, our country is getting ready to take a huge leap on the world stage in the field of art. Artists who weave the rainbow-colored fabric of life on handlooms have dreamed of taking handloom art to the world stage to celebrate the 75th year of Indian Independence. In order to fulfill the dream of the weavers, the Maharashtra State Handloom Corporation Ltd. (MSHC) Nagpur, a Government of Maharashtra

Undertaking, took the initiative to weave the Fabric of Unity for the fulfillment of the weavers’ dream.

Under this initiative, which started on April 18, 2022 (World Heritage Day), citizens made their valuable contribution to the conservation of handloom art by weaving a 98 feet long cloth on a handloom. Through these efforts, the citizens contributed to the preservation of Indian textile art, our ancient culture, and tradition. In a way, it was a promise for future endeavors of bringing the handloom art and culture to center stage of the world. The activity created a record, thus entering into the

glorious pages of the India Book of Records and also the Asia Book of Records.

“We are planning to stitch jackets out of the record-setting cloth and gift it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and many other national leaders,” said Shital Teli-Ugale, Commissioner of Textiles for Maharashtra State and Managing Director of Maha Handloom (MSHC).

1,426 individuals from different walks of life tried their hands on the handloom machine. They included teachers, doctors, lawyers, students, housemakers, etc. Together, they tried their hands (and legs too) on the handloom set-up. Seven colours of the rainbow were used while making the Fabric of Unity. The target was to prepare a 75 feet long cloth, but ultimately the length of the cloth reached 98 feet. The whole exercise took 107 days to complete and the desired cloth was ready 12 days ahead of the August 15 deadline. The Fabric of Unity was recognised by Dr. Manoj Tatwadi, the adjudicator from the India Book of Records, who was present on the occasion.

Manish Karandikar, who coordinated this novel project, told the India Book of Records that the Indian textile sector has a tradition of several thousand years. It is also clear from the remains found in the recent excavations that Indians knew the art of cultivating cotton and making clothes from it at least 3,500 years ago. In the Vedic period, women used to weave clothes. It was a very complicated and laborious process of weaving, spinning, and disciplined vertical arrangement of the threads and then skillfully interlacing the horizontal threads.

“The production of handmade paper, handmade cookies, handmade rakhi, etc. not only gives employment and business opportunities to rural India but also provides a solid platform for the appreciation of art, artists, and the latent qualities of human beings. It is with this vision that the Fabric of unity activity was carried out,” added Manish.

Maximum stalls by women entrepreneurs

Therecord for maximum women entrepreneurs displaying stalls at a single venue was set by Devi Ahilya Charitable Trust (DACT) Mumbai, Maharashtra, wherein 108 women entrepreneurs displayed stalls and sold a variety of products at a swadeshi haat held at Dastoor Garden in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on August 6-7, 2022. The event made its way to the India Book of Records.

The Devi Ahilya Charitable Trust, Mumbai, in order to provide a better platform to women entrepreneurs of the Gurjar Gaur Brahmin community, organised this two-day event, where more than 5,000 visitors including a large number of women from across the region enthusiastically took part.

Ms Radha Panchariya, National President of Devi Ahilya Charitable Trust, said that women entrepreneurs from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, and Uttarakhand displayed their colourful stalls of various creative items including kitchen and food products, clothing, jewelry, tea leaves, spices, biscuits, cookies, Ayurveda products, fashion wear, accessories and many more delightful products.

The guest list of the programme was quite exhaustive comprising big names like Bagulamukhi Shakti Peeth Khajrod Swami Krishnanand Maharaj, former MP Narayan Pancharia, Gayatri Devi Trivedi – MLA from Bhilwara, former minister Hari Mohan Sharma, film actor Narsingh Pancharia, motivational speaker Namrata Thakkar and scientist Devastu Pancharia, among many others.

Ms Shweta Sharma, Secretary, Mahila Vikas Sansadhan, DACT, told the India Book of Records that initially 100 stalls of garments, jewellery, cosmetics, rakhi, spices, food items etc. were planned for this Swadeshi Haat, but the number swelled to 108 stalls, making it the largest gathering of women entrepreneurs showcasing their products at a single venue. The basic purpose of this event was to encourage and promote women entrepreneurs and their start-ups. After setting the record, we can say that our effort brought laurels to all of us.

The event became a hit because of the hard work put up by the team of dynamic women volunteers, including Ms Sangeeta Vinod Sharma from Navi Mumbai, Ms Kavita Sharma from Kandivali, Mumbai, Ms Shweta Sharma from Pune and Ms Rajeshwari Joshi from Indore, and of course the most visionary Ms Radha Panchariya, President of Akhil Bharatiya Gurjar Gaur Mahila Sabha, who led the energetic team.

Since the Swadeshi Haat was organized with the sole purpose of empowering women entrepreneurs, no registration fee was charged to the participants. They were provided free stalls, food and lodging facility. The event was given a specific name ‘Vama – Ek Nai Disha’. It was season 1 of this event in Indore. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Union Minister for Women and Child Development Ms Smriti Irani were expected to visit the show. However, both the leaders could not turn up due to their tight schedules. The Haat was inaugurated by Padma Shri Janak Palta, who has done a lot of work for the welfare of tribal women.

The Devi Ahilya Charitable Trust, Mumbai has been involved in various social welfare activities like holding blood donation camps, organising plantation drives, saving the environment and helping school-going children. The Trust supported a lot of underprivileged families during the time of the Covid pandemic.

Musical Marathon with maximum participants

The record for maximum participants in multiple genres in a musical marathon is set by Himali’s Swar Vistaar in Surat, Gujarat, wherein participants of 4 to 84 years of age group sang classical, semi-classical, rap, sugam sangeet, ghazal, Sufi, qawalis, Bollywood, and international songs in English, Korean, French, Arabian languages, including Russian Opera singing. An all-female band also presented regional folk dance performances from Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra. The marathon started at 10 am and concluded at 11:08 pm, clocking 13 hours and 8 minutes, at Jeevan Bharti Rang Bhavan in Surat city on August 7, 2022. The musical marathon won a special spot in the India Book of Records.

The event was the brainchild of Ms. Himali R Panwala, a music teacher and founder of Himali’s Swar Vistaar academy. She trains students in classical music, vocal, harmonium, keyboard, violin, and flute. At the 25th annual show, she thought to do something different that would not only challenge her as a mentor, but also her students and family. Preparations for the marathon began almost 7-8 months back followed by daily practice sessions, which extended to 12 to 15 hours on

weekends. Initially, she thought that conducting a show for 12 hours was a foolish idea, but her daughter Vidhi kept her motivated.

While talking to the India Book of Records e-magazine, Himali said, “My students maintained the pace of practice. That’s when I realised, that if they are not giving up I definitely should not. I bounced back even harder this time and slowly by the end of 5 months we were almost there. I had taken a few kids from underprivileged backgrounds, trained them, and offered them a platform. I included different genres of music and added folk music with a live band and dance performances from Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra.”

There were nine major instruments with different percussions to help enhance the impact. The all-female band had a blast performing for the audience. It was surreal and a sort of magic when the audience sang to

their tunes and recognised the songs the band was playing. That was the moment when Himali realised that her dream had come true.

On the success of the musical marathon, Himali said, “To sum up my musical journey, I have been a professional for the last 25 years with students ranging from 4 to 84 years of age in the academy. They all learn different styles of music, like classical, Bollywood, folk songs, and Bhajan. I would specially thank my family and most importantly my husband Rajiv Panwala for my achieving everything. The academy usually does organise yearly showcases as I strongly believe that students should get a chance to flaunt their talent and their hard work.”

Before music, she used to teach dance and drama to her students and had arranged many shows with these art forms. While learning and teaching, there were many ups and downs in her life. She has also performed as a flautist at the World Cultural Festival in Delhi.

725 Milletbased dishes prepared in an hour

Proficiency in culinary art requires possession of qualities such as a genuine interest in cooking, intelligence, creativity, hospitality, and passion for food and taste. With the growth in the tourism sector all around the world, there is a constant demand for a skilled and experienced workforce in hotels, resorts, restaurants, food-producing industry units, etc. There are many government and private sector institutes in the country providing education and training in the field of catering and hospitality services. One of these organizations is the National Finishing and Cooking Institute (NFCI), where chefs

and students work with a team spirit. This spirit of bonhomie resulted in their setting a record for fastest cooking but all were millet-based dishes only. In the process, the NFCI Hotel Management & Culinary Institute, headquartered in Jalandhar, Punjab, got its name on the glorious pages of the India Book of Records (IBR). The new record is for maximum millet-based dishes displayed at multiple locations in one hour.

NFCI Hotel Management and Culinary Institute students established this unique record by using their skills and resources to quickly produce a wide variety of tasty food items

and multiple millet-based dishes per the norms set by IBR. The 15 centers of NFCI displayed 725 millet-based dishes through an online platform from their centers located in Jalandhar, Maqsudan, Barsar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala in Punjab; Kangra, Chamba, Mandi in Himachal Pradesh; Varanasi, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh; Karnal in Haryana and Belgaum in Karnataka in 60 minutes. The attempt started at 12:30 pm and ended at 1:30 pm on August 9, 2022, under the supervision of Dr Vinod Singh, Adjudicator from the India Book of Records, who validated the record.

The record-making attempt was guided and led by Mrs. Brijinder Kaur Nagpal and Mr. Pamninder Singh Nagpal, Managing Director, NFCI Group of Education; Ms. Anjna Joshi, Director, NFCI Group of Education; Mr. Sanjeev Kashyap, Director, NFCI; Mr. Naveen Dua, HR Head, NFCI; Chef Pawan Ailawadi, Head - Academics, NFCI, and Chef Ram, Head Chef, NFCI Group of Education.

To make this record a success, NFCI Group was given a target of making 380 millet-based food items within 60 minutes. However, actually, the group created a record of 725 dishes in the given time frame. Thereby achieving a milestone and setting a new record. Different varieties of dishes such as porridge, khichdi, pudding, cutlets, halwa, kheer, muffins, idli, dosa, chapati, parantha, puri, etc. were displayed online during the attempt.

The NFCI teams at various locations created a commendable history by getting the IBR tag. Moreover, the food prepared by all the students and team members of NFCI was distributed amongst the needy people from slum areas and NGOs. Some of the dishes included millet-based Tadka Dal, Dal Makhani, Moong Sabot, Moong Masar, Chana Dal, Arhar Dal, Rajma, Black Chana, Sambhar, Palak Dal, Dal Pachrangi, Dal Pudina, Rongi Dal, Tomato Dal, Bajra Di Dal, Aloo Bajra, Pumpkin Dal, Dal Jeera Wali, Dal Bukhara, Dal Sultani, Bangali Dal, Ginger Parantha, Bajra

Such a mouth-watering treat of multiple cuisine laid out at the institute was indeed a pleasure to devour.

Mix Roti, Cauliflower Roti, Green Chilly Poori, Hariyali Poori, Rice Parantha, Kutu Roti, Gur Dalia, Coconut Dalia, Apple Dalia, Maggie Dalia, Mashroom Dalia, Blueberry Dalia, and Carrot Dalia.

Career Katta –an online visionary session

Maharashtra

Information Technology Support Centre (MITSC), a non-government organization registered in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, has been consistently working for the past 14 years in the areas of skill development of youths and is implementing various programs for women, senior citizens, economically weaker sections, and others. The organization has also been active in career counseling, guiding the students of schools and colleges in choosing a suitable career and education path so that they can fulfill their dreams. In Maharashtra, the task of career counseling is termed Career

Katta, where Katta stands for ‘gupshup’ or discussion in the field of higher education. Career Katta is an initiative of Department of Higher & Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra, and the Maharashtra Information Technology Support Centre. Career Katta in Mumbai, Maharashtra, has set a new record for Maximum Participation in an Online Visionary Session. The pan Maharashtra record attempt was joined by a total of 49,406 students from the state of Maharashtra, including rural and remote areas. A 75-minute online workshop on the topic of ‘Different Career options to Youth & Vision of Indian Youth in the

next 75 years’ was organized and attended by students on the occasion of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, on August 9, 2022, thus setting a record under the India Book of Records.

Yashwant Mahadeo Shitole, Founder and President of Maharashtra Information Technology Support Centre (MITSC), said, “We are trying to empower the students through education which is required in various industries for their activity. We are also working in the information technology sector, textiles sector, and many other fields. In the industries, there is a large gap between demand and supply of skilled manpower and we are trying our level best to reduce this gap for nation-building.

Changing times compel us to change our methodologies and strategies. The education field is no exception to it and is witnessing huge turmoil over the last few years, more so after Covid 19 pandemic. The futility of reliance only on classroom teaching is clearly visible and noted even at the Government level. That is why the Government of Maharashtra, recognizing

the need to equip the students for changing times, has been supporting the initiative of Career Katta.”

Career Katta is initiated by the Maharashtra Information Support Centre, which works under the Government of Maharashtra. Its motto is to provide value-added skilled human resources, along with developing entrepreneurial skills among the youth.

Yashwant Mahadeo Shitole told the India Book of Records that 25,500 students individually connected with the record-making online session via their smartphones, and the remaining students joined it in groups. The reason was some of the schools had arranged large screens for their students in the assembly halls. This way, a total of 49,406 students could successfully join the session, which created history. It was the first such a large-scale online workshop in Maharashtra. The MITSC had arranged one mentor for each group of 50 students to personally guide and support them in choosing their future education and career path.

Graduating medicos hold the National Flags

Raja Rajeshwari Medical College & Hospital (RRMCH), Bengaluru, Karnataka conducted its 12th Convocation on August 10, 2022, at ACS Convention Center. For the first time ever, a total of 612 medical graduates took an oath towards their profession and received their graduation medals while proudly carrying the National flags in their hands. The young doctors joined the festivities celebrating India’s 75th Independence Day. The oath was taken to serve humanity as well as to serve the nation. This was one of its kind programme. A total of 612 medical students this year from 2020, 2021, and 2022 batches got their graduation medals, as the past two years convocation could not be held due to the Covid pandemic. The activity made the Raja Rajeswari Medical College & Hospital shine on the pages of the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records.

The Chief Guest, Governor of Manipur, Mr. Ganeshan delivered the Graduation Day address along with the medals to the medical graduates. Founder Chancellor Mr. A.C Shanmugam, President Mr. A.C.S Arun Kumar, Dean Dr. Sathya Murthy, Principal Dr. Naveen, and the entire medical team along with the staff of the hospital were present for the function.

Dr. Pradeep Eshwarappgoolu and Dr. Gurujala Spoorthi received gold medals and prizes for their 1st rank achievement in Post Graduation, under the Rajiv Gandhi Health Sciences University, Karnataka., Dr. Harshitha, Dr. Rohini, and Dr. Pranathi received gold medals and prizes in the undergraduate categories. Along with this, other students also received awards for their achievements in their academics.

Governor Mr. Ganeshan congratulated graduations. In his inspirational speech, he said that more and more medical students should come forward to render their services to rural communities. He also remembered the services of Rajarajeshwari Hospital during the Covid 19 period. He appreciated the work of Founder Chancellor Mr. S.C. Shanmugum for his achievements and administration within a short time, and the free services he provided through the hospital.

Founder Chancellor of Raja Rajeshwari Medical College & Hospital, Mr. S.C. Shanmugum, thanked the Chief Guest, Governor of Manipur Mr. Ganeshan. He also congratulated the rank holders and all passing out students. Addressing the gathering

Founder Chancellor Mr. S.C. Shanmugum called upon the students that those who have studied and graduated from our college have to work on national and international levels and also actively participate in the alumni group. He appreciated the efforts of all administrator faculties and staff for their tremendous contribution to building the organization. The Bi-annual newsletter ‘RRMCH Insights’ was also released by the chief guest on this occasion.

Raja Rajeshwari Medical College & Hospital (RRMCH), Kambipura, Mysore Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka is being

managed by the Moogambigai Charitable & Educational Trust, which was conceived and founded in the year 1992 with a specific purpose and commitment to establishing institutions of academic excellence, throughout the state of Karnataka. RRMCH provides education and training in MBBS, MD, MS, research programs, and fellowships to aspiring medical students. The institution empowers students to explore new horizons in the medical sector and contribute generously to creating a healthy India.

Students wear freedom fighters’ masks

Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women, Chennai set the record for maximum students wearing freedom fighters’ masks, wherein 8,773 students of 75 schools from 74 towns wore the masks, followed by the National Pledge in their respective schools in Tamil Nadu, on August 12, 2022. The event created a record under the India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records.

Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women adopted the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative to celebrate and

commemorate 75 years of Independence. The college ideated a mega initiative to conduct 75 activities on the college premises through various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The themes for Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav were chosen as Freedom Struggle - commemorating the milestones in history; Ideas@75 - celebrating the ideas and ideals that have shaped India; Resolve@75 - reinforcing commitments to specific goals and targets; Actions@75 - highlighting steps being taken to implement policies and actualize commitments, and

Shasun College included the younger generation by involving school students. 75 students each from 79 schools in the districts of Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, and Thiruvallur joined the 2700 students of Shasun Jain College.

Achievements@75 - showcasing evolution and progress across different sectors.

The grand fortnight celebrations of the college kick-started on August 1 and continued till August 14 holding the patriotic spirit high and ready for the Independence Day Celebrations on August 15, 2022. The Clubs of Shasun, Student Council, Departments, NSS, NCC, Centre of Excellence for Art & Culture, and Shakthi Cell contributed to the 75 activities.

Ms. Shandhini S., Club Coordinator & Assistant Professor of Shasun Jain College, said that the crown to the fortnight of celebrations was to cherish the iconic moment of India’s 75 years of Independence by getting into the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records. In an effort to attempt something unique for the College, which at the same time brings the entire student community together, the college considered wearing freedom fighters’ masks and taking up the National Pledge as a mass event. An idea which started with students of Shasun soon involved 79 institutions.”

Shasun College included the younger generation by involving school students. 75 students each from 79 schools in the districts of Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, and Thiruvallur joined the 2700 students of Shasun Jain College. The students wore the face masks of freedom fighters in their respective institutions at the same time to create the record. The leaders identified were - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhagat Singh, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, and Subramania Bharati.

The Sashun Jain College provided 75 masks along with a customized banner with the specific school’s name printed on it for each of the 79 schools. A faculty of the institution accompanied by one or two students of the Department of Visual Communication were present in each of the participant schools to coordinate the event. All schools were connected through Zoom. The college also shared a short demo video for the convenience of the school children to follow the simple acrobatic steps and take up the National Pledge.

The day began with great excitement and a passionate commitment to the cause. The event began solemnly with Thamizhthai Vazhthu, followed by the National Pledge. The students then wore masks and performed simple acrobatic movements to create a picture-perfect patriotic impact. On the college premises, approx. 2700 students wore masks under the guidance of SUO Ch. Chaitanya, NCC Cadet and Inter-Directorate Sports Shooting Champion of Shasun. The citations and medals for the record were received by Smt. Usha Abhaya Srisrimal, Secretary, and Dr. S. Padmavathi, Principal of Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women.

Campaign for a safer pain management

When your back hurts, headaches or arthritis acts up or you are feeling feverish, chances are you will be reaching for an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) for relief. Doctors believe that from the very first day of use, all NSAIDs increase the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, myocardial infarction, and stroke. IPCA Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, with an aim to spread the knowledge about the dangers of unsupervised consumption of NSAIDs

among patients to avoid further repercussions, took the initiative of creating mass awareness in this regard and got its name mentioned in the Asia Book of Records.

IPCA Laboratories Ltd., with the support of a medical communication firm – IJCP (Indian Journal of Clinical Practice) Group, planned to attempt a record, which will ultimately create awareness among the masses. Since doctors are trusted by the people, they were kept in the loop. IPCA Laboratories through

its pan-India network of medical representatives, approached the medical practitioners to join hands in the campaign. These medical representatives gave the pledge cards, made specifically for this purpose, to healthcare professionals (HCPs), once they approved participation in the activity.

The pledge cards were meant to spread awareness about the dangers of unsupervised consumption of NSAIDs. A total of 26,283 healthcare providers participated in the awareness campaign and pledged by signing pledge cards to spread awareness among patients. In this way, the IPCA Laboratories set a record for collecting the maximum number of pledges in a week’s time. The attempt was recognized by the Asia Book of Records.

Ms. Srishti Surve, Marketing Manager – IJCP, told the India Book of Records e-magazine, “We did this mass activity to engage with healthcare professionals so that the message is spread far and wide amongst the general audience, as doctors are the most trusted people in the society. The record was chosen to create awareness, which worked very well.”

IPCA Laboratories Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It makes Zerodol tablets, a pain-relieving medicine, which alleviates pain and inflammation in conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Osteoarthritis. However, the record-making activity was organized by IJCP.

The regions targeted for the attempt included Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Agra, Bhubaneshwar, Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Varanasi, Patna, Jaipur, Calicut, Coimbatore, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Dehradun, Lucknow, Raipur, Cuttack, Muzaffarpur, Hubli, Chennai, Madurai, Cochin, Kurnool, Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Srinagar, Ambala, Guwahati, Kolkata, Siliguri, Burdwan, Silchar, Jodhpur, Delhi, Surat, Indore, and Bhopal.

The healthcare professionals, who were involved in the recordsetting activity were mostly General Physicians, Orthopedic Surgeons, and Dentists. The pledge cards signed by the doctors had these wordings printed in bold letters -- “I understand my patients wish to be understood with their pain better. I pledge to be a perfect companion in managing pain and also be an advocate for educating a minimum of 20 patients on the side effects of unsupervised medications. I welcome this movement and provide my wholehearted support to create the record”. The logo of the Asia Book of Records was also printed on the right corner. The doctors were asked to sign the pledge and also put their official stamp on the card.

The longest line of moving bicycles

Various measures are being taken all over the world to protect the environment and reduce air pollution. In these measures, instead of petroleum fuel, it has been recommended to adopt alternative energy sources like electric energy, wind energy, and hydrogen fuel among many other options. Among many alternatives to local transport, cycling is considered a great option to get rid of air pollution and maintain good health as well. During the Covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021, everyone’s attention turned toward developing the body’s immunity.

From nutritious food to various physical exercises were being considered to increase immunity. There was talk of different types of exercises also. This was the time when people’s

attention turned towards cycling as a healthy alternative. People across the country were forced to remain indoors due to the prolonged lockdown and curfew hours, streets were deserted, and parks, gyms, and playgrounds were also closed. In such a situation, the demand for bicycles jumped, and everyone whether children or elders showed interest in cycling.

Cycling is one such exercise that keeps the whole body fit. Cycling not only works out the muscles of the arms, legs, chest, and abdomen, but by cycling for half an hour, one can get the benefits of a complete exercise. Many organizations and governments across the country keep making efforts at their level to popularize the use of cycles. Ajinkya DY Patil School of

Engineering, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra organized a unique cycle rally in its Ajinkya DY Patil Knowledge City campus to create awareness among the people of Pune about bicycles, and while doing this, set a new national record. By this event, Ajinkya DY Patil School of Engineering got its name entered into the India Book of Records.

For the first time in the country, it was seen that a sixkilometer-long convoy of moving cycles was on the roads of Pune city. Such a long line was never seen before. More than 300 cyclists participated in the Ajinkya Cyclothon, which took place on August 15, 2022. The cyclists comprised young children, teenagers, adults, women, men, professionals, students, and common citizens. Ajinkya DY Patil School of Engineering, Pune management had motivated the residents of Pune to adopt a Green City lifestyle by utilizing various aspects of environment conservation and benefits of a smart city. Families were also invited to take part in the cyclothon.

Ms. Shweta Sharma, Placement Officer, Ajinkya DY Patil School of Engineering, Pune, told the India Book of Records that the cycle rally was a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav program. The cycle rally started from the exit gate of Ajinkya DY Patil Knowledge City. It passed through the Pride World City, Charholi, U-turn, and ended at DY Patil Cricket Ground. The queue of moving bicycles was seen for six kilometers, due to which a record was established.

Ajinkya DY Patil School of Engineering (ADYPSOE) is one of the reputed educational institutions in Pune. The institute is approved by AICTE and affiliated with SP Pune University. Various engineering and diploma programs are offered in the institution.

Easy and effective public speaking

weekly program, and since 2021, it became a magical course of 10 hours only. This became possible because of his relentless habit of studying and research.

The record for minimum time taken to mentor for public speaking was set by 60-year-old Mr. Preman U. of Thrissur, Kerala, wherein the training was given to the participants to be public speakers. The training lasted for 9 hours with two sessions of 4.5 hours each, on August 14-15, 2022. The attempt, made at Endzeil Yoga Centre, Thrissur, Kerala, created a record, and in the process, Mr. Preman got his name entre into the India Book of Records.

Born in the Kannur district of Kerala, Preman, a retired junior engineer, has worked for 40 years in different departments of the central government. In 1985, he started taking classes on subjects such as speaking skills and personality development.

Gradually the fortnight-long training session turned into a

Talking to the India Book of Records, Preman said, “I understood at a young age that what stops one from speaking in front of other people. My first public speaking experience was in 6th standard and I failed miserably. The school teachers did not even want to register my name for the next year’s speech competition. This made me sad. By the time I reached the 10th standard, I had learned how to deliver a speech and adjust my body movements accordingly. I became aware that fear in the mind hinders speech. After that, I started listening to the speeches of famous people and observing them closely. I spent years on this skill. I wrote down the advantages and disadvantages of the speech I was listening to. I consulted guidebooks and did a Diploma Course in Counselling.”

Later on, he realized that some people have mental blocks, which could be removed through meditation. For this, he studied meditation and continued his experiments and studies. He learned reiki, pranic healing, acupressure, different forms of meditations, NLP, breathing techniques, etc. to make his training course more useful to the learners. During the Covid

Born in the Kannur district of Kerala, Preman, a retired junior engineer, has worked for 40 years in different departments of the central government.

pandemic, he started online classes. In the beginning, there was a fear of success. His confidence level grew with each passing day and session. His teaching sessions gave a new experience to the participants.

After 37 years of experience in public speaking, he has now started recording his training programs. For the record-making attempt, he chose the day of August 15, 2022, because this day has a special significance in his life. He started his first training class on August 15, 1985. The closing session, which started at

2 pm, was inaugurated by famous music director Vidyadharan Master.

Preman says that meditation plays a crucial role in controlling the mind and keeping the thought process in balance. After doing meditation for some time, the learners gain control over their minds and the five senses. The combined effect of this control creates magic and the speaker gains confidence to speak in front of the live audience. The technique of mind control makes the fear disappear and increases the selfconfidence on the stage. He thanked the India Book of Records for recognizing his public speaking skills.

A giant portrait of flowers & crotons

How far would someone go to make the person they love feel special on their birthday? Especially if that person has been a visionary who has inspired many, chased after a dream, and been an excellent leader for thousands of people. Well, Mrs. Kanni Uvaraj proved she could go far and beyond to make her husband, Uvaraj Natarajan, feel special on his 50th birthday. She put together an amazing garden made entirely of his portrait that ended up earning an entry in the prestigious India Book of Records. This proved to be truly a spectacular gift.

Uvaraj Natarajan is the Founder and CEO of Poorvika Mobiles Pvt. Ltd., and Mrs. Kanni is its Managing Director. Uvaraj is a person who created a dominant business with his exceptional expertise, passion, and perseverance. He has made a difference

Poorvika is India’s one of the largest tech and gadget retailers with more than 475 stores across five states and has a more potent online presence. For all the people of Poorvika -- the 6000 employees and his team, he is an inspiration and a great mentor. Thus, naturally, his 50th birthday was unique for each of them.

As they had previously tried all the usual kinds of surprises and gifts, Mrs. Kanni decided that she wanted to do something exceedingly special for her husband’s birthday this time. So, on May 10, 2022, a spark of an idea came to light. She wanted it to be a mix of her husband’s love for nature and her own love for her husband. The idea of a mega-sized portrait was shared with all the senior authorities of the company, and everyone

this surprise was bound to honour Uvaraj Natarajan’s love for nature.

With a giant portrait in mind, they conducted extensive research and found videos of DaVinci Suresh, aka Suresh PK, an artist, art director, and portrait expert. He is well-known for creating portraits or art pieces of famous personalities like Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Mammootty, Tovino Thomas, and more, using different materials. His ultimate dream is to ‘Create Art in 100 Different Mediums’. His natural paddy portrait of Tovino Thomas was what caught the eyes of team Poorvika.

Mrs. Kanni told the India Book of Records, “With DaVinci on board, we chose the species of flower and the quantity needed, the picture that would best serve the art, along with the colours to complement it all. Around 40,000 pots of flowers and crotons were sourced from all over Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. The portrait was to be made in Damal village near Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. We faced challenges throughout the process, including heavy rain, sun, and struggles. Finally, the portrait was ready, with Uvaraj overlooking the sky.” This massive portrait sized 100x80 feet also set a record entering into the pages of the coveted India Book of Records.

Most expensive tabletop Board Game

Thepresence of stars, planets, and the sky is found in both astrology and astronomy. These distinctive sciences are present in ancient Indian traditions. Shastranga, a tabletop board game, brings an unimaginable journey of stars by blending both these genres together. The most expensive tabletop Board Game, developed by Triveen Nair from Bengaluru, Karnataka, has created a record by getting a mention in the India Book of Records.

This game can be played by two or more players, including children and elders. Each player has to choose a star sign as per their preference. Each player takes turns rolling the twin dice while moving around different star houses. The players identify the colour of their star within the 12 moon mansions and plan on acquiring it. There are 27-star houses split up into nine ruling planets. The game progresses by traveling through the star constellation of a calendar month in a pattern that our ancients followed.

Triveen Nair told the India Book of Records that Shastranga is a masterpiece, as it is not just limited to combining astrology and astronomy, but it is a creative as well as an original piece of art. With an aesthetic look, it is a oneof-a-kind tabletop board game that can appeal to all age groups. Unlike a typical board game that is made up of cardboard and plastic,

Shastranga is crafted out of hand-carved wood and leather. It makes one visualize 7500 years of Vedic sky sequence. The greatest part about this game is that one need not be an expert in either astrology or astronomy while playing this game. The game itself unfolds many untold secrets.

He further added that Shastranga is a modern-world Indian game with its origins in Indian traditions. The 12 Solar and Lunar signs as per Babylonian or Greek, bring excitement to this game. There is an open area in the center. The boundaries of the playing area are made up of several layers showing Tropical, Sideral, and International Astronomical Unit Boundaries (IAU). The 360-degree circle is placed on a square playing surface. The 12 zodiac months during the year are taken as a base to view the sequential arrangement of the planetary sky along with the star constellation. The additional boxes in the square board inter-thread the cardinal points of the East-West and NorthSouth Axis.

The Board Game is made of wood and measures 641x604x164 mm with soft close fixtures and additional gold leaf work. The price starts at $18,000 for the basic variant and goes up to $24,000. It is copyrighted and represents the sequence of star constellations appearing in the night sky throughout the calendar year. Shastranga is Nair’s second project in the line of success. His first project was historical fiction and a thriller genre book called ‘Land and Seekers’. The Board Game was officially launched on the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti on September 17, 2022. The limited-edition game has just 400 Playing Boards available worldwide with four copyrighted design alterations.

Nair has spent his life working in multiple roles and positions in several parts of the world with global FMCG companies. He left his active corporate role in early 2016 and has been into travel and research. He sums up, “Shastranga Board Game takes out the violence, coarseness, and toxicity of modern online gaming. It encourages family time, inculcates values, imbibes bonding, and promises thrill and adventure every time one plays it.”

Longest drive alongthe western border

Four Volkswagen Taigun SUVs traveled along the Indo-Pak border in the western part of India. They were on a mission – to create a new record under the supervision of the India Book of Records. It was a record for the longest drive along the western border from dusk to dawn, set by EVO India, a motor driving magazine published in Pune, Maharashtra.

The team started the journey from Tanot, Rajasthan, and ended at Nadebet, Gujarat, driving along the Bharatmala road -- a project funded by the Central government that aims to provide connectivity across the country, with a special emphasis on connecting far-flung locations, and even border locations. The idea is to boost economic activity in these hard-to-reach places, and also provide security forces corridors to travel along the border itself.

Sirish Chandran, Editor, EVO India, while talking to the India Book of Records, narrated, “It was raining in the desert when our vehicles were flagged off in the presence of the BSF. The sun was only inches above the horizon when we passed our first sand dunes. Then Madan Choudhary of Rajasthan Motorsports pointed towards Longewala, some 51 km away, a crucial point in the 1971 war with Pakistan. We were at triple-digit speeds constantly. The Bharatmala seems endless, but at Myajilar, 230 km from the start, that wide road simply stopped. All we were left with was a narrow, single-track road. This is the road through the Desert National Park.”

The protected land of the National Park in the middle of the Thar desert is home to birds such as eagles, falcons, buzzards, and vultures. It also has foxes, chinkaras, wild cats, lizards,

vipers, kraits, and a number of other reptiles and insects. It covers over 3,000 sq km, making it one of the largest parks in the country and 44% of these are just sand dunes.

After the poor, narrow, bumpy, and unexpectedly treacherous road the vehicles passed the town of Munabao, on the border with Pakistan, parallel to the international railway line that the Thar Express used to run on. This road continued onwards to a town called Bakhasar. It runs along the border with Pakistan and hugs a barbed-wire fence that separates the two countries, beginning where the border of Rajasthan and Gujarat meet, and running deep into Kutch region. This road is critical for the BSF to monitor the border and move quickly along it. As a part of the record run, EVO India had secured permission to drive on this road.

The team drove along the border fence. They could see Pakistani watchtowers on the other side, and Indian watchtowers and BSF stations every few kilometers. The SUVs were not allowed to be on this road after dark so they picked up the pace. A message came through on the walkie: Reach Zero Point, some 36 km away, before dark. Soon enough, they passed another check-post. 579 km in from Tanot temple, then the drive was flagged in at Zero Point near Nadabet and a new record was established! “The Indian flag flies high at Zero Point and we reached in time to watch the retreat ceremony. The sun was dipping below the horizon. I couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride. What a way to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence,” summed up Shirish.

Octogenarian performs amazing water yoga Yoga

performance in a swimming pool, that too at the age of 85 years. It may seem unbelievable. but an octogenarian - a retired geography teacher from Chandrapur, Maharashtra does this almost every day and recently he also set a record for it. He is the first senior citizen in India who astonished everyone by doing perfect water yoga for full 37 minutes at this age. Krushnaji Ghularamji Nagpure performed 16 yoga postures, 9 poses, and 12 different artistic swimming styles at the District Stadium Swimming Pool of Chandrapur on August 28, 2022, setting a new record for the India Book of Records.

Organized with a view to educate the youth on various aspects of yoga and swimming, the demonstration lasted from 10.30 am to 11.07 am. Krushnaji retired as the vice principal of New English High School, Chandrapur in 1995. He was a teacher of Geography and Marathi subjects. He is fond of swimming since childhood. At the age of 15 years, he used to go to Dolara pond for swimming in his village Bhadravati with other children. There, after watching an old man floating on the water without any movement, the desire arose as to how this was possible. He also tried and started practicing for the same. During summer vacations, Krushnaji used to attend a sports training camp at Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal (HVPM) in Amravati city. The camp was attended by players from across the country.

Krushnaji told the India Book of Records that he swims for half an hour every day apart from playing the ‘banet’ (a martial art

performed with a bamboo stick) at the stadium. Whatever may come, he follows his swimming routine without fail. He is known to perform yoga activities in the swimming pool. His daughter Suvarna Nagpure said that on Yoga Day (June 21, 2022), her father performed water yoga, seeing which a friend inspired him to approach the India Book of Records. After getting a nod from the publication, a special performance to set the record was organized in the swimming pool of the stadium on August 28, supervised by Dr. Manoj Tatwadi, Adjudicator of the India Book of Records.

Keeping his breath under control, Krushnaji lies in the water for a long time without moving any body part. After this, he does yoga exercises one after the other without any difficulty. He says that swimming is a great exercise for the lungs and overall fitness and advises everyone to do physical exercises for about an hour a day to stay healthy and fit. He says that our food and sleeping habits need discipline. Apart from swimming, he also has a great interest in music, plays harmonium, and sings hymns with the utmost attention. During his school days, he always garnered accolades for organising cultural programs on special occasions. For the convenience of the young students coming from far away places in the city, he has set up a boys’ hostel - Eklavya with the help of the local MLA, which currently houses 25 students. He has also established a library at the hostel using his own resources.

Road-bend alarm system to avoid accidents

India continued to have the most road fatalities in the world, followed by China, a distant second at 63,093 deaths in 2,12,846 road accidents in 2019, a report by the transport research wing of the ministry of road transport and highways revealed. The United States of America (USA) reported the most road accidents at 22,11,439 and witnessed 37,461 deaths in 2019. According to the report, speeding was the leading cause of death, while, in terms of vehicles, two-wheelers were involved in most road fatalities. A large number of road accidents occur in hilly terrains also where roads are narrow and sharp bends pose a risk of accidents.

The record for creating a unique road-bend alarm system is jointly set by Prabal Tandon and Kothavale Ratnakar Premnath from the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, wherein a compact, modular, easy-to-use, and eco-friendly motion sensor alarm system is developed to alert drivers and avoid accidents. The alarm system has created a national record as confirmed by the India Book of Records (IBR).

The new alarm system reads the movement of approaching vehicles at road bends. The system comprises lights that wirelessly communicate and alert the drivers for any vehicle approaching from another side, thus reducing the possibility of accidents and saving precious lives.

Prabal Tandon, one of the two inventors, told the India Book of Records e-magazine that the Road-Bend Alarm System comprises of a smart sensor that has been developed to reduce motor vehicle accidents on hair-pin bends, especially in the hill states of India. The system will generate a warning signal for drivers during traffic coming from either side of the bend.

“Vehicle movement in mountain terrain demands a dedicated alarm system for transport drivers to avoid any accident, especially at hairpin bends. It is imperative to provide a sensorbased alarm system that detects the movement of traffic from either side of the bend. The sensors work in pairs and

are placed on each end of tight curves in the road. A motion sensor reads the movement of vehicles and two poles wirelessly communicate with each other. The sensor lights up an LED bulb when traffic coming from either side approaches the bend. That way, drivers know when to slow down and it gives them adequate time to avoid any accident,“ he further added.

Explaining the salient features of the alarm system, Tandon stated that the alarm is eco-friendly, rugged, compact, and portable. It alerts drivers from an adequate distance and reduces the possibility of an accident. The initial trials carried out on North Eastern terrain and mountains have given promising results. “It is a self-innovated and cost-effective design,” Tandon says proudly.

It is worth mentioning here that a total of 151,113 people were killed in 480,652 road accidents across India in 2019, an average of 414 per day or 17 an hour, according to the report by the transport research wing of the ministry of road transport and highways. It stated that national and state highways, which account for just five percent of the total roads in the country, saw the most deaths, 61 percent of the total.

A curious kid with commendable memory

Atalented

child -- B.V. Kuralamuthan, lovingly called Kural at home, from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, has received appreciation from the India Book of Records for recalling the capitals of all the 28 Indian states in a short span of 43 seconds, that too at the age of 4 years and 1 month. Kural, a student of UKG at Sitharam International School at Prathanadu, Thanjavur, has diverse interests. On the one hand, he loves numbers and maths, but at the same time, he is also fond of drawing and painting. He prefers to sketch fruits, vegetables, and cartoon characters on the drawing sheets.

When asked what is the meaning of Kuralamuthan, the boy’s mother Mrs. S. Preethi explained, “The name means ‘Literary Eternal Sweet’. His name Kural is derived from the great Tamil literature - Thirukural and Amuthu from Mythology.” Mrs. Preethi has done MA and BEd, and currently, she is a Ph.D. Research Scholar in English Literature at Orathanadu, Thanjavur. His father, Mr. MB Vilavapathi has done MSc, BEd, and MPhil, and works as a Block Statistical Investigator at Sedapatti, Madurai.

Talking to the India Book of Records e-magazine, Preethi said, “Kural is a God’s gift to us. We observed his interest in identifying pictures and recalling different words when he was just 2 years old. He loved to identify freedom fighters, fruits, vegetables, and wild animals by seeing the pictures. After some practice, Kural started identifying 11 freedom fighters of India. After a little practice, he also started recalling the names of the Capitals of all the Indian states. You name the state, and he would tell you its capital. In a shuffled manner too, Kural gives the correct answer. Noticing this skill, we calculated the timing which was near about 43 seconds. Then we thought of approaching the India Book of Records.”

Kural loves to memorize Thirukural and he can recite four Thirukural correctly. His favorite subject is mathematics and he likes to download maths worksheet

and does it himself. He is the only vegetarian member of a family of non-vegetarians. He loves cycling and playing football. His natural activities include collecting toys and replicas of cars, playing with a kitchen set to make salads, and watching cartoon films on the television. His favorite program is ‘Man vs Wild’ featuring Bear Grylls, the British adventurer, and his favorite food items include Vegetable Rice and Dosa. He loves to listen to music, especially Tamil songs. He prefers to go on adventurous trips with his maternal uncle– Gurusarithan, and His bedtime storytellers are his grandparents -- Sekar and Pushpa.

Kural’s parents admire his super grasping power. While playing, if he listens to his elders discussing anything, he can recall

The spectacular International Records Festival

The 4th World Record Holders Meet took place at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi on September 11, 2022, as part of the International Records Festival 2022, under the aegis of India Book of Records and Vietnam Records Association, formed under the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The high-level seven-nation delegation including the US, UK, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam took part in the mega event. The theme of the event was ‘One Blood One World’.

Go higher and higher, until it becomes impossible to bring you down.

—Michael Bassey Johnson

TheGuest of Honour, Dr Le Doan Hop, PhD, former Minister of the Information & Communications Department of Vietnam, and present Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Vietnam Book of Records graced the dais along with the chief guest - Padma Shri Hans Raj Hans, the legendary Sufi singer and Member of Parliament from North-West Delhi. Dr Hop spoke on the diversity of Indian talent and applauded the presence of innumerable record holders present in the auditorium. Acharya Manish, founder of HIIMS (Hospital and Institute of Integrated Medical Sciences), Chandigarh was also present on the occasion. The top delegates and guests were accompanied by girls holding the national flags of seven participating countries. The programme began with the national anthem of India, followed by the national anthem of Vietnam.

The 4th World Record Holders Meet was inaugurated by Mrs Neerja Roy Chowdhury, Managing Editor, India Book of Records, who in her address said, “I am privileged to welcome the delegates from different countries to the International Records Festival 2022. It is a rare occasion when the top record

holders of India and abroad are sharing a common platform. The last such event was held in 2019, thereafter the plan got disrupted due to the Covid 19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. I also feel proud to say that Indians make and break more records than any other country in the world.”

Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, Editor-in-Chief, India Book of Records, in his welcome note said, “I am happy to announce the opening of the grand event of the International Records Festival 2022. The highlight of the day is the felicitation of the Top 100 Record Holders of the world by prominent personalities. I believe the record holders never get old, possess super immunity, and they keep going, because of their passion to excel in their chosen field. It is a great opportunity to interact and network with the global delegates and participants.”

The event also witnessed the book launch of ‘World King’s Top Records 2023’ in the proud presence of various foreign delegations. Along with foreign participation, an audience of around 2000 participants from 200 Indian cities also attended the super successful records event.

I feel happy and proud to claim that Indians break more records than any other country in the world.

Neerja Roy Chowdhury

Managing Editor

India Book of Records

The event was attended by many foreign delegates including top scientists, doctors and industrialists from Indonesia, Vietnam, Nepal, Singapore, the USA and Great Britain. The delegates included: Mrs Nguyen Hoang Anh (Dr Julia), Founder & CEO, RICHS; Nguyen Phuong Nam, Chairman and General Director, Robot Investment Corporation; Lieutenant General Pham Tuan, Chairman, SPHERE.6 and the first Vietnamese Astronaut; Dr Thang Van Phuc, Chairman, Vietnam Records Association and Former Deputy Minister of Vietnam Home Affairs; and Dr Le Doan Hop, Chairman, Vietnam Record Setting Council of Vietnam Records Association and Former Minister of Information & Communication Department of Vietnam.

Among the other prominent guests were: Dr Hoang Quang Thuan, Founding Chairman of Vietnam Records Organization (VietKings); Tran Van Phat, Guest of VietKings; Le Dai Loc, Assistant of VietKings’ Chairman; Le Tran Truong An, Founder, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Vietnam Book of Records; Phan Van Thin Tho, Vice President of Vietnam Intellectual Property Institute; Osmar Semesta Susilo, Director of Museum Rekor Dunia Indonesia; Dr Thomas Bain, Vice Chancellor of World Records University; Ponijian Liaw, Public Speaker, Creator of

Public Speaking Techniques; and Deepak Chandra Sen, Chief Editor, Nepal Book of Records.

The esteemed record holders ranged from government dignitaries, and industry corporate giants, alongside the other record holders who have been consistently creating new milestones or breaking the old records. The foreign delegates were presented the September issue of India Book of Records magazine, which is published every month in English and Hindi. The much popular IBR e-magazine was started in April 2021. The editorial team of the magazine is led by Mrs Neerja Roy Chowdhury herself, who is a veteran writer, entrepreneur and public speaker. She has travelled to over a hundred cities across the world in the last decade training people in the art of remembering. She is renowned for her ability to memorize the complete Oxford English-Hindi dictionary. She has also developed memory-building software and is involved in developing a curriculum of memory techniques for international universities. Her popular books include A Step by Step Guide to a Smarter Memory, Memory Techniques for Science Students, Memorise General Knowledge like a Pro, and How to Never Miss an Appointment.

Worldkings Top Records

International Records Festival 2022 witnessed the book launch of ‘Worldkings Top Records 2023’ - authored by Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, in the presence of various foreign delegations. The first annual edition of Worldking’s was published in 2015 to introduce the newest world records on our planet. The World Records Union (Worldkings) is the first union of national and regional records organization in the world. It was founded in 2013 with 25 partners and initial members. In the future, Worldkings will admit more members to expand the organization. The partner organizations are:

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Dr. Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, Editor-in-Chief of the India Book of Records welcomes the foreign delegates of the ‘International Records Festival 2022’ at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.

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The high-level seven-nation delegation from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam, that took part in the 4th World Record Holders Meet, at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.

Mrs Neerja Roy Chowdhury (left), Managing Editor, India Book of Records, with the foreign delegates at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi on September 11, 2022. (Below) the lunch time.

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Mrs Neerja Roy Chowdhury with her portrait. She is a veteran writer, entrepreneur and public speaker. She has travelled to over a hundred cities across the world in the last decade training people in the art of memorizing. She is renowned for her ability to memorize the complete Oxford English-Hindi dictionary. She has also developed memory-building software and is involved in developing a curriculum of memory techniques for international universities.

The WorldKing Dinner Meet: The Worldkings is the first union of national and regional records organizations in the world. The organization was founded in 2013 with 25 business partners and initial members.

The September issue of India Book of Records (IBR) magazine was released at the International Records Festival 2022. The magazine is published every month in English and Hindi. The much popular IBR monthly was started as an e-magazine in April 2021. Mrs Neerja Roy Chowdhury (4th from left) is the Managing Editor of the IBR monthly. Stories and interviews of the select record holders are published in the IBR magazine, besides a glimpse of all the latest records and achievements. The magazine can also be read digitally on the official website of the India Book of Records, i.e. www.indiabookofrecords.in

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World Records Union (Worldkings), founded in 2013 with 25 partners and members, including World Creativity Science Academy (WCSA), Asia Book of Records (ABR), World Records University (WRU), USA Records Organization (USKings), Indochina Book of Records (IBR), ASEAN Book of Records (ABR), India Book of Records (IBR), Vietnam Book of Records (VietKings), Nepal Book of Records (NBR), Bangladesh Book of Records (BBR), Cambodia Book of Records (CBR), Laos Book of Records (LBR), Thailand Book of Records (TBR), Global Union of Managers (GUM), Indonesia Book of Records (IDBR), National Register of Records (NRR), World Record Association (WRA), Global Vietnamese Record Organization (VietWorld), World Science Academy of Record (WSAR), World Record Content Academy (WRCA), Global Education Record Holder (GWRH), International World Record Holder Association (IWRHA), Global Record Holder Achievement Bank (GAB), Global Practices Online University (GPO), and World Humanity Institute (WHI).

The International Records Festival 2022 was attended by a huge number of foreign delegates including top scientists, doctors and industrialists from Indonesia, Vietnam, Nepal, Singapore, the USA and Great Britain. It was a colourful mix of Asian intellectuals and creative leaders.

Record makers are the creators of impossible things and ideas. A number of stalls showcasing interesting stuff and record related activities were attracting the visitors and guests at the International Records Festival 2022.

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At the International Records Festival 2022, everyone was keen to meet and greet Dr. Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, Editor-in-Chief of ‘India Book of Records’ and ‘Asia Book of Records’ - a platform that brings to the fore all the new inventor, leaders and game changers, thus setting new standards for others. Dr. Biswaroop, who has done Ph.D in Diabetes and has authored 25 bestseller books, is a globally renowned Medical Nutritionist.

Since 2006, the India Book of Records (IBR) has been the undisputed curator and the custodian of Indian Records. It is simply not about making a record, but pushing the human boundaries to reach a yearning for the collective good of Mankind as well as overcoming individual limitations. IBR board members come from Vietnam, Malaysia, USA, Nepal, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Thailand.

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The legendary Sufi singer and Member of Parliament from North-West Delhi constituency, Padma Shri Hans Raj Hans graced the International Records Festival 2022 as the chief guest. He sings Punjabi folk and Sufi music as well as in movies and has also released his own ‘Punjabi-pop’ albums. He has worked alongside other artists, such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the movie Kachche Dhaage. Hans has been an honorary music professor at Washington DC University and San Jose State University. His biography “Rags to Ragas... and Beyond - Hans Raj Hans”, authored by Preet Inder Dhillon, was published by Power Publishers. As a youth, Hans learned from music director Charanjit Ahuja. Then he started singing Punjabi folk, devotional and Sufi music.

The World Records University was formed a decade ago on the basis of a 5P agenda, i.e. Persuade, Passion, Promote, Propagate & Preserve. In the past ten years, the university has received over 5000 thesis, which is the heritage of the future.

First Asian Cosmonaut

Phạm Tuan (born February 14, 1947), the first Asian Cosmonaut was the attraction of the International Records Festival 2022. A retired Vietnam Air Force aviator and cosmonaut, he became the first Vietnamese citizen and the first person from an Asian country to fly in space when he launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Interkosmos Research Cosmonaut. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Tuan reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in the VPAF before eventually training to be a research cosmonaut in the joint USSR-Vietnamese space program. Tuan was initially sent to the USSR to train as a radar engineer. On 1 April 1979, he was selected as a member of the sixth international crew for the Interkosmos program.

Every year Top 50 India Book of Records are placed in the ‘World Records Museum’ in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Top 10 India Book of Record holders are honoured by Vietnam Book of Records at Ho Chi Minh City, in the presence of over 1000 international record holders and global media.

The record holders never get old, possess super immunity, and they keep going, because of their passion to excel in their chosen field.

Dr. Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury Editor-in-Chief India Book of Records

Mrs Neerja Roy Chowdhury, Managing Editor, India Book of Records honouring Mrs. Theresa Quach (USA) during the inaugural ceremony of the International Records Festival 2022.

Mrs Neerja Roy Chowdhury, Managing Editor, India Book of Records presenting a trophy to Padma Shri Hans Raj Hans, Member of Parliament and the famous Sufi singer from Punjab.

Mrs Neerja Roy Chowdhury, Managing Editor, India Book of Records honours Dr. Le Doan Hop, Chairman, Vietnam Record Setting Council of VRA and former Minister of Information, Vietnam.

The World Record Holders’ Meet held after a gap of two years witnessed huge response and applause.

Record holders received applause from the delegates.

Select record holders were felicitated with special certificates.

The event of World Records University was certainly remarkable.

The esteemed record holders invited and felicitated during the 4th Wold Record Holders Meet held at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi on September 11, 2022, ranged from government dignitaries, and industry corporate giants, alongside the other record holders who have been consistently creating new milestones or breaking the old records.

The World Records University Remember

those days of childhood, when you used to immerse in some activity of your choice, spending hours, and still wanted more? You would just get lost in that activity, and enjoyed the most in those moments. Such favorite activities are called a hobby or a passion that you love above all other things. A hobby can be anything from collecting certain items to writing poetry, learning a new skill, or playing a game. That is, any such activity to do in free time in which we often get lost. When you grew up, that hobby was left behind. Not many people took it as seriously as it should have been. Then came the day of January 12, 2012, when the Chief Editors of six countries’ record

books held a meeting at 12 noon in New Delhi. These included the Chief Editors of Record Books of Vietnam, Thailand, Canada, the UK, and Italy, besides the India Book of Records.

During the brainstorming session an idea emerged out that whether the record holders are born or whether they are groomed. After a long debate, it was concluded that the record holders are not born but they are trained and groomed. This further highlighted and gave an insight that there is a systematic methodology which works silently in the background and leads to success. Any one inspiring to be a record holder can be one by following the record holder’s path, and adopting the same strategy and the pattern of training.

This insight further gave birth to a dire need of some documentation system to document the various strategies, various thesis, which lead to the achievement and setting of record. This paved the way for millions of new aspirants to follow the same track and become next record-holder. So it was quite evident that anyone who dares to dream of being a record holder can make his/her mark by simply following the guidelines and going through the set rules of the game to make it to the pinnacle and to be a record-holder. For instance, the person who is the record-holder for memorizing the fastest is not born

differently with any special inherent talent or a strong memory, rather he has followed certain set of methods or techniques, which he had undergone for a certain hours a day, certain days a week, certain weeks a month, and may be a certain months in a year if not certain years to make it happen. He has learned the skills, practiced them thoroughly and finally created a record to become a record holder. So anybody who is given this process, this technique or complete compilation can easily duplicate this record of memorizing the fastest. This task could be easily achieved by n number of persons in no time.

This clearly implies that the record holder is rather a discoverer who discovered this special method, which makes him special and differentiates him from the rest of the community. The hidden flaw felt here was that this special technique remains with the record holder only and that’s too till he is part of this world. The moment he kicks the bucket, the technique becomes a mystery for everyone. But at the same time if someone get this technique or method jotted somewhere, recorded somewhere or better get it compiled into a thesis, then this entire process will go into the archive and will remain in the world till eternity and would keep on serving the mankind forever. So this thesis emerges out to be invariably important ingredient of this entire system to help many other people to duplicate the feat numerous times in the days to come. This incited all the participants to realize the need of a university that can take care of this entire process and cater to the need of the masses globally. This vacuum was felt by all the participants and gave rise to the concept of World Record University.

In the backdrop of this brainstorming all the participants went back to their countries to explore the viability and the feasibility to practically formulate the concept of World Record University in their individual countries. In India this responsibility was shouldered to the India Book of Records. To initiate the World Record University, Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, Editor-inChief of India Book of Records went to The University Grants commission (UGC) and to the Directorate of Education, New Delhi. He was made to understand that “Presently in Indian educational system there is no such concept of creating and establishing the records and this concept as such is out of their prerogative and prevents them from formulating any system or guidelines for it.”

This lead to an out-of- box thinking and encouraged the members of National Book of Records to follow the system, the way the Olympic Committee was formed years back, in the absence of any regulation available with any country to conduct sports globally. Therefore, at that time, all the sports loving countries came together and formed an association which was

named Olympics. In those olden days the representatives from the various participant countries formed a body and set the ball rolling which later on with the passage of the time kept on consolidating itself and finally come to a solid level. This is the same Olympics which is today recognized as an accredited sports conducting body and is globally accepted.

Similar is the case of Medical Association. The American Heart Association is neither associated nor affiliated to any university or Government body. And so is the case of the Judo Association or the Taikwondo Association. They are also not associated with any of the Government body as they are just out of their purview and is not the subject of their concern because of their inception stage. They are not associated either to UGC or to the Department of education. On the similar pattern, all the National

Record Holder Festival 2013 participants decided to form an autonomous body to globally embody the structure and the system to document the methodologies used in achieving the records.

Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury says, “Research from medical science has proved that people who pursue a hobby throughout their life are healthier, live longer, get sick less, and are happier than those who do not have a hobby. With so many benefits, it is obvious that hobbies should be taken seriously. A 5P agenda was declared at the meeting, which included - Persuade, Passion, Promote, Propagate, and Preserve.”

After the discussion, all the delegates returned to their respective countries with the promise that they would explore the possibility of creating an institution that would preserve the hobbies’ heritage so that the next generations could know about it and the hobbies never go extinct. Eventually, everyone, especially the Chief Editors of the India Book of Records, Vietnam Book of Records, and Thailand Book of Records, decided to create an autonomous body on their own. It was named the World Records University, strategically headquartered in the UK, and headed by Thomas Richard William Bain, the Vice-Chancellor. It has been ten years since the establishment of the World Records University and it has received over 5000 thesis, which is the heritage of the future.

Mrs Neerja Roy Chowdhury, Managing Editor, India Book of Records, said, “Any person who has done something distinct and is a record holder of the respective nation can be the applicant to apply for the Doctorate Degree. The second step is to compile

the complete adopted system, the idea, the methodology, the resources, the skill set, the technology and the various ingredients involved in achieving that feat to become a record holder in black and white, so as to make it readily available for the new aspirants and the entire mankind to repeat the excellence one has achieved.”

Once the application for the Doctorate Degree is submitted at the World Record University in the concerned nation, the same application would be forwarded to all the branches of this University in various nations along with their head offices, to give their consent and approval. Once the consent is received from at least three participating Chief-Editors, regarding the compilation that it is sufficient to let others achieve the same accomplishment by adopting the stated methodology and by following the given instructions in the thesis. Their approval will automatically entitle the record-holder to be honored with the Doctorate Degree and titled as doctorate in that particular field. For instance, if someone has created a record in breaking a set of tiles in a definite number of strikes in a particular environment or breaking a number of canes in a stipulated time say one minute and has compiled the whole process so as to enable others to duplicate the same, he would be conferred with the Honorary degree of Doctorate in that particular subject, say breaking tiles or breaking canes in one minute. In short he would be honored for his Creation, his invention, his discovery and finally his compilation to serve the mankind.

This fact is to be noted that the World Record University is not guided or controlled by either University Grant Commission or any other Government run body or aegis of any institution. It is an independent autonomous body formed by the national ChiefEditors of various nations as India, Nepal, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indo-China, Laos, Cambodia and many others.

Record Holders felicitated

ManyRecord holders were honoured for setting different records under the India Book of Records at the 4th World Record Holders Meet. The representative of Rajasthani Mahila Mandal of Bhiwandi, Maharashtra was honoured for largest Ghoomer dance relay; Dharmendra Shah of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh for being a passionate bird saver; Mukund Kumar Yadav of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh for making an innovative Piezoelectric road model; representative of Cadila Pharmaceuticals for collecting the maximum number of messages from doctors to raise public awareness about

Tuberculosis; and Alka Srivastava, founder and chairperson of Laxmibai Mahila Nagrik Sahkari Bank Maryadit, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh for least non-performing assets managed by an allwomen co-operative bank.

Among other prominent record holders, were Kaustav Ghosh of Kolkata, West Bengal and Laxmi Sorte of Mumbai, Maharashtra for Maximum national highways traveled in a single trip by a duo; Animesh Sharma for Maximum interviews of celebrities conducted by an RJ, and Brijesh Dixit, MD of Maha Metro (Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited) for maximum metro stations constructed on a double decker viaduct, and also for the longest viaduct with highway flyover and metro rail supported on single column piers. This project was the brainchild of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. Dixit was presented with the Privilege Certificate of Distinct Honour and Praise along with other select record holders. Dixit was felicitated by Thang Van Phuc, a Member of the Council of the World Record Union, Chairman of the Vietnam Records Association, and former Deputy Minister of Vietnam home affairs.

The greatest mystery of life is our ignorance of human brain. In fact, brain is a gateway to some higher attainment. The work done by Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury is an assurance that not everything is lost in the civilization.

Justice M.N. Venkatachelliah Former Chief Justice of India

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Youngest to solve India map inset puzzle

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Longest duration to hold Supta Padmasana yoga pose

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Longest duration to play drums blindfolded by a kid

The record for playing drums blindfolded for the longest duration was set by Hriday Priyank Gesota (born on January 25, 2016) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He continuously played the drums for 22 minutes and 44 seconds (while being blindfolded) at the age of 6 years, 6 months and 9 days, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

Depicting the Ramayana on dry banana leaf

The record for depicting the Ramayana on a dry banana leaf was set by Rajendran V. R. (born on February 21, 1980) of Chittur, Kerala. He depicted the Ramayana on a dry banana leaf (measuring 6 feet x 2.5 feet) and completed the painting in 10 hours and 45 minutes using acrylic colours, as confirmed on August 2, 2022.

Maximum juvenile prisoners provided Bharat Scout and Guide training by an individual

The record for providing Bharat Scout and Guide training to the maximum number of juvenile prisoners was set by Ram Kumar (born on March 1, 1968) of Fathegarh, Uttar Pradesh. He provided Bharat Scout and Guide training to 36 juvenile prisoners (under the age of 18 years) for 3 days from July 23, 2022 to July 25, 2022, from 10 am to 5 pm, as confirmed on August 17, 2022.

National song played on drums at the top of Naina Peak by a child

The record for playing the national song on drums at the top of Naina Peak was set by Mahiman Khanijo (born on July 30, 2014) of Nainital, Uttarakhand. He played the national song on drums (Vande Mataram) at a height of 8,566 feet above the sea level at Naina Peak (Nainital) at the age of 8 years and 27 days, as confirmed on August 26, 2022.

Maximum Instagram reels made by a child

The record for making the maximum number of Instagram reels was set by Samiksha Ashish Jain (born on August 26, 2010) of Nagpur, Maharashtra. She made 65 reels in 9 minutes and 57 seconds, in which she enacted movie scenes, dialogues and cracked jokes at the age of 11 years, 11 months and 2 days, as confirmed on July 28, 2022.

Fastest to type English alphabet in reverse order while performing Nunchuck strikes

The record for being the fastest to type the English alphabet in reverse order while performing Nunchuck strikes was set by Adarsh S.S. (born on August 3, 2006) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He typed the English alphabet from Z to A (lower case) with his right hand in 6 seconds and 45 milliseconds while simultaneously performing Nunchuck strikes with his left hand, as confirmed on August 1, 2022.

Maximum action words performed by a kid

The record for performing the maximum number of action words was set by Samaira Firdaus (born on January 26, 2019) of Hyderabad, Telangana. She performed 88 action words in 3 minutes and 49 seconds at the age of 3 years, 5 months and

Fastest toddler to recite all elements of the periodic table blindfolded

The record for being the fastest to recite all the elements of the periodic table in order was set by Myra Ankit Joshi (born on December 19, 2019) of Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra. She recited all the 118 elements of the periodic table in order in 3 minutes and 12 seconds, while being blindfolded, at the age of 2 years, 7 months and 30 days, as confirmed on August 18, 2022.

Fastest toddler to identify all human bones

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Fastest to recall all Kerala MLAs’ names by a kid

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Maximum seashells painted with different art forms of all Indian states

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Maximum countries identified on outlined world map by a child

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Cycling for the longest duration by a child to celebrate Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on Independence Day

The record for cycling for the longest duration to celebrate Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on Independence Day was set by Bhavya Agrawal (born on January 18, 2015) of Kota, Rajasthan. He cycled 75 minutes on August 15, 2022 to celebrate 75 years of Indian independence; starting from Vikram Chowk at 5:02 am and completing it at Shaheed Smarak at 6:17 am, covering 20.21 km at the age of 7 years, 6 months and 28 days, as confirmed on August 16, 2022.

Youngest girl to donate hair for Cancer patients

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Fastest toddler to recall the capitals of 100 countries

The record for being the fastest to recall the capitals of 100 countries was set by Adhyayan Mondal October 16, 2019) of Asansol, West Bengal. He recalled the capitals of 100 countries in 1 minute and 54 seconds at the age of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

Maximum mango dishes prepared by an institute

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Maximum portraits drawn with flour

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Maximum finger snaps in one minute by an individual

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Maximum miniature paintings made by an individual

The record for making the maximum number of miniature paintings was set by Mamta Sharma (born 12, 1984) of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh (currently residing in Muscat, Oman). She made 3249 beautiful miniature paintings (each measuring 4 mm x 4 mm) based on realistic landscapes and still life objects, as confirmed on August 4, 2022.

Maximum paintings made on glass sheet

The record for making the maximum number of paintings on glass sheets was set by Deepak November 1, 1996) of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. He made 12 beautiful paintings including Dr. D. Veerenda, Mickey Mouse, B.R. Ambedkar and Adiyogi on glass sheets, as confirmed on August 8, 2022.

Longest duration to hold Vakrasana yoga pose by a teen

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Maximum miniature paintings made by a teen using waste material

The record for making the maximum number of miniature paintings was set by Moulika De (born on March 10, 2008) of Howrah, West Bengal. She made 532 miniature paintings (each measuring 3.5 cm × 3.8 cm) using soap covers, toothpaste covers and medicine covers at the age of 14 years, 4 months and 20 days, as confirmed on July 29, 2022

Maximum miniature mural paintings made on a single sheet

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Fastest to cover Golden Triangle on a bicycle to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

The record for being the fastest to cover Golden Triangle on a bicycle to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav was set by Jitendra Patel (born on January 22, 1989) of Udaipur, Rajasthan. He started his expedition on August 13, 2022 at 6:00 am from Jaipur, visited Delhi and Agra and completed at Jaipur on August 14, 2022 at 10:27 am. He covered 683 km in 28 hours and 27 minutes, as confirmed on August 17, 2022.

Fastest to recall backwards 100 digits of Pi value blindfolded

The record for being the fastest to recall backwards 100 digits of Pi value blindfolded was set by Miraya Birla (born on October 24, 2013) of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. She recited the Pi value of 100 digits backwards in 15.60 seconds while being blindfolded at the age of 8 years, 4 months and 1 day, as confirmed on February 25, 2022.

Longest duration to hold Vajrasana yoga pose by a quadragenarian

The record for being in the the Vajrasana yoga pose for the longest duration was set by Naresh Kumar Pathak (born on October 1, 1974) of Faridabad, Haryana. He remained in the Vajrasana yoga pose for 1 hour, 8 minutes and 44 seconds at the age of 47 years, 10 months and 24 days, as confirmed on August 25, 2022.

Longest duration to hold shirshasana pose by a septuagenarian

The record for being in the shirshasana pose for the longest duration was set by Bhupendra Kumar Mohanlal Patel (born on October 16, 1950) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He remained in the shirshasana (headstand) yoga pose for 1 hour, 49 minutes and 47 seconds at the age of 71 years, 10 months and 6 days, as confirmed on August 22, 2022.

Maximum 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cubes solved by a child in 5 minutes while answering General knowledge

The record for solving the maximum number of 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cubes in 5 minutes while answering General Knowledge was set by Mitesh Lal (born on August 16, 2013) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He solved thirteen 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cubes in 5 minutes while answering 38 General Knowledge questions in French language at the age of 8 years, 11 months and 15 days, as confirmed on July 28, 2022.

Round trip solo expedition by a female motorcyclist from Bengaluru to Khardung La Pass

The record for completing a round trip solo expedition from Bengaluru to Khardung La Pass was set by Anny Amrutha Maria (born on December 10, 1985) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. She started her journey from Bengaluru on May 6, 2022, on a Royal Enfield motorcycle, reached Khardung La Pass on May 17, 2022 and completed her journey at Bengaluru on May 30, 2022. She covered 7,379 km in 24 days and 13 hours, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

Largest rangoli made by an individual along with specially abled students

The record for making the largest rangoli was set by Madhuri Satish Suda (born on November 26,1971) of Amravati, Maharashtra, along with specially abled students. She, along with 15 deaf and dumb children (specially disabled), made a rangoli (measuring 21.2 feet × 25.2 feet), depicting our motherland, in 2 hours and 33 minutes on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence at Shri Bulidan Rathi Deaf and Dumb Vidyalaya (Amravati). This programme was managed by Premchand R. Agrawal, as confirmed on August 22, 2022.

Maximum yoga poses performed by a toddler

The record for performing the maximum number of yoga poses was set by S. L. Hanvitta (born on September 25, 2019) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She performed 26 yoga poses including pranamasana, tadasana, siddhasana, balasana, dandasana, vrikshasana, bitilasana, trikonasana vajrasana and sukhasana in 4 minutes and 26 seconds at the age of 2 years, 10 months and 4 days, as confirmed on July 29, 2022.

Maximum items identified and recalled by a kid in one minute

The record for identifying and recalling the maximum number of items in one minute was set by Shashini K. (born on June 7, 2016) of Salem, Tamil Nadu. She identified and recalled 120 items in 1 minute, including animals and birds at the age of 5 years, 11 months and 20 days, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

Fastest toddler to identify all continents and oceans

The record for being the fastest toddler to identify all continents and oceans was set by Himaadri Gautam (born on October 10, 2020) of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. She identified all 7 continents and 5 oceans in 24 seconds at the age of 1 year, 8 months and 30 days, as confirmed on July 9, 2022.

Fastest child to recite reverse counting from 100 to 1 in English

The record for being the fastest to recite reverse counting from 100 to 1 in English was set by Viviksha M.(born on July 5, 2013) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. She recited reverse counting from 100 to 1 in 40 seconds and 5 milliseconds at the age of 9 years and 30 days, as confirmed on August 4, 2022.

Longest duration to hold Omkarasana yoga pose while balancing a glass of water on

The record for being in the Omkarasana yoga pose for the longest duration while balancing a glass of water on the head was set by (born on August 13, 2014) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He held himself in the Omkarasana yoga pose while balancing a plastic glass of water on his head for 10 minutes and 15 seconds at the age of 8 years and 11 days, as confirmed on August 24, 2022.

Youngest to bat on cricket pitch

The record for being the youngest to bat on a cricket pitch was Adam Sangeeth Joseph (born on January 28, 2020) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (currently residing in Dubai, UAE). He held a cricket bat and batted continuously for 7 minutes (on a cricket pitch) at the age of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, as confirmed on July 30, 2022.

Maximum Roman numbers recalled in five minutes by a kid

The record for recalling the maximum Roman numbers in five minutes was set by Juhi Siddharth Kothari She recalled 61 Roman numbers in 5 minutes at the age of 7 years, 11 months and 10 days, as confirmed on July

Maximum birds identified in alphabetical order

The record for identifying the maximum number of birds in alphabetical order was set by Riya Shynoob (born on December 6, 2013) of Kozhikode, Kerala. She identified 420 birds in alphabetical order with correct names in 12 minutes and 40 seconds at the age of 8 years, 2 months and 20 days, as confirmed on February 26, 2022.

Maximum Bible verses recited in one minute

The record for reciting the maximum number of Bible verses Sheeba Joy (born on 1978) of Kollam, Kerala. She recited 19 verses from the Book of Psalms including Psalms chapter 1 verses), Chapter 23 (6 verses) and chapter 54 (7 verses) in Malayalam, as confirmed on July 28, 2022.

Maximum e- certificates received from WHO by a child

The record for receiving the maximum number of e- certificates from WHO was set by Ishaan Arun August 26, 2011) of Trivandrum, Kerala. He received 47 World Health Organisation certificates out of which 31 were records of achievement and 16 were participation certificates from April 25, 2020 to August 25, 2022 at the age of 11 years, as confirmed on August

Maximum species of dinosaurs recited in one minute while being blindfolded by a child

The record for reciting the maximum number of species of dinosaurs in one Niranjan Vimal (born on 2014) of Idukki Kerala. He recited 75 species of dinosaurs (with their correct names) in one minute at the age of 7 years, 10 months and 18 days, as confirmed on July 27, 2022.

Fastest child to recite reverse counting from 100 to 1 while simultaneously playing Ghatam blindfolded

The record for being the fastest to recite reverse 100 to 1 while simultaneously playing the Ghatam blindfolded was set by Aldin Frickson on October Tamil Nadu. He recited the reverse counting from 100 to 1 in 1 minute and 56 seconds while simultaneously playing the Ghatam blindfolded, at the age of 9 years, 9 months and 24 days, as confirmed on August

The record for being the youngest divemaster was set by Adithya Srinivasan (born on April 6, 2007) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He achieved the PADI junior distinctive certification number 2204AM6544 on April 13, 2022 at the age of 15 years and 7 days, as confirmed on July 4, 2022.

and recalled by a toddler

The record for identifying and recalling the maximum number of Hindu Gods was set by Pradhatri Gajawada (born on February 21, 2020) of Karim Nagar, Telangana. She identified and recalled the names of 43 Hindu Gods in 3 minutes and 37 seconds. Out of these, 41 were found to be correct at the age of 2 years, 5 months and 26 days, as confirmed on August 16, 2022.

Maximum animals identified in one minute by a toddler

The record for identifying the maximum number of animals in one minute was set by Ayaan Tiwari (born on September 5, 2019) of Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. He identified 54 animals (by looking at their pictures) in one minute, at the age of 2 years, 7 months and 17 days, as confirmed on May 4, 2022.

Maximum Rubik’s cubes solved while performing inline skating by a child

The record for solving the maximum number of Rubik’s cubes while performing inline skating was set by Desai Daivik Vivekkumar (born on April 9, 2013) of Surat, Gujarat. He solved 13 Rubik’s cubes including snake cube, 3 x 3, mirror cube and pyramid in 17 minutes and 59 seconds while performing inline skating, at the age of 9 years, 3 months and 24 days, as confirmed on August 2, 2022.

Youngest to recite the multiplication tables in reverse order from 10 to 1

The record for being the youngest to recite the multiplication tables in reverse order from 10 to 1 was set by Ved Shubhangi Sujitkumar Thombare (born on September 2, 2017) of Pune, Maharashtra. He recited the multiplication tables in reverse order from 10 to 1 in 3 minutes and 51 seconds at the age of 4 years, 10 months 2022.

Maximum models made with blocks by a child

The record for making the maximum number of models with blocks was set by A. Dheeraj (born on November 27, 2013) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He made 361 models including animals, cars, monuments, temples and houses using colourful puzzle blocks at the age of 8 years, 8 months and 8 days, as confirmed on August 4, 2022.

Fastest child to recite the seven Kaandas of Ramayana

The record for being the fastest to recite the seven Kaandas of Ramayana was set by Aarohi Khandelwal (born on December 9, 2014) of Gumla, Jharkhand. She recited all the seven Kaandas (Yuddha Kaanda, Bala Kaanda, Ayodhya Kaanda, Kishkindhaa Kaanda, Uttara Kaanda, Aranya Kaanda and Sundara Kaanda) in narrative seconds in Hindi language, at the age of 7 years, 7 months, and 28 days, as confirmed

Smallest origami fish made using paper

The record for making the smallest origami fish using paper was set by Thamjeetha Shahabas on March Kerala. She made a small origami fish (measuring 1.9 cm x 0.6 cm) using green colour paper in 1 minute, 21 seconds and 75 milliseconds, as confirmed on August

Fastest kid to perform one hundred punches using both hands

The record for being the fastest to perform one hundred punches using both hands was set by Aarnith Vinoth Kumar (born on January 23, 2017) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu (currently residing in Bahrain). He performed 100 punches on a punching bag (using both hands with boxing gloves) in 17 seconds at the age of 5 years, 6 months and 25 days, as confirmed on August 17, 2022.

Innovative nano micro controller Robot made by an individual

The record for making an innovative nano micro controller Robot was set by Ben Ralph Pereira (born on December 1, 2000) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He made a robot using an Arduino nano micro controller with a USB cable, Android App, Gear set motors, jumper wires, motor driver board, 9v battery and Bluetooth module. The Robot continuously rotates 360 degrees in both clockwise anticlockwise directions by a remote controller, as confirmed on August 2, 2022.

Fastest to solve two- and three-digit addition sums by a child

The record for being the fastest to solve the maximum number of two and three-digit addition sums was set by Chinmay Mahesh Prabhu (born on December 6, 2011) of Titwala, Maharashtra. He mentally added 24 two and three-digit addition (2, 3 and 4 rows) sums non-stop without using a calculator in 2 minutes, 14 seconds and 69 milliseconds at the age of 10 years, 8 months and 16 days, as confirmed on August 22, 2022.

Maximum number of times Raag played on Keyboard in one minute

The record for playing a Raag on the Keyboard for the maximum number of times in one minute was set by Kabir Chhabra (born on August 29, 2013) of Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. He played Swarmalika (Raag Bhoopali) 15 times in one minute on a Keyboard (Synthesiser) at the age of 8 years, 11 months and 30 days, as confirmed on August 12, 2022.

Maximum magic tricks performed blindfolded in one minute by an individual

The record for performing the maximum number of magic tricks blindfolded in one minute was set by Sarath S. (born on May 5, 1985) of Alappuzha, Kerala. He performed 18 magic tricks using different materials including colour changing silk, dove picture to original dove, card vanishing frame, pan to flower and single rose appearing in one minute at the age of 37 years, 2 months and 4 days, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

Largest handmade RC aircraft model in the transporter category

The record for making the largest handmade RC aircraft model in the transporter category was set by Yadwinder Singh Khokhar (born on March 18, 1973) of Bathinda, Punjab. He made a model of ‘C130 Hercules’ using thermocol and outfitted with the powerful brushless motors (which give the power to fly) and fuelled by a 22-volt Lithium Polymer battery. The total flying weight is 7.5 kg with a wingspan of 94 inches, as confirmed on August 16, 2022.

titles won by an individual

The record for winning the maximum number of fashion pageant titles was set by Shanik A. (born on March 28, 1990) of Tirur, Kerala. He has won 7 fashion pageant titles including Mission Dreams Mr. India 2021, Mission Dreams Mr. Confident 2021, Mr. Chennai 2021, Mr. Thrissur 2021, Mr. Shining Star 2021, Mr. Kerala 2021 (second runner -up) and Mr. Active 2021 at the age of 32 years, 4 months and 13 days, as confirmed on August 10, 2022.

Maximum antibiotics recited by an individual

The record for reciting the names of the maximum numbers of antibiotics was set by Shabana Parveen S. (born on April 17, 1996) of Palakkad, Kerala. She recited the names of 56 antibiotics such as Ticarcillin clavulanic acid, Amoxicillin clavulanic acid, Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole and Cefoperazone sulbactam in 1 minute and 5 seconds, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

Youngest Director of World Martial Arts Committee

The record for being the youngest Director of the World Martial Arts Committee was set by Koustav Sarkar (born on December 22, 2002) of Kolkata, West Bengal. He was appointed National Director (President) of the World Martial Arts Committee – India on July 21, 2022. He became the Head of the National Sports Body in Martial Art at the age of 19 years, 7 months and 25 days, as confirmed on August 16, 2022.

Longest duration to perform pedal strokes on an elliptical machine

The record for performing pedal strokes on an elliptical machine for the longest duration was set by S. Jawahar (born on June 19, 2000) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He performed the stimulated distance forward pedal strokes on an elliptical machine for 12 hours (7am to 7pm) on June 20, 2022 at U vs U fitness Gym, Chennai, as confirmed on August 13, 2022

Maximum animals’ young ones, sounds and habitats recalled by a kid

The record for recalling the maximum number of animals’ young ones, sounds and habitat was set by Abhilasha Akhuli (born on November 12, 2018) of Bankura, West Bengal. She recalled the names of 62 animals’ young ones, sounds made by them and their habitats in 5 minutes and 51 seconds, at the age of 3 years, 8 months and 8 days, as confirmed on July 20, 2022.

Cycling 50 km for maximum days by a quinquagenarian

The record for cycling 50 km for the maximum number of days was set by Patel Sunilkumar (born on August 3, 1969) of Vadodara, Gujarat. He cycled 50 km for 179 days from January 2, 2022 to July 26, 2022 to promote cycling at the age of 52 years, 11 months and 24 days, as confirmed on July 27, 2022.

Maximum videos on Vedic Maths made and uploaded on YouTube by a septuagenarian

The record for making and uploading the maximum number of videos on Vedic Maths was set by Dr. Atkuri Venkateswara Rao (born on November Rangareddy, Andhra Pradesh. He made 79 teaching videos of Vedic Maths and uploaded them on his YouTube channel from February 3, 2018 to December 20, 2020 at the age of 78 years and 20 days, as confirmed on August 17, 2022.

Maximum safety pins used to write the freedom fighter names by an individual

The record for writing the names of the freedom fighters using maximum safety pins was set by Poonam Rani (born on July 12, 1995) of Ferozepur, Punjab. She wrote the names of 5 freedom fighters namely Mahatma Gandhi, Tantia Tope, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Bhagat Singh and Nana Sahib using 884 safety pins at the age of 27 years and 23 days, as confirmed on August 4, 2022.

The word ‘Ram’ written on leaves for the maximum number of times

The record for writing the word ‘Ram’ on leaves for the maximum number of times was set Sunil Kumar (born on January 1, 1986) of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He wrote the word ‘Ram’ 21,121 times on different betel leaves from 5:30 am to 8:20 pm on June 28, 2022 and immersed these leaves into the river with the help of his team, as confirmed on July 13, 2022.

Maximum roundhouse drop kicks in 30 seconds by an individual

The record for performing the maximum number of roundhouse drop kicks in 30 seconds was set by Pratyaksh Kumar Jha (born on January of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He performed 56 roundhouse drop kicks (raising and dropping his right foot only) in 30 seconds at the age of 26 years, 6 months and 25 days, as confirmed on August 22, 2022.

Maximum times Parsvakonasana performed in one minute by a vicenarian

The record for performing the Parsvakonasana for the maximum number of times in one minute was set by Ashwini Radder (born on October 17, 1995) of Shiggaon, Karnataka. She performed Parsvakonasana for 30 times nonstop in one minute (during her ninth month of pregnancy) at the age of 26 years and 10 months, as confirmed on August 17, 2022.

Maximum certificates received by a teenager

The record for receiving the maximum number of certificates was set by Arnav Nigam (born on October 30, 2007) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. He received a total of 743 certificates (including 581 in academics and 162 in extracurricular activities). He received medals and certificates in academics and multiple co-curricular activities including National and International Olympiads, basketball, painting, Chess, poster making, craft and pencil sketch competitions at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 27 days, as confirmed on August 26, 2022.

Smallest glass robot made by a teen

The record for making the smallest glass robot was set by Kirthan Jagajivan (born on January 23, 2004) of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. He made a glass robot (measuring 18 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm) that can be wirelessly controlled by using a mobile phone via Bluetooth using a microcontroller, 2 motor drivers, 1 Bluetooth module, 2 batteries, 7 motors and wheels, at the age of 18 years, 6 months and 26 days, as confirmed on August 13, 2022.

Maximum portraits of Swami Vivekanand drawn on a single eggshell

The record for drawing the maximum number of portraits of Swami Vivekananda on a single eggshell was set by Amalraj K. (born on October 4, 1998) of Kozhikode, Kerala. He drew 25 portraits of Swami Vivekananda (each portrait measuring 1.6 cm x 1cm) on a single egg shell in 48 minutes using a colour pencil, as confirmed on August 2, 2022.

Maximum unique collections under one roof

The record for having the maximum number of unique collections under one roof was set by Jeevan Singh Bisht (born on May 8, 1960) of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He has a collection of coins, currency notes, Hindi newspapers, calendars, newspaper cuttings of important events in Indian and world history, old clocks, birthday candles, pens and pencils in a beautifully decorated room at his residence, as confirmed on August 16, 2022.

Smallest Theyyam painting made using acrylic colours

The record for making the smallest Theyyam painting using acrylic colours was set by Kavya Jayachandran (born on December 21, 2002) of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. She made a small painting of Theyyam (measuring 8 mm x 8 mm) using acrylic colours, as confirmed on August 16, 2022.

Smallest hand embroidered National Anthem

The record for making the smallest hand embroidered National Anthem was set by Misbina M.M. (born on April 20, 2002) of Kozhikode, Kerala. She beautifully the National Anthem of India (10 Hindi language on cloth, using of embroidery thread, as August 16, 2022.

Largest artwork using peg boards and fusion beads

The record for making the largest artwork using peg boards and fusion beads was set by Alpana Mittal (born on October 23, 1968) of Noida, Uttar Pradesh. She made the largest artwork (measuring 48 inches x 36 inches) using 63 pegboards and 46,563 fusion beads, as confirmed on August 1, 2022.

Maximum names of Mahabharata characters recited by a kid

The record for reciting the maximum number of names of Mahabharata characters was set by Saanvi C Pandiyan (born on May 10, 2015) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. She confidently recited the names of 205 characters of Mahabharata in 2 minutes and 29 seconds, at the age of 6 years, 9 months and 18 days, as confirmed on February 28, 2022.

An anthology on maximum historical places of India

This certificate is awarded to Kerala, for being a co-author in record attempt “An anthology on maximum historical places of India” wherein Sanjana Bhanot compiled and authored an anthology titled ‘The Chroniclers of India (ISBN: 978-93-94377-16 5), published by The 2 am Thoughts Publication in January 2022. The anthology, written by more than 25 authors, consists of detailed accounts of 30 historical places of India, as confirmed on May

Maximum motivational podcasts broadcasted by a child

The record for broadcasting the maximum number of podcasts was set by (born on August 7, 2012) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. She broadcasted 210 motivational podcasts through story-telling, learning, anchoring and science at the age of 9 years, 9 months and 19 days, as confirmed on May 26, 2022.

Maximum foot passes with a hula hoop in one minute

The record for performing the maximum number of foot passes with a hula hoop in one minute was set by Samaira Vivek Sharma (born on November 23, 2014) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. She performed 83 hula hoop foot passes in one minute at the age of 7 years, 3 months and 9 days, as confirmed on March 2, 2022.

Maximum honorary doctorates achieved by an individual

The record for achieving the maximum number of honorary doctorates was set by T. T. Varghese (born on October 7, 1987) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He achieved 10 honorary doctorate degrees, namely for ‘Cultural Activities (Diocese of Universal Unity) ‘Blindfolded Magic Performance for an hour’ (World Records University), ‘Gandhian Philosophy Spiritual Art and Culture’ (Gandhian Peace Foundation), Brazil Cultural Activities (ITMUT), Peace and Education (Indian Virtual University), as confirmed on July 27, 2022.

Maximum patriotic songs sung by an individual in different languages

The record for singing the maximum number of patriotic songs in different languages was set by Harish Nayak Ajeru (born on June 30, 1976) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. He sang 75 patriotic songs on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day in Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Bengali and Kannada language in 4 hours and 49 minutes, as confirmed on August 23, 2022.

Smallest replica of hut

The record for making the smallest replica of a hut was set by Arnav Singh (born on August 19, 2011) of Patna, Bihar.

He made the smallest replica of a hut (measuring 0.9 cm x 0.8 cm) using cardboard, as confirmed on August 16, 2022.

Fastest child to recite all Indian states with their capitals and Chief Ministers

The record for being the fastest child to recite the names of all Indian states, with their capitals and Chief Ministers, was set by Hadhi Nizam (born on November 25, 2010) of Kollam, Kerala. He recited the names of all the 28 Indian states, with their capitals and Chief Ministers, in 38 seconds at the age of 11 years, 3 months and 1 day, as confirmed on February 26, 2022.

Fastest kid to answer maximum national and gazetted holidays

The record for being the fastest to answer the maximum number of national and gazetted holidays was set by Magizh Mithran (born on December 27, 2016) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He answered 40 national and gazetted holidays of three consecutive years (from 2020 to 2022) in 2 minutes, 57 seconds and 10 milliseconds at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 28 days, as confirmed on August 24, 2022.

Maximum yoga postures identified by a child in one minute

The record for identifying the maximum number of yoga postures was set by Fathima Amra K.P. (born on October 4, 2014) of Malappuram, Kerala. She identified 50 yoga postures in one minute at the age of 7 years, 9 months and 30 days, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

Fastest to read a storybook upside down by a kid

The record for being the fastest to read a storybook upside down was set by V.K. Harshavthan (born on August 19, 2017) of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu (currently residing in UAE). He read aloud twelve pages of the full story ‘The Gingerbread Man’ (placed upside down) in 2 minutes and 20 seconds at the age of 4 years, 11 months and 10 days, as confirmed on July 29, 2022.

Maximum living creatures identified by a kid

The record for identifying the maximum number of living creatures was set by Gouteesh D.J (born on July 1, 2018) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He identified 310 living creatures including wild animals, sea creatures and birds in 17 minutes and 15 seconds, at the age of 3 year, 7 months and 22 days, as confirmed on February 23, 2022.

Largest painting of dance themes

The record for making the largest painting of dance themes was set by Dhanisha M.V. (born on April 24, 1995) of Kannur, Kerala. She made a painting of Theyyam, Vilakku and Kathakali (measuring 5.3 feet x 3 feet) on a black background using acrylic colours, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

Biggest iron nail art made by a Septuagenarian

The record for making the biggest nail art was set by Shafiq Ahmad Hashmi (born on March 30, 1949) of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. He made a beautiful nail art of a ‘tonga’ (measuring 80 inches x 48 inches), at the age of 73 years, 3 months and 15 days, as confirmed on July 14, 2022.

Reciting counting from 1-10 in maximum languages blindfolded

The record for reciting the counting in the maximum number of languages blindfolded was set by Abhirami C.P. (born on May 16, 2009) of Kozhikode, Kerala. She recited the counting from 1 to 10 in 19 languages namely English, Hebrew, Indonesian, French, Hindi, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Chinese, Sanskrit, Arabic, Romanian, Italian, Lithuanian, Swedish, Persian in 1 minute and 10 seconds while being blindfolded at the age of 13 years, 1 month and 13 days, as confirmed on June 29, 2022.

Fastest to recite all Indian states, their capitals and official languages

The record for being the fastest to recite the names of all Indian states, their capitals and official languages was set by Devanarayan V. (born on August 29, 2014) of Alappuzha, Kerala. He recited the names of all the 28 Indian states, along with their capitals and official languages in 36 seconds at the age of 7 years, 6 months and 4 days, as confirmed on March 2, 2022.

Maximum Indian currency notes’ unique numbers read in one minute by a blindfolded child

The record for reading the unique numbers of the maximum number of Indian currency notes in one minute blindfolded was set by Devanshi Garg (born on October 8, 2014) of Palwal, Haryana. She read the unique numbers of 12 five hundred Indian currency notes in one minute, while being blindfolded, at the age of 7 years, 8 months and 13 days, as confirmed on July 11, 2022.

Maximum backward skips in 30 seconds by a child

The record for performing the maximum number of backward skips in 30 seconds was set by Midhusana S. (born on June 14, 2013) of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. She performed 60 backward skips in 30 seconds, at the age of 8 years, 8 months and 14 days, as confirmed on February 28, 2022.

Longest duration to perform non-stop yoga in water by a child

The record for performing non-stop yoga in water for the longest duration was set by Kuldeep Saikia (born on November 6, 2009) of Kamrup Metro, Assam. He performed non-stop yoga in water for 30 hours (starting on June 20, 2022 at 10:21 am and completing on June 21, 2022 at 4:21 pm) at Dr. Zakir Hussain aquatic complex, Sarusajai stadium Guwahati at the age of 12 years, 9 months and 6 days, as confirmed on August 12, 2022.

Largest collection of Hindi film songs by an individual

The record for possessing the largest collection of Hindi film songs was set by Harpal Singh (born on September 4, 1975) of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. He possesses an audio collection of 74,629 Hindi film songs, from 1932 to August 2022, in his music library (in a portable USB hard disk as MP3 format), as confirmed on August 19, 2022.

Maximum steps walked by a quadragenarian

The record for walking the maximum number of steps was set by Krishan Kumar Saini (born on April 14, 1976) of Yamunanagar, Haryana. He walked 14,55,613 steps (1,094.54 km) in 199 hours, 22 minutes and 47 seconds (16 days) from Bharat Mata Chowk (Raipur) till India Gate (New Delhi). He started walking at 2 pm on August 5, 2022 and completed it at 2 pm on August 21, 2022, at the age of 46 years, 4 months and 7 days, as confirmed on August 23, 2022.

Largest portrait of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose made with mouth

The record for making the largest portrait of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose with mouth was set by Dheeraj K. T. (born on November 8, 1994) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. He made the largest portrait of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (measuring 64 cm x 40 cm) on an A8 size sheet while holding a black marker in his mouth, as confirmed on August 23, 2022.

Youngest to spell number names from 1-100

The record for being the youngest to spell number names from 1- 100 was set by Shivansh Behera (born on January 8, 2019) Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. He spelt the number names from 1 to 100 correctly in 19 minutes and 39 seconds, at the age of 3 years, 1 month and 11days, as confirmed on February 19, 2022.

Largest Latin square using one thousand Pi numbers

The record for making the largest Latin square using one thousand Pi numbers was set by K. Subramani Bengaluru, Karnataka. He made a 1000 by 1000 Latin square using 1000 Pi number values in MS Excel. The sum of all rows, columns and two main diagonals are 4470, as confirmed on August

Maximum sports items used for decorating a temple by a trust

The record for using the maximum number of sports items for decorating a temple was set up by Sri Sathya Ganapathi Shirdi Sai Trust of Bengaluru, Karnataka. The trust used two lakh sports items to decorate the interiors of the temple with bats, balls, wickets, marbles, gloves, pads, footballs, basketballs, volleyballs, throw balls, tennis rackets and other sports items on the occasion of Sri Guru Poornima Day on

Maximum drawings made on incidents of Lord Krishna’s life by an individual

The record for making the maximum number of drawings on the incidents of Lord Krishna’s life was set by Sanjay Kumar V. (born on September 29, 1989) of Fortkochi, Kerala. He made 108 drawings on the incidents of Lord Krishna’s life (Krishna Leela) on August 18, 2022, starting from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm (12 hours continuously) at T.D High School, Mattancherry, using Indian ink on paper, as confirmed on August 20, 2022.

Maximum Surya Namaskars performed by an individual

The record for performing the maximum number of Surya Namaskars was set by Balasurya Manoharan (born on June 8, 2002) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He performed 320 Surya Namaskars in 90 minutes (one and a half hour) on the occasion of 75th Independence DayAugust 15, 2022, conducted at TVS Sundaram Higher Secondary School, Madurai, from 4:30 pm- 6:00 pm, at the age of 20 years, 2 months and 9 days, as confirmed on August 17, 2022.

Maximum Rubik’s Snake Cubes solved while performing hula hoops in one minute by a kid

The record for solving the maximum number of Rubik’s Snake Cubes while doing hula hoops in one minute was set by Sreedharun Nirmal (born on October 19, 2015) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He solved 4 Rubik’s Snake Cubes while simultaneously performing 90 hula hoops in one minute at the age of 6 years, 9 months and 14 days, as confirmed on August 1, 2022.

Youngest to complete motorcycle expedition on Ladakh-Spiti circuit

The record for being the youngest to complete a motorcycle expedition on Ladakh-Spiti circuit was set by Arjun Pundir (born on October 8, 2003) of Munirka, New Delhi. He started his journey from Delhi on May 31, 2022 and completed at Ladakh-Spiti-circuit on June 12, 2022 covering 4,000 km at the age of 18 years, 8 months and 4 days, as confirmed on July 6, 2022.

Maximum roles played in debut feature film

The record for playing the maximum number of roles in a debut feature film was set by Dr. J.N.A. Pradeep (born on April 7, 1967) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He played 8 roles in his debut feature film titled ‘Teardrops in the Rain’. The roles included conceptualising, script writing, directing, editing, being Music Director, Sound Designer, Poster Designer and VFX Creator. The movie was released in AGS Theatre, Chennai on January 2, 2022, as confirmed on April 7, 2022.

Maximum people reciting the national song in Indian Sign Language (ISL)

The record for reciting the national song by the maximum number of people in Indian Sign Language was set by Kerala Police - Kozhikode City and CRC-Kozhikode for Persons with Disabilities, MSJE, GOI. A total of 220 people participated (70 - Police officers, 100 - staff & students of CRC-K and 50 Hearing Impaired students of Ability Arts & Science College, Pulikkal). They together sung Vande Mataram, the national song of India, using ISL in 1 minute and 15 seconds, as confirmed on August 23, 2022.

Appreciation

Anikya Tushar Shirke (born on June 24, 2018) of Thane, Maharashtra, is appreciated for recalling the names of 4 Vedas, young ones of 20 animals, 28 opposite words, 3 mantras, squares of numbers from 1 to 12, 5 highest mountains; and identifying 16 freedom fighters at the age of 4 years and 1 month, as confirmed on August 20, 2022.

Gagan Mithra Mayesh (born on June 27, 2014) of Kannur, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting the names of 160 countries and 14 Prime Ministers of India at the age of 8 years and 1 month, as confirmed on August 9, 2022.

Hadiya K. (born on October 2, 2019) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 14 parts of the body, 11 colours; reciting A – Z along with 26 words, 14 Malayalam swaraksharangal along with 14 words and counting from 1 – 10 at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on August 1, 2022

Adharv G. P. (born on August 28, 2020) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting 7 Emirates of UAE, numbers from 1-10, 4 rhymes; imitating the sounds of 7 animals; identifying 80 images, 10 parts of the body, 5 shapes, 10 fruits, 15 vehicles, 12 animals, 16 household items and 3 computer accessories at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on July 25, 2022.

Aadish Raj (born on March 25, 2020) of Alappuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 8 vehicles, 2 birds, 5 animals, 6 fruits; and reciting the sounds of 5 animals

Harleen Chintan Kharadi (born on June 16, 2018) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is appreciated for reciting one story, 3 Hindi and 2 English rhymes, Hindi vowels (swaras), 3 shlokas and the National Anthem; spelling numbers from 1-10; counting numbers from 1-50; recalling 9 community helpers, young ones of 10 animals; and answering 7 G.K. questions at the age of 4 years and 2 months, as confirmed on August 17, 2022.

Aadidiya Sajith (born on September 24, 2019) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 15 parts of the body, 15 vehicles, 15 actions, 10 famous personalities, 10 flowers; and solving one number puzzle at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on July 29, 2022.

Niharika H. N. (born on December 20, 2014) of Davanagere, Karnataka, is appreciated for writing 103 English words (2-5 letter words) in 5 minutes, at the age of 7 years and 5 months, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

Aarna Konduru (born on January 1, 2021) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for recognizing 62 animals, 20 vegetables, 20 fruits, 15 vehicles, 12 shapes, 10 body parts, 11 colors, 5 company logos, 8 Gods, 5 cartoon characters, 12 actions, 4 flowers, 73 general things; matching 14 animals with their homes; reciting numbers from 1-10; imitating 10 animals sound at the age of 1 year, 6 months and 20 days, as confirmed on July 21, 2022.

Appreciation

Maitreyi Gajendra Nagpure (born on November 06, 2020) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying 9 shapes, 10 colours, 27 wild animals, 14 domestic animals, 11 aquatic animals, 22 birds, 22 parts of the body, 22 festivals, 22 flowers, 26 vegetables, letters of the alphabet from A-Z, counting from 1-20, 25 fruits; mimicking the sounds of 14 animals and birds; and reciting 3 poems at the age of 1 year and 8 months, as confirmed on August 5, 2022.

Adam S. Varghese (born on January 21, 2020) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 19 birds, English alphabetical words, 22 fruits, 15 leaders, 20 vehicles, 24 domestic animals, 21 different trees, 22 games, 15 historical places and monuments, 21 wild animals; and answering 25 G.K. questions at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on July 5, 2022.

Shreyansh Saha (born on October 18, 2019) of Barrackpore, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting the names of 8 planets, months in a year, continents, days of the week, 10 rhymes; identifying flashcards; 26 parts of the body, 27 vegetables, 27 fruits, 20 birds, 27 animals, 9 flowers, 161 miscellaneous objects; and answering 30 General Knowledge questions at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on August 4, 2022.

Aaghneya Ranjith (born on June 6, 2020) of Wadakanchery, Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 3 rhymes, 8 toys, letters of the alphabet from A to Z, 9 vehicles, 14 things, 9 household items, 7 food items, 9 fruits, 9 animals, 14 parts of the body, 9 musical instruments, 9 study materials, 9 birds, 9 vegetables, 12 cosmetic items, 9 water animals, months in a year; imitating the sounds of 8 animals and birds; and counting numbers from 1 to 10 at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

Agneya S. (born February 23, 2020) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting one poem; recalling days of the week, all districts of Kerala, 5 currencies, 4 vegetables, 6 animals, 5 elements of the periodic table; identifying 10 identity documents, 9 parts of the body, 9 fruits, 8 vehicles, 6 food items, 7 animals, 6 Hindu deities, 4 Prime Ministers, 5 public places, 3 types of pollution; performing 7 actions; and answering 8 G.K. questions at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on August 13, 2022.

Kartavir Burbure (born on May 12, 2020) of Gulbarga, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting days of the week, months of the year; identifying English and Hindi alphabet with words, numbers body, 16 vegetables, 19 fruits,

Shriyan S. Koti (born on March 5, 2020) of Dharwad, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 12 pet and wild animals, 15 parts of the body, 8 colours, 12 fruits, 9 national games, 5 shapes, 13 vehicles, 11 vegetables, 10 numbers, 2 rhymes, months in a year, days of the week; and reciting one shloka of Lord Ganesha at

Sara Mariam H. (born on March 29, 2018) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying the flags of 100 countries; reciting the capitals of 28 Indian states and 8 union territories, continents and capitals of 50 countries at the age of 4 years and 3 months, as confirmed on July 26, 2022.

Ameen P.K. (born on November 4, 2009) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for solving 3 Rubik’s Cubes including Pyramid, 3 x 3 and 2 x 2 in 38 seconds and 14 milliseconds, as confirmed on July 27, 2022.

Appreciation

D. S. Kshitija (born on January 22, 2018) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting 10 shlokas (composed by Valmiki, Kalidasa, Bharavi, Magha, Harsha, Vedanta Desika, Nilakanta Dikshita) at the age of 4 years and 7 months, as confirmed on August 25, 2022.

Kondi Maniarnika (born on November 30, 2020) of Peddapalli, Telangana, is appreciated for identifying 6 vegetables, 12 parts of the body, 9 vehicles, 16 animals, 5 birds, 15 cartoon characters, 6 natural things, corresponding pictures of the English alphabet; making a Tower of Hanoi, at the age of 1 year and 8 months, as confirmed on July 30, 2022.

Hitha G. (born on December 25, 2018) of Hassan, Karnataka, is appreciated for solving 145 kids’ quiz and matching questions; matching 20 opposite words; identifying 20 vehicles, 36 actions, 20 animals, 18 fruits, 11 professionals, 28 parts of the body, 12 sports, 10 colours, 8 insects, 6 flowers, 5 shapes and 6 musical instruments at the age of 3 years and 3 months, as confirmed on March 25, 2022.

(born on November 26, 2007) of Bengaluru, Karnataka is appreciated for completing the Manali to Khardung La Pass cycle expedition at a young age. She started her journey on July 2, 2022 and cycled across Rohtang Pass, Baralacha La Pass, Lachungla Pass, Tanglangla Pass and finished at Khardungla Pass on July 13, 2022. She cycled 561 km in 12 days at the age of 14 years and 8 months, as confirmed on July 26, 2022.

Guduru Juhith Nirvan Reddy (born on December 13, 2020) of Khammam, Telangana, is appreciated for identifying 25 animals and insects, 10 action words, 30 household items, 11 vegetables, 17 fruits, 20 vehicles, 17 stationery items, 28 parts of the body, 11 birds, 12 food items, flags of 7 countries; and solving 2 puzzles at the age of 1 year and 7 months, as confirmed on August 1, 2022.

Atharv P. Banakar (born on July 25, 2020) of Dharwad, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 8 aquatic, 14 wild, 10 domestic animals, 11 birds, 75 objects, 18 eatables, 6 shapes, 10 parts of the body, 10 vehicles, 10 fruits, 10 vegetables, 4 flowers, 8 natural formations, 4 utensils, 7 famous people, 8 gadgets, 6 garments, 5 cartoon characters; doing 51 actions; mimicking 23 sounds; and saying words associated with the English alphabet at the age of 1 year and 7 months, as confirmed on March 8, 2022.

Tejas Chasa (born on September 4, 2019) of Bargarh, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 27 vegetables, 22 fruits, 25 animals and their 16 young ones, 32 parts of the body, 21 birds, 15 vehicles, 14 flowers; reciting 8 planets, days of the week, months in a year, 13 rhymes, English alphabet with words; counting from 1-100 in English and 1-30 in Hindi; recalling the capitals of all the 28 Indian states, 13 national symbols and 7 opposite words at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on August 12, 2022.

Shankar Prabhu Gadeppanavar (born on November 2, 2018) of Haveri, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting the names of all the former Prime Ministers of India in chronological order, phonics from A to Z; and answering 52 General Knowledge questions at the age of 3 years and 9 months, as confirmed on August 6, 2022.

Dhanwik Das (born on December 12, 2020) of Alappuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 25 animals, 25 vegetables, 13 fruits, 35 pictures, 9 parts of the body; reciting 6 rhymes; counting from 1 – 10; and answering 6 G.K. questions at the age of 1 year and 7 months, as confirmed on August 5, 2022.

R Shashank (born on June 9, 2010) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for being an animator at a young age. He makes stick figure fighting YouTube channel, at the age 11 months, as confirmed on

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Adrisha Adhikary (born on October 6, 2020) of Nadia, West Bengal, is appreciated for answering 80 G.K. questions; reciting letters of the English alphabet, numbers from 1-20, 15 rhymes; identifying 10 fruits, 8 vegetables, 4 flowers, 15 animals, 8 birds, 5 insects and 10 parts of the body at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on July 23, 2022.

Anup Angadi (born on November 1, 2019) of Koppal, Karnataka is appreciated for identifying 19 fruits, 19 vegetables, 12 domestic animals, 15 wild animals, 8 aquatic animals, 11 insects, 21 vehicles, 12 colours, 14 body parts, 22 food items, 16 shapes, 20 prepositions, 20 bathroom items, 12 kitchen items; reciting48 countries, numbers 1-20, words associated with English alphabet, 48 words associated with Kannada alphabet, at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on April 28, 2022.

Rigvedita Guha (born on March 30, 2020) of Bangalore, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting the Gayatri Mantra, numbers from 1-30, days of the week, months in a year; identifying 11 shapes, 8 planets, 5 sense organs, 11 colours, 11 animals, young ones of 17 animals, 8 vegetables, 8 fruits, 10 birds; and imitating the sounds of 14 animals at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

Mysha Virali Vishal Mehta Maharashtra, is appreciated for solving different Rubik’s Cubes. She solved 11 Rubik’s Cubes including 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 3 x 3 Mirror Cube and Pyraminx in 17 minutes and 8 seconds at the age of 4 years and 8 months, as confirmed on August 4, 2022.

Deepthi Siri S. Bhaskar (born on March 7, 2019) of Shivamogga, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 14 animals, 20 vegetables, 16 parts of the body, 17 fruits, days of the week, months in a year, 10 Vishnu avatars; reciting letters of the alphabet from A – Z along with 26 words; counting numbers from 1 – 100; and answering 5 G.K. questions at the age of 3 years and 4 months, as confirmed on July 29, 2022.

Dhanvedh S. Nair (born on June 13, 2017) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting 50 elements of the periodic table, 28 Indian states and their capitals, 5 oceans, 7 continents, 14 Kerala districts, 12 Malayalam months, colours of the rainbow, 17 Indian Prime Ministers, 14 Indian Presidents, 8 planets of the Solar System and 27 general knowledge questions at the age of 5 years and 2 months, as confirmed on August 23, 2022.

Myank Kumar (born on April 6, 2020) of Sowcarpet, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting Navkar Mantra, alphabet from A to Z along with phonics, days of the week; and counting numbers from 1-10 in English and Hindi at the age of 2 years and 4 months, as confirmed on August 16, 2022.

M.S. Dhuruv (born on November 15, 2020) of Erode, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 10 national leaders, 51 sports and games, 19 fruits, 30 animals, 13 vehicles, 22 vegetables, 13 electronic items, 13 birds, 17 parts of the body, 53 objects; reciting letters of the alphabet from A – Z along with 26 words; counting from 1 to 10; and answering 5 G.K. questions at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on August 18, 2022.

Devdan Nandi (born on August 18, 2019) of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting the names of 8 planets, months in a year, 2 rhymes; identifying 25 birds, 10 colours, 28 fruits, 24 natural things, 28 animals, 14 vehicles, 14 famous personalities, flags of 28 countries, 14 musical instruments, 22 vegetables; meanings of 25 parts of the body; recalling 13 insects in Bengali; counting objects from 1 to 20 and numbers from 1 to 100 at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

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Kwange Advaith (born on July 2, 2020) of Hyderabad,Telangana (currently residing in New South Wales, Australia), is appreciated for identifying 7 internal organs, 8 countries flags, 8 famous personalities and matching 38

Vrunda Kantilal Vyapare (born on November 1, 2012) of Nashik, Maharashtra, is appreciated for painting a scenery on potato. She painted a scenery on potato using acrylic colours at the age of 9 years and 8 months, as confirmed on July 5, 2022.

Devansh Shivkumar Kanje (born on August 14, 2020) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying 30 household items; performing 9 activities; stacking 5 colour rings in proper sequence; showing interest in devotional work and dance at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on March 5, 2022.

Sreenika Sanoop (born on November 12, 2020) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 7 birds, 9 national symbols, 12 makeup products, 13 parts of the body, 10 fruits, 11 vegetables, 8 food items, 11 actions, 11 animals, 7 sea animals, 7 insects, 6 vehicles, 4 seasons, 40 objects, 8 kitchen items, 8 stationery items, 12 types of Electronic equipment, 7 hospital items, 4 freedom fighters, 7 colours; and enacting 50 actions, at the age of 1 year and 8 months, as confirmed on August 13, 2022.

Akhila S. (born on February 13, 1992) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for uploading educational videos on a YouTube channel. She uploaded 215 educational videos on her YouTube channel ‘Akku’s Nursing Classroom’ from April 15, 2022 to June 28, 2022, as confirmed on August 8, 2022.

Sreehida Rajan (born on August 1, 2011) of Kannur, Kerala, is appreciated for performing the Ustrasana yoga pose for the longest duration. She held herself in the Ustrasana yoga pose (camel pose) for 8 minutes and 15 seconds at the age of 10 years and 11 months, as confirmed on July 18, 2022.

Prakrithi S. Akhil (born on October 1, 2017) of Alappuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for writing the alphabet A-Z in mirror writing (all in the upper case) in 59 seconds and 96 milliseconds at the age of 4 years and 6 months, as confirmed on April 29, 2022.

Premargha Mondal (born on November 14, 2018) of West Medinipur, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting 100 Bengali poems at the age of 3 years and 8 months, as confirmed on July 21, 2022.

Kusuma Krithika (born on October 9, 1978) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for making beautiful miniature clay models of a Dussehra scene showcasing a temple and market scene, using air dry clay and paint, as confirmed on

Sekhinam Vrishank (born on June 8, 2020) of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, is appreciated for identifying the seven wonders of the world, 27 actions, alphabet from A to Z, 26 animals, 27 birds, 25 parts of the body, 25 car logos, 12 colours, flags of 25 countries, 27 flowers, 28 freedom fighters, 26 fruits, 17 musical instruments, 17 national symbols, numbers from 1 - 27, 15 shapes, 27 vegetables and 27 vehicles at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on August 8, 2022.

Romica Harshal Ware (born on January 22, 2021) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying 5 objects, 4 animals, 7 parts of the body; performing actions namely brushing, jumping, circling; saying ‘sorry’ and ‘thank you’ at

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G. Chaturved Subba Reddy (born on September 7, 2020) of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, is appreciated for identifying 20 wild animals, 22 parts of the body, 6 fruits, 6 musical instruments, 5 vegetables, 6 birds, 7 wonders of the world, 6 famous personalities, 11 shapes, 6 vehicles, 6 comic characters, 5 colours, 27 miscellaneous objects, 57 household items, imitating 16 animal sounds; and counting from 1 to 10 at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on July 29, 2022.

Snigdha Dutta (born on February 14, 2013) of Murshidabad, West Bengal, is appreciated for recalling 33 days by hearing their dates in 2 minutes and 51 seconds, at the age of 9 years and 5 months, as confirmed on July 29, 2022.

(born on October 22, 2013) of Jaipur, Rajasthan, is appreciated for having knowledge of typing with an average speed of 41-51 wpm. He knows MS-Word, Paint and MS-Excel and composes books with graphics, at the age of 8 years and 9 months, as confirmed on July 22, 2022.

Vihaan P. Aswin (born on March 18, 2020) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 28 vegetables, 33 animals, 13 famous personalities, 58 household items, 30 fruits, 10 flowers, 15 insects, 15 vehicles, 25 birds, 15 aquatic animals, 8 computer devices, 12 plants and trees, 20 parts of the body, 8 national symbols; answering 20 general knowledge questions;

Ananya (born on June 10, 2019) of Bidar, Karnataka, is appreciated for knuckle-walking a distance of 7.62 metres in

on November 12, 2018) of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 48 famous personalities in 1 minute and 7 seconds, at the age of 3 years and 8 months, as confirmed on July 30, 2022.

Rohan S. (born on October 5, 2017) of Palakkad, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 130 species of dinosaurs in 2 minutes and 20 seconds by looking at their pictures on the screen at the age of 4 years and 8 months, as confirmed on June 18, 2022.

Yash A. G. (born on May 29, 2020) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 13 vegetables, 14 animals, 12 fruits, 7 colours, corresponding words of the English alphabet, 13 parts of the body, 20 general items including vehicles, bed, brush, flower, ball, mirror and comb; recalling 8 national symbols, name of Prime minister, Chief Minister of Kerala, English rhyme and answering 5 G.K. questions at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on March 11, 2022.

Thummalapalli Sahithi (born on October 02, 2017) of Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated for identifying 20 fruits, 22 vegetables; reciting 16 parts of the body, 30 nursery rhymes and narrating one story (Wood Cutter) at the age of 4 years and 10 months, as confirmed on August 22, 2022.

Farah Semeer (born on May 20, 2006) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for making pencil carvings. She carved out the names of 8 planets including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Mars and Uranus on 8 different pencils, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

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Grihitha Sachin Vichare (born on August 8, 2014) of Thane, Maharashtra, is appreciated for climbing Navra Navri Pinnacle. She successfully completed Navra Navri Pinnacle climbing expedition, having 280 ft. steep climb at 90 degrees, zipline between Navri to Navra Pinnacle and rappelling down from Navra pinnacle, situated at Nashik, Maharashtra (4,264 ft. above the sea level) on March 27, 2022 at the age of 7 years and 9 months, as confirmed on

Jordan S. Purackal (born on November 22, 2016) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, is appreciated for receiving certificates for different competitions. He received 8

Srahan Srubin (born on August 19, 2019) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 11 animals, 8 birds, 10 fruits, 8 vegetables, 6 insects, 10 parts of the body, 5 cartoon characters, 6 types of clothes, 11 food items, 11 vehicles, 5 famous personalities, 5 actors, flags of 6 countries; reciting A – Z along with 26 words, answering 9 GK questions and counting 1 to 10 in 5 languages (English, Malayalam, Hindi, Arabic, German), at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on July 21, 2022.

(born on March 23, 2017) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 191 (UN recognised) countries in 7 minutes and 11 seconds on an outline map of the world at the age of 5 years and 4 months, as confirmed on July 30, 2022.

Ameer Hashim Ibrahim (born on February 28, 2014) of Thrissur, Kerala (now residing in Abu Dhabi, UAE), is appreciated for performing two activities simultaneously. He solved a 3 x 3 Rubik’s Cube in 2 minutes and answering 28 space related age of 7 years and 11 months, February 19, 2022.

Sonvi A. Reddy (born on August 6, 2020) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for recalling 3 poems, 5 national symbols; identifying corresponding pictures of the English alphabet, 30 animals, 22 birds, 6 famous personalities, 6 different rooms, 9 professionals, 7 insects, 7 water animals, 10 food items and 10 vehicles at the age of 2 years, as confirmed on August 22, 2022.

Adithyan C. M. (born on February 28, 2005) of Kannur, Kerala, is appreciated for holding and folding middle fingers of both the hands for 11 minutes and 51 seconds, as confirmed on August 6, 2022.

Muhammad Afnas P P (born July 8, 1998) of Malappuram Kerala, is appreciated for making a vehicle automated dimming light

Darshil Mayankkumar Desai (born on January 12, 2019) of Surat, Gujarat, is appreciated for performing Surya

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Aadidev Ghosh (born on July 8, 2019) of Kolkata, West Bengal, is appreciated for identifying 43 animals, 26 birds, 24 vegetables, 18 monuments, 15 colours,

15 community helpers, 10 shapes; reciting 84 antonyms and 15 animals’ shelters at the age of 3 years, as confirmed on August 2, 2022.

Aahwan Sahu (born on February 24, 2020) of Balangir, Odisha is appreciated for reciting corresponding words of the English alphabet, 5 vehicles, 6 national symbols, English and Odia names of 5 colours, 10 fruits and 13 body parts; counting numbers 1 to 20 and answering 6 GK questions, at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on August 1, 2022.

Preenon Saikia (born on August 4, 2011) of Golaghat, Assam, is appreciated for performing 91 left leg thumb cracks in 1 minute at the age of 11 years, as confirmed on August 13, 2022.

Viraj Sharma (born on August 12, 2019) of New Delhi, is appreciated for covering a distance of 58.522 metres by running 2.5 rounds in 34 seconds at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on August 2, 2022.

Keva Raj (born on November 18, 2019) of New Delhi, is appreciated for recalling the capitals of all the 28 Indian states and 8 union territories in just 1 minute and 8 seconds at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on August 19, 2022.

Siddhant Santosh Ganagi (born on May 3, 2020) of Belgaum, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying and recalling numbers from 1-10 in English and Kannada, alphabet with words in English, Hindi and Kannada, 9 vehicles, 12 shapes, 9 animals; and performing dance on rhymes at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on July 27, 2022.

Adyashree Sahu (born on August 26, 2019) of Ganjam, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 45 vehicles, 53 birds, 47 fruits, 66 animals, 15 vegetables, 11 shapes, 28 parts of the body; recalling the capitals of 73 countries and all Indian states with UTs, 71 opposite words (antonyms), 20 national symbols; reciting 72 rhymes, days of the week, months in a year, 8 planets, 7 continents and 5 oceans at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on August 13, 2022.

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Kandukuri Aadhya Sri (born on May 27, 2020) of Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated for reciting 3 Telugu and 4 English rhymes, numbers from 1-10 in English and Telugu, days of the week, 10 fruits, 5 shlokas; recalling English alphabetical words; identifying 10 colours and 10 household items at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on July 25, 2022.

Shourya Gouda (born on March 2, 2019) of Dharwad, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying the flags of 21 countries, 7 continents, 8 planets, 22 fruits, 21 vegetables, 7 wonders of the world; and solving an Indian map puzzle (of 28 states) at the age of 3 years and 5 months, as confirmed on August 13, 2022.

(born on August 1, 2019) of Malappuram, Kerala (currently residing in Dubai, UAE), is appreciated for identifying 18 vehicles, 15 household items, 10 vegetables, 11 colours, 10 shapes, letters of the alphabet from A to Z; reciting 11 rhymes, 5 Malayalam songs, days of the week; counting numbers from 1 to 50; and answering 7 G.K. questions at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

Abhiram Mahabaleshwar Naik (born on April 22, 2007) of Sarkuli, Karnataka, is appreciated for collecting single brand products. He has a collection of 35 electronic accessories of Xiaomi including laptop, mobile phone, hands free, bags and charger, as confirmed on August 9, 2022.

Dhyan Sanil Kuruvilla (born on June 21, 2010) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (now residing in Dubai, UAE), is appreciated for making 15 types of doodle art in 6 minutes and 43 seconds on a single sheet of A4 size paper at the age of 12 years and 1 month, as confirmed on July 22, 2022.

Keerthana S. (born on January 28, 2006) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for making portraits with tea powder. She made 10 portraits including Mahatma Gandhi, Mr Bean, Kamal Hassan and Charlie Chaplin using tea powder and glue, as confirmed on August 1, 2022.

Srivalli Das (born on November 7, 2019) of Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying the flags of 17 countries in 1 minute and 30 seconds at the age of 2 years and 8 months, as confirmed on August 4, 2022.

Muhammed Mubashir (born on May 17, 2018) of Alappuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting in Arabic: 7 verses of Surah Al-Fatiha, 1 kalima, 10 duas, numbers from 1-5, 5 fruits, 4 vegetables, 12 animals, 3 vehicles, 4 shapes, 6 parts of the body; and answering 20 religious questions at the age of 4 years and 2 months, as confirmed on August 5, 2022.

Shravana Praveen (born on April 16, 2013) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for showing the flags of 40

Rubik’s Cube in 6 minutes, 38 seconds and 79 milliseconds at the age of 9 years and 4 months, as confirmed on

Kushal Kalinganavar (born on September 26, 2019) of Ramdurga, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 8 planets, flags of 27 countries, 37 monuments, 22 musical instruments, 24 vehicles, 17 tools, 20 wild animals, 19 aquatic animals, 35 vegetables, 17 insects, 21 birds, 18 flowers, 22 fruits, 11 colours, 7 shapes and 26 pictures (from A-Z) at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on August 10, 2022.

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Hansit Vihaan V. (born on June 23, 2020) of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 9 heavenly bodies, 8 shapes, 6 fruit trees, 28 vegetables, 23 fruits, 20 parts of the body, 6 natural bodies, 35 different objects, 6 flowers, 5 musical instruments, 31 vehicles, 31 animals, 6 dry fruits, 13 insects, 18 food items, 5 monuments, 6 Hindu deities, 13 professionals; and recalling 6 national symbols at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on August 13, 2022.

Jaspreet Kaur (born on December 17, 1993 ) of Zirakpur, Punjab, is appreciated for tweeting 2,058 times on Twitter Online Message Service in a single day on July 30, 2022, as confirmed on August 9, 2022.

Shabina Shihab (born on January 11, 1989) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for her calligraphic skills. She beautifully wrote 10 calligraphies including Allahu Akbar, Al Malik, Kun Fayakun in 7 minutes and 15 seconds, as confirmed on August 1, 2022.

Riyansh Sreenath (born on December 21, 2019) of Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated for identifying 39 animals, 27 fruits, 25 vegetables, 12 insects, 12 sea creatures, 28 vehicles, 24 action words, 12 shapes, 11 colours, 12 musical instruments, 25 birds; reciting the names of 5 oceans, 8 national symbols, letters of the English alphabet and months

Sanjeev Kumar (born on April 15, 1988) of Ambala, Haryana, is appreciated for voluntarily donating blood 30 times since October 2005. His blood group is A+, as confirmed on July 25, 2022.

Saavyn Mani Dhakal (born on June 11, 2020) of Pakyong, Sikkim, is appreciated for identifying 23 community helpers, 21 vehicles, 20 musical instruments, 22 fruits, 12 colours, 13 shapes, 20 farm animals, 22 wild animals, 22 vegetables, 22 birds, flags of 24 countries, 22 action words, 20 flowers, 20 sea creatures and young

Yoon Mariyam K.V. (born on September 24, 2020) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 5 colours, 6 aquatic animals, 6 reptiles, 7 flowers, 7 vegetables, 8 birds, 8 national symbols, 8 festivals, 7 fruits, 8 vehicles, 9 animals, 9 domestic animals, 10 famous personalities, 10 insects, 11 community helpers, 12 parts of the body and

Bishan Mondal (born on October 3, 2016) of Nilgunj, West Bengal, is appreciated for recalling the capitals of 80 countries in 1 minute and 58 seconds at the age of 5 years and 9 months, as confirmed on August 9, 2022.

Rachamadugu Thapasya (born on June 03, 2020) of Chitradurga, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 11 vegetables, 7 domestic animals, 5 colour , 7 cartoon character, 8 wild animal, 4 Imitation sounds, 14 fruits name, 30 objects, 10 Vehicles, 11 shapes, 6 Lord Names, recalling 14 body parts, 10 actions, 7 National Symbols, 1-10 countings, days of the weeks, months, at the age of 2 years 1 months, as confirmed on July 25, 2022.

Jennifer Elsa Jico (born on February 10, 2010) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, is appreciated for recalling nine long English words with their meanings. She recalled nine long English words including Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, Honorificabilitudinitatibus, along with their meanings, in 1 minute and 10 seconds at the age of 12 years and 5 months, as confirmed on July 28, 2022.

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N. Aadhav (born on October 8, 2020) of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 13 fruits, 30 animals, 10 parts of the body, 7 national symbols, 180 general items, 10 vehicles, 8 colours, 6 shapes, 12 vegetables; reciting letters of the English alphabet with words, numbers from 1-20, 2 rhymes, days of the week and months in a year at the age of 1 year and 8 months, as confirmed on June 29, 2022.

Rachitha S. (born on September 19, 2020) of Hassan, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 10 national symbols, 19 action words, 12 vehicles, 19 animals, 9 fruits, 15 vegetables, 19 parts of the body, 20 household objects, 8 shapes, 5 parts of a plant, 10 food items, 8 social media symbols, 8 famous personalities, 9 professions, 5 dry fruits, 10 deities, 7 cartoons, 8 insects, 5 different lines; imitating the sounds of 10 animals and 9 birds at the age of 1 year 11 months, as confirmed on August 22, 2022.

Muhammad Hibaan K. T. (born on August 31, 2020) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 10 letters of the English alphabet, 7 actions, 8 helpers, 9 birds, 15 fruits, 12 vehicles, 11 animals, 14 vegetables, 8 shapes, 7 flowers, 8 colours, flags of 12 countries, 8 freedom fighters; and recalling 14 parts of the body at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on August 18, 2022.

Nizil Rahiman (born on December 23, 2011) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 99 famous personalities and legends around the world in 2 minutes and 9 seconds at the age of 10 years and 7 months, as confirmed on August 17, 2022.

Punarva N. (born on September 11, 2018) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting the spellings of months in a year, days of the week, 9 colours, 7 shapes, 7 colours of the rainbow, 14 parts of the body and counting from 1 – 10 in Hindi at the age of 3 years and 10 months, as confirmed on August 2, 2022.

Advait Anil Chaugule (born on June 30, 2020) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying 10 colours, 19 objects, 7 national symbols, 22 parts of the body, 20 vehicles, 20 vegetables, 6 shapes; solving 8-piece

Saifullah S. (born on November 23, 2018) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 205 automobile logos, 46 fruits, 70 vegetables, 40 animals, 45 birds, 15 reptiles, 25 aquatic animals, 35 parts of the body, 26 shapes, 7 wonders of the world, 40 vehicles; reciting 4 seasons, 8 directions, 7 continents, 8 planets, 5 sense organs, 5 oceans, days of the week and months in a year at the age of 3 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 21, 2022.

Amrutesh Kumar Sahoo (born on April 6, 2019) of Angul, Odisha, is appreciated for recalling 20 opposite words, capitals of 28 Indian states, letters of the alphabet from A to Z, 8 planets; reciting 14 Hindi rhymes, Gayatri, Ganesha and Guru Mantras; identifying 20 shapes, 30 parts of the body, 20 monuments, 15 national symbols; counting numbers from 1 to 10 with spellings; answering 16 G.K. questions; explaining 3 traffic colours; and imitating the sounds of 20 animals at the age of 3 years and 4 months, as confirmed on August 24, 2022.

Muhammed Mizhab S. (born on May 31, 2020) of Chandiroor, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 8 planets, currencies of 10 countries, names of 32 scientists, flags of 195 UN recognised countries; recalling 5 inventions; and answering 34 G.K. questions at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on

Mahesh A. (born on January 17, 1988) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for performing 30 seconds, as confirmed

Prof. (Dr.) Udayanath Sahoo (born on February 6, 1956) of Bhubaneswar, Odisha is appreciated for writing books in Odia language. He wrote seven books on Mahabharata and Geeta in Odia language including ‘Purba Bharatiya Mahabharata Parmpara’ (ISBN: 978-93-80759- 31-9) and published by Sahitya Swetapadma, Sarala Mahabharata Srustihara Bhumiparba (ISBN: 978-81-81190-34-5) and published by Chinmaya Prakashan, as confirmed on July 29, 2022.

Suresh Murlidhar Koditkar (born on March 5, 1975) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for writing articles on the Corona pandemic. He wrote 101 Marathi articles published in the Daily Kesari Newspaper in a weekly series ‘Ladha Coronashi’ (meaning ‘War with Corona’), as confirmed on August 1, 2022.

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Devanandh (born on October 20, 2018) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying the names of 16 wild animals, 12 domestic animals, 14 vehicles, 21 aquatic animals, 13 fruits, 14 vegetables, 11 colours, 8 planets, 14 districts of Kerala, months in a year, days of the week; reciting letters of the alphabet from A-Z, 5 vowels and counting numbers from 1-28 at the

Parshvi Kankariya (born on February 13, 2020) of Jaipur, Rajasthan, is appreciated for identifying 7 continents, 17 Indian states on an outline map; describing the Indian flag; describing traffic lights and the human digestive system at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on August 2, 2022.

Dr. Prabhat Kumar Kaushik (born on May 1, 1968) of Gurugram, Haryana, is appreciated for writing a book on experiments conducted in the field of education. The book written in Hindi is titled ‘Shikshaprayogi’ (ISBN: 978-9391873-52-3) and is published by Anuradha Prakashan in 2022, as confirmed on August 18, 2022.

Anuprava Debnath (born on April 23, 2020) of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting the capitals of all the 28 Indian states, corresponding words of the English alphabet, 10 English rhymes, months in a year, days of the week, 5 continents, names of fingers; counting numbers from 1 to 20; identifying 20 parts of the body, 13 colours, 8 shapes, 15 fruits, 15 vegetables, 10 animals; and performing 12 yogasanas at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on August 1, 2022.

Anugraha G. Namboothiry (born on February 4, 2017) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting 18 poems; recalling 12 national symbols, 33 opposite words, capitals of 28 Indian states and 8 union territories; answering 37 G.K. questions; and identifying 13 colours and 11 shapes at the age of 5 years and 6 months, as confirmed on August 10, 2022.

Prof. Dr. Mayank Vats (born on September 25, 1973) of Jaipur, Rajasthan (now residing in Dubai), is appreciated for receiving 36 certificates for his work during COVID-19 including Certificate of Appreciation from Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Certificate of Appreciation from Infectious Disease Unit of DHA and Certificate of Appreciation from Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

Adwaith Shekhar Prashar (born on July 20, 2020) of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, is appreciated for reciting days of the week, letters of the English alphabet; counting numbers from 1 to 10; identifying 22 animals, 11 colours, 17 fruits, 11 shapes; and making the sounds of 5 animals at the age of 2 years, as confirmed on July 28, 2022.

Mithusha Vimalkumar Kavya (born on January 26, 2016) of Singarapettai, Tamil Nadu (now residing in Dubai, UAE), is appreciated for reading the maximum number of words in one minute. She read 112 words in one minute at the age of 6 years and 6 months, as confirmed on August 3, 2022.

M. Afsheen (born on September 25, 2019) of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting the names of 12 English and 12 Islamic months, 6 national symbols, the National Anthem, 18 Indian states, Al Hamd Sharif, surah Ikhlas and 5 kalimas at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on August 2, 2022.

Mubin Fousan K. T. (born on October 3, 2008) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for keeping the thumb finger of both hands simultaneously in a backward bending position for 15 minutes at the age of 13 years and 9 months, as confirmed on July 22, 2022.

Anshay Dwivedi (born on October 30, 2001) of Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh is appreciated for making a large portrait with abstract geometric shapes. He made a portrait of Monalisa on a 6 feet x 3 feet canvas sheet using oil colour, as confirmed on July 28, 2022.

Dhruv S Manu (born on February 24, 2020) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for solving 5 different puzzles, including animals puzzle (48 pieces), insects (18 pieces), solar system (8 pieces), rocket (14 pieces) and friends (4 pieces) at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on July 27, 2022.

Mohamed Zaayed (born on May 8, 2020) of Palakkad, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 9 parts of the body, 8 colours, 3 traffic signals, 31 objects, 20 animals, 13 fruits, 11 vegetables, 13 vehicles, 10 birds; imitating the sounds of 11 animals, vehicles and grinder at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on August 12, 2022.

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