India Book of Records Monthly twelfth issue

March 2022

Issue 12

R.N.I. No: HARENG/2010/32259

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Young Achievers from India Book of Records

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Special Feats

Our Prime Minister lauds proud young achievers from India Book of Records

Scaling African mountains at an extremely young age on the one hand and swimming through a specified Arabian Sea stretch with down’s syndrome on the other, is it even considered simple for normal adults?

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Story Shreyaan Bivin

has already received an appreciation certificate from the India Book of Records for his outstanding talent and performance.

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Arupanand Rao

from Orissa, has been fond of collecting different kinds of objects since childhood.

He had collected 1500 Pokemon trump cards in his school days.

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Bandra Focal: Asia’s largest hoarding structure

The record for making the largest hoarding structure was set by Roshan Space Brandcom Private Limited of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is titled as ‘Bandra Focal’ and located at Bandra Rail Over Bridge, Mumbai for the display of advertisements.

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Connection with nature makes kids stronger

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Aadi Anoop, a child from Ernakulam, Kerala, has received an appreciation from the India Book of Records (IBR) for his amazing memory and sharp learning skills.

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The record of writing the names of all the districts of Tamil Nadu in reverse writing goes to M R Navajith (born on September 14, 2010) of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

A little girl with amazing observation power

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Devil the Rhymer, fastest rapper at 478 words a minute

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First billboards to generate solar energy for Indian Railways

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Gombe Mane: Largest collection of handmade dolls

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Fastest South to North India Expedition on an Electric Scooter

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A tattoo artist from Kashmir with a difference

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Kushmitha is inquisitive, doesn’t like TV shows

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Largest world map made using screws

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Maximum features of dinosaur identified

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Maximum participation in an online school quiz

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Maximum food preparation in 30 minutes

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Maximum wooden artefacts by an individual

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Rangoli with Karate: A unique performance of girls

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Reading habit leads to stronger GK

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37 Records 80 Appreciation

Editor’s Desk

Fastest to reverse write names of all Tamil Nadu districts

Dear Readers,

The month of flowers, colors and happiness is here. India Book of Records is proud to add to this happiness by sharing the stories of 11 IBR record holders who received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022 from the Honorable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the ceremonious occasion of the 73rd Republic Day, 2022.

Also, happy to share other record-beakers’ adventures who were busy even during a stand-still lockdown scenario, when there was an atmosphere of despair and religiously pursued their passion.

Bengaluru-born record holder Rebecca Taylor could not return to Australia due to the lockdown. Instead of sitting idle, she learned to carve finely on wood and set a record by creating many unique pieces that were most worthy of a record.

73-year-old Lalithamma from Bengaluru was no less. She was engaged in handicrafts during her free hours that accounted for a considerable collection of over two thousand dolls. Similarly, Amravati brought in two passionate instructors who were devoted to help girls creating a wonderous record where they mingled the activities of colourful Rangoli and with skillful Karate. Read more stories inside. Happy Holi.

Write to us at emagazine@indiabookofrecords.in

Neerja Roy Chowdhury Managing Editor

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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

Fastest identification of human bones by this child The record for the fastest identification of all bones of a human skeleton has been set by Shreyaan Bivin of Kollam city in Kerala, India. At the age of 7 years, 5 months and 18 days, this amazing boy identified and recalled all 206 bones of the human skeleton in 2 minutes 29 seconds only. This performance was confirmed by the India Book of Records (IBR) on November 24, 2021.

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orn on June 6, 2014, Shreyaan Bivin has already received an appreciation certificate from the India Book of Records for his outstanding talent and performance. One such achievement is also recorded in the Asia Book of Records (ABR). Now this child prodigy has made a national record on the strength of his abilities, which is a splendid proof of his unique memory and intelligence.

Shreyaan will turn eight years old on June 6, 2022.

Shreyaan’s father, Mr Bivin Chandra, currently lives in Oman in connection with his work. He said on the phone from Oman that Shreyaan studies in a school in Kerala and is with family in Oman due to the Covid pandemic followed by lockdown and disruptions. Living in Oman, he is in constant touch with his school through an online

medium and is studying perfectly even though he is away from school. Shreyaan is quite interested in almost everything under the sky. He wants to know everything.

The father proudly tells that Shreyaan has obtained the Byju’s Junior Coding Certificate and due to the knowledge of coding, he creates small games on his own on the computer. He spends most of his time searching things on Google. The things that keep him glued on Google are famous personalities. He reads biographies of great people and wants to understand how they became great.

What were the habits of great people

and what kind of works did they do, which gave them such tremendous recognition.

Shreyaan is also very fond of video mixing. While on one hand he is interested in computer software, on the other hand he is also fond of biology. He likes to understand the structure of the human body. He has the same understanding as the elders about balanced food, useful diet and vitamins, minerals etc. And sometimes he even guides his parents regarding food and drinks.

His interest in biology can be traced to the fact that he watches and enjoys a cartoon show called Doctor Binoc on

TV. He has extensive knowledge of heart and kidney function. His mother, Soumya Jyoti helps him in school studies. Many Indian families live in Oman, due to which Shreyaan does not miss anything. He’s got good company in Oman.

Mr Bivin’s message to other parents is that special care should be taken of the food of the children. By the time Shreyaan turned four, he kept him away from things like chocolates and cakes. He says that Vitamin D3 is very important for the proper development of the body.

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Passionate collector since childhood

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30-years old engineer, Arupanand Rao from Orissa, has been fond of collecting different kinds of objects since childhood. He had collected 1500 Pokemon trump cards in his school days. There used to be a popular TV program - Beyblade, which was based on a character looking like a spinning top (lattu). Seeing this program, he collected about 25 mechanical spinning tops, which were made of metal and plastic. At one time, he started collecting different types of domestic and foreign coins and colourful match boxes, however, later on, he gave away his rare collection of 200 coins to a friend.

The hobby of buying popular action and superhero figurines caught his attention in 2017 when he was preparing for his UPSC exams in Delhi. This craze continued till 2021, after which he returned to his home town Patnagarh in District Bolangir, Orissa. He has been in his home town since then. He collected a total of 331 figurnies, which is a record and for which his name got included in the India Book of Records (IBR) on January 9, 2022. These figurines (toys) of

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popular action and superheroes adorn an entire wall of Arup’s living room. These include figurines of superheroes such as Ironman, X Men, Captain America, Moonknight, Avengers, Deadpool, Thanos, Hulk, Hawkeye, Captain Marvel, Transformers, Silver Surfer, Wolverine, Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy and Venom among others.

Arup said that he had to spend a significant amount of money to collect these figurines, although he has received some of them as gifts also.

He bought most of them from Delhi markets and Amazon as well. An Amazon staffer helped him a lot in this crazy task. The salesman not only informed him about new items, but also provided rare figurines. He spent about 1.5 lakh rupees for this collection. He raised this amount from pocket money and salary from his first job.

Later, he did not like the job, so quit. Initially, family members and acquaintances made fun of this childish hobby and asked him to not waste his pocket money on toys. But Arup had a different take on this. He considers this hobby to be an investment as these figurines have a significant

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resale value and some of them can fetch great returns for him in the future.

Arup is preparing for Civil Services Examination these days after completing his B.Tech from Biju Patnaik University, Rourkela, Orissa. He has done B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, while in 12th standard he has also studied Biology. The young man is so fond of wildlife photography that if given a chance, he is keen to join the NetGeo channel, for which he has been advised to do a journalism and mass communication course. He is a member of the NatGeo Society, a platform for freelance photographers.

He has also done a lot of work as a freelance editor of Wikipedia to raise awareness

about snakes and their conservation. He thinks people kill snakes out of ignorance, as not all reptiles are poisonous.

Similarly, on Canada’s inaturallist.org website, he has shared numerous pictures of butterflies and moths. Arup has been interested in reading comics, making cartoons and drawing since childhood. Today he has made a record in his name through this hobby. The record for collecting the maximum number of figurines of superheroes was set by Arupananda Rao (born on February 26, 1991) of Bolangir, Orissa. As per the India Book of Records, he collected a total number of 331 figurines of action and superheroes, as confirmed on January 9, 2022.

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Bandra Focal: Asia’s largest hoarding structure

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he record for making the largest hoarding structure was set by Roshan Space Brandcom Private Limited of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is titled as ‘Bandra Focal’ and located at Bandra Rail Over Bridge, Mumbai for the display of advertisements. The structure measures 120 ft x 122 ft in width and length respectively and 700 tons of steel was used to make it, as confirmed on December 3, 2021.

The out of home (OOH) solutions brand, Roshan Space Brandcom, made history with the Bandra Focal Project – a towering 57 meters display at the W.E.H, offering unmatched visibility to premium brands.

Roshan Space Brandcom Pvt Ltd has for long been connecting brands with the most effective OOH solutions. So it is only fitting that they have broken all records by launching the largest iconic OOH display in Asia, allowing brands to make a larger than life statement and put their message prominently before their audience.

Titled as the ‘Bandra Focal’ project, this 120 ft x 122 ft billboard is strategically located at the beginning of the Western Express Highway, near the Bandra Rail Over Bridge in Mumbai and faces the Arabian

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Sea. It connects the business districts of South and West Mumbai and the western suburbs with the eastern and offers a display area of 14,640 sq ft. With an aesthetic design at its core, the Bandra Focal project represents beauty in geometry and the passers by can’t miss it. As much as 700 tons of steel and 30,000 hours of work have gone into making this mammoth project a reality amidst the infamous torrential monsoon rains of Mumbai and the Covid lockdown.

Talking about their latest feat, Roshan Space Brandcom Pvt Ltd’s managing director, Junaid Shaikh said, “Premium brands do not shy away from spending if the ROI (return on investment) is proportional.

What we offer is unmatched in the city and country, not just from a size and stature perspective, but from a strategic location standpoint as well. The Bandra Focal project has already had several takers from diverse industries.”

Shaikh further added, “Be it the launch of a new vehicle, a celebrity endorsement or a real estate advertisement, every single aspect of the visual and the messaging will be crisp and clear to the minutest detail because of

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the sheer size of the display and its distinct unified design.

With communication crafted for the OOH space, any brand category can reap the benefits by choosing Bandra Focal project. Several national and international brands from diverse industries including FMCG, Finance, Automobile and OTT have already partnered with us.”

Bandra Focal uses advanced tech innovation to provide unmatched visibility, reach and performance tracking of advertising campaigns with technologies such as Vehicle Detection, Live Monitoring and Smart Illumination. The Vehicle Detection Technology enables brands to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns on Bandra

Focal. Onsite cameras capture every passing vehicle each day, hour and even minute, including their speed, and classify them by type so that brands know exactly how many impressions their ads get exposed to and can modify the content accordingly.

The Bandra Focal Project perfectly correlates to Roshan Space Brandcom Pvt Ltd’s tagline, ‘Ideas Magnified’. It has quickly become a unique and exclusive Out of Home asset for brands looking to measure and optimize their campaigns based on real-time verified data. It is safe to conclude that measurement, data and optimisation is the future of the OOH industry which Roshan Space is fully geared up towards.

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adi Anoop, a child from Ernakulam, Kerala, has received an appreciation from the India Book of Records (IBR) for his amazing memory and sharp learning skills. At the age of just 2 years and 10 months, this little boy told the names of 18 scientists along with their inventions. In addition he stunned everyone by identifying 12 national symbols, 7 days of the week, 10 space items, 8 planets, flags of 31 countries of the world, capitals of 15 countries, 53 animals, 13 types of insects, 20 species of birds, 25 fruits, 14 colors and 10 figures. His performance was confirmed by the

IBR team on 15 December, 2021.

Aadi’s mother, Mrs Dhanya does social work in the United Kingdom (UK). She did her MBA from Sunderland University, UK after obtaining a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from Kerala, India.

The child’s father Mr Anoop, a businessman, is the founder and Managing Director of ATC Group of Companies in Kerala. Since Mr Anoop only speaks in Malayalam, we requested Aadi’s mother, Mrs Dhanya to tell more about their most talented child, who turned three years old on January 22.

Mrs. Dhanya said that despite being a small kid, Aadi is quite independent by nature. He

enjoys cooking also and tries to prepare idli, dosa and toast by himself. He was ten months old when he started speaking a few words in Malayalam.

As a tradition, Malayalam is spoken at their home, but Aadi now speaks in English also. He studies in nursery class in a day care centre in UK. Mrs Dhanya is very optimistic about Aadi. She does not want to make him a ‘rattu tota’.

Even before becoming a successful person, she would like him to grow up to be a good person. She wants him to get good experiences in life, travel the world, see everything, and be a responsible citizen.

Dhanya came to know about India Book of Records (IBR) while watching a program on TV, after which she started preparing Aadi for the big day. She wants Aadi to read a lot of books. Even now she brings him picture books and spends quality time with him. She says that every child has some special quality.

Mrs Dhanya is very optimistic about Aadi. She does not want to make him a ‘rattu tota’. Even before becoming a successful person, she would like him to grow up to be a good person.

Regarding Aadi, she said that he remembers the names even though he is not asked to do so. Whatever he hears, keeps it in his mind. He looks at everything like table, chair, hammock, toy, train, bus, thermometer and asks – who made it. Then he remembers the name and the details.

Seeing the moon and stars, he learned about the planets.

When the child sees birds and animals, asks questions about them and remembers everything. The mother takes him out with her to the river bank and park, where he sees nature, birds and water.

“By connecting with nature, the memory of a child is sharpened and they become strong,“ adds Dhanya.

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Fastest to reverse write names of all Tamil Nadu districts

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he record of writing the names of all the districts of Tamil Nadu in reverse writing goes to M R Navajith (born on September 14, 2010) of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India. He wrote the names of all the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu in Tamil reverse writing in 7 minutes, 7 seconds and 4 milliseconds, as confirmed

on December 20, 2021 by the India Book of Records (IBR) team. This record also matters because it has also found a place in the Asia Book of Records (ABR).

The child’s father A Raja, who is in the business of building construction, told that his son practiced for four

months during the days of Covid lockdown. At first he had to face some difficulties in writing the names of all the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in reverse order in Tamil language. There were some spelling mistakes, which were later corrected. After a lot of practice gradually, the child mastered this art and he was able to do so in a record time.

For this ability, it was convenient for him to make records at both India and Asia level.

He said that the family is from Kanchipuram, but currently they live in Chennai. The child loves games like Rubik’s cube, BrainVita, Marble stone and also enjoys solving the Fudaka puzzle published regularly in The Hindu newspaper.

He reads story and comic books with great interest and also loves to play football. He has his own YouTube channel named Navjith Chennai in which he uploads videos of his different activities. Mother’s

name is Mrs. Meenakshi, who has done B.Com and helps the child to study. Parents dream is that one day their child will grow up to become an IAS officer.

The 38 districts of Tamil Nadu are as follows: Ariyalur, Chengalpet, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Kanyakumari, Namakkal, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Ranipet, Salem, Sivagangai, Tenkasi, Thanjavur, Theni, Thiruvallur, Thiruvarur, Tuticorin, Trichirappalli, Thirunelveli, Tirupathur, Tiruppur, Tiruvannamalai, The Nilgiris, Vellore, Viluppuram and Virudhunagar. As you can see it was really a challenging task to write these names in Tamil language in reverse writing format.

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adhana Panaghanti is only four years old, but her habits and intelligence are amazing. She doesn’t behave like normal kids. Instead of watching television shows, she prefers to read various picture books and her maternal uncle Aditya, who is pursuing B.Com from a college in Hubli, Karnataka, says that sometimes “she teaches us a lot of new things”, because her observation power is of super level and she concentrates even on very minute things. Sadhana’s father Mr Manjunath Panaghanti is a Civil Judge and JMFC at Raibagh in Belagavi district of Karnataka, India.

Sadhana’s family is from Bhagyanagar in Koppal Taluk of Karnataka. No one in the house forces the child to study. She herself goes to her mother, father, and

sometimes maternal uncle, with different picture books.

She observes everything very closely. This shows that she has a deep desire to learn various things quickly and she asks a lot of questions.

Sadhana holds the record for recognizing flags of maximum countries in a minute. She was born on February 28, 2018 in Koppal, Karnataka. The kid made this record for recognizing the flags of 55 countries of the world at the age of 3 years, 7 months and 25 days only, which was confirmed by the India Book of Records (IBR) team on 23 October 2021.

Aditya said that while many children start crying in the name of school, Sadhana never hesitated to go to her school. She happily goes to her school and talks about go-

ing to school even on Sundays.

Her mom has to stop the child by saying, “Dear, the school is closed today and no one goes to school on a weekend.” Then she calms down and starts playing with her toys. Currently she is studying in LKG standard, but her level of curiosity is that of an older child.

She asks a lot of questions and wants to know everything at once.

Sadhana loves all her toys, especially the teddy bear.

She always carries her teddy bear with her and takes toys with her even on the bed.

She talks to the toys as if they were alive and respond to everything she tells them.

Sometimes she demands her maternal uncle to bring her Cadbury chocolates, Gems and the bubbler toy. She also likes to play in the park.

Sadhana’s mother, Mrs Annapurna Panaghanti is a housewife. She has done M.Com and is from Kundagol near Hubli. She says, “Parents should never put pressure on their kids. Children should be allowed to do whatever they love to do. Just make sure they don’t get hurt or put their life at risk. Otherwise, the children should be allowed to play.” All children are special in one way or the other and when the time comes, the talents of the child start coming out. We should just watch them grow in peace. Many parents want to help their children be the best they can be. However, some parents put too much pressure on their children to perform.

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caling African mountains at an extremely young age on the one hand and swimming through a specified Arabian Sea stretch with down’s syndrome on the other, is it even considered simple for normal adults? The answer would be a definite no. This is not just a case for one or two but eleven achievers of India Book of Records, who were recently awarded by none other than the Prime Minister of the country at the 73rd Republic Day ceremony held at New Delhi. The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022 is the most prestigious award for the children category. This year, however, it was the

most exciting one for India Book of Records as 11 children were already proudly registered as record breakers with India Book of Records.

Little children are little bundles of joy for most of us at most times. However, when they take up the mantle of adult ways - in their understanding and hard work, records and targets -achieved - they propel themselves far greater in the world of achievers than any adult achiever. Heartiest congratulations to our IBR winners for Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022!!

Youngest online calligraphy coach The record for being the youngest online calligraphy coach was set by Gauri Maheshwari (born on May 12, 2008) of Ajmer, Rajasthan. She has mastered more than 100 styles of calligraphy and hand lettering, including italic calligraphy, brush lettering, 3D calligraphy, and has more than 100 online students of all age groups (from 7 years to 50 years of age).

She is an inspiration at the young age of 12 years, 5 months and 10 days.

Gauri Maheshwari

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Age: 13 | Category: Art & Culture

Multi-talented child with a difference Avi Sharma (born on June 23, 2009) from Indore, Madhya Pradesh possesses good knowledge of Fundamentals of Management and its functions. He has delivered lectures in various places at Indore. Surprisingly, he holds a record for the youngest child with the most awards and medals for contributing to the field of science, acting, dance and Indian mythology, having won 4 awards and 7 medals. Moreover, Avi chants Hanuman Chalisa and Rama Stuti and has an extraordinary knowledge of the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and many other mythological stories, shlokas and mantras with ease and elan.

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Age: 12 | Category: Scholastic

Meedhansh Kumar Gupta (born on January 31, 2010) of Jalandhar, Punjab, is appreciated for making a website under ‘Mission Fateh’ of the Punjab Government; the objective of the mission being to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state by taking precautionary measures. For this feat, he was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Nodal Officer, Mission Fateh, Jalandhar at the age of 11 years and 2 months.

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Age: 11 | Category: Social Service

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Techy drawn to help the government

Youngest multilingual singer Special Feats

The record for being the youngest multilingual singer was set by Dhritishman Chakraborty (born on March 16, 2016) of Tinsukia, Assam. He has been singing since the age of 3 years, and at the age of 4 he has 43 music video coversthree in English, 33 in Hindi, four in Bengali and three in Assamese. His YouTube channel has 1.06 k subscribers and FB page has 2,027 followers, at the young age of 4 years, 6 months and 5 days.

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Age: 5 | Category: Art & Culture

Young paleontologist Aswatha Biju (born on November 10, 2007) of Chennai is appreciated for her curiosity and zeal for knowledge of fossils as she is able to give presentation to schools, colleges and planetariums about various types of fossil samples collected and preserved by her thereby setting a path to become a paleontologist (the scientist who studies fossils).

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Age: 13 | Category: Innovation

Youngest with most dancing accolades Remona Evette Pereira (born on November 4, 2005) of Mangalore, Karnataka is the Youngest (11 years old) with the Most (105) dancing accolades at National, State and District level as on October 1, 2017.

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Age: 15 | Category: Art & Culture

Youngest patent holder

Special Feats

The record for being the youngest patent holder was set

by Vishalini N. C. (born on September 15, 2014) of Sattur, Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu (Currently residing in Hyderabad, Telangana). She invented “An Automatic MultiFunctional Life Rescue Flood House” for which she received the patent on September 23, 2020 (Patent No: 366431) at the age of 6 years and 8 days.

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Age: 6 | Category: Innovation

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Youngest child to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro Special Feats

The record for being the youngest to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro was set by Virat Chandra Telukunta (born on October 9, 2013) of Hyderabad, Telangana. He, along with his father and guide, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,895 m high) located in Tanzania on March 6, 2021, at the age of 7 years, 4 months and 25 days.

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Age: 7 | Category: Sports

Youngest boy with Down’s syndrome to complete an open water swimming feat Swayam Vilas Patil (born on March 28, 2007) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the youngest boy with Down’s syndrome to complete an open water swimming feat.

He started swimming on March 6, 2020, from ‘Elephanta Island’ and completed at the ‘Gateway of India’ in 4 hours and 19 minutes at the young age of 12 years, 11 months and 23 days. He covered a distance of 14 km.

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Age: 14 | Category: Sports

Youngest Diploma Holder in Music Syed Fateen Ahmed (born on January 4, 2008) of Mandya, Karnataka, is appreciated for getting Diploma from London College of Music. He got Dip LCM, a level 4 diploma in music performance with distinction on May 31, 2021 at the age of 13 years and 4 months.

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Age: 13 | Category: Art & Culture

The record for the youngest girl to get Second Dan black belt in Taekwondo issued by Kukkiwon, South Korea, on November 28, 2018, was set by Tarushi Gaur (born on March 16, 2009) of Panchkula, Haryana at the age of 9 years, 8 months and 12 days old.

Tarushi Gaur

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Age: 12 | Category: Sports

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Youngest girl to get second dan black belt in taekwondo

Devil the Rhymer, fastest rapper at 478 words a minute T he record for being the fastest to sing a self-written rap song in one minute was set by Abhay Prasad a.k.a. Devil The Rhymer of North West Delhi. He sang and performed on a rap song, comprising 478 words, in one minute, as confirmed on December 31, 2021 by the India Book of Records. Abhay created this record with his song ‘Psykalone’, part of his 5 track debut EP of the same name that encapsulates his journey. The EP was released on IncInk and is now available on all major streaming platforms. With his title track from his EP Psykalone, the warp-speed 22-year-old rapper from Delhi sets a new India rap record.

Taking claim of the top spot as the chopper rap champ in the country, Devil The Rhymer as the name suggests is Abhay’s alter ego with many different shades - mischievous yet dark, and fun but angry. Devil The Rhymer’s uniqueness is his bullet fast delivery alongside his tongue in cheek lyrics make him the freshest and most exciting artist to look out for in the Indian rap scene in 2022. The music videos for Devil the Rhymer’s first look ‘It’s the Devil’ and his record-breaking video for ‘Psykalone’ are available on the IncInk YouTube channel.

The pacy rhymes with dark undertones both lyrically and sonically come through the 5 songs of the EP- Devil’s Flu, Banda Bindaas, ‘It’s the Devil’, Tera Koi Nahi Hai Bey and the title record-breaking track Psykalone. Psykalone is a special blend of rap, rhyme and melody in true artistic expression that showcases the vocal dexterity of Devil The Rhymer. Psykalone takes the audience on a rollercoaster ride fuelled by the young prodigy baring his heart, where he shares his deeply personal emotions, struggles, learnings and offerings, each of which became a part of the songs of his debut EP. Before working on his debut EP, Abhay suffered a personal setback, losing his greatest supporter and guide, his father. After taking some time off to deal with his loss, Devil put all those mixed emotions of grief, loss, hope and acceptance into writing these 5 songs that beautifully showcase the heartfelt emotion,

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relentless flow and dynamic shades of the artist. His father, who was his greatest evangelist, encouraged the rapper to take the bull by its horns. And the DEVIL hasn’t disappointed.

The album art for the Psykalone EP has been conceptualized and created at the IncInk Art Studio by Mihir Sud and Avian D’Souza. The album art is an imagined original piece that takes inspiration from the story and artist moniker of Devil The Rhymer adding another layer to the visual narrative alongside the music visuals. The music videos for Devil The Rhymer have been co-created by filmmaker and co-founder of IncInk, Navzar Eranee, IncInk Creative Director (Art & Design) Mihir Sud and codirected by filmmaker Nisrin Aziz. ‘It’s the Devil’ is Abhay’s open letter to his mother and the first look into the artist. ‘Psykalone’ is the next step in the artist’s journey, where he is unleashing his record-breaking fury and unabashedly showcasing his skill to his naysayers and the rest of the world. Actor Ranbir Singh, co-founder of IncInk says, “There was always something special that stood out when we set our eyes on Devil The Rhymer for the first time. We knew he was gifted from the word go. To be able to incubate such special artists at IncInk was always our true intention.”

First billboards to generate solar energy for Indian Railways Z est Enterprise of Mumbai has set a record for being the first to generate maximum solar energy on advertising billboards with installations covering 11,675 sq ft spread across 17 locations to create clean renewable energy for the Indian Railways, as confirmed on January 29, 2022 by the IBR team.

The project calls for 12,000 solar panel installations open for advertising that suits every brand. The renewable energy generated out of these power plants would be used by the Western Railways as part of the Phase-1 project. There will be 17 hoardings that will stand at the prime locations in Western Mumbai.

For this extraordinary thought by Zest Outdoor, India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records recognised the company as ‘The first billboards to generate solar energy for Western Railways’.

“Advertising itself calls for creativity and innovation. However, to come up with this massive project of using solar panels for advertising and supplying it to the Indian Railways was an arduous idea. To put this project into reality by considering all the aspects, including workforce, budget allocation, a team of engineers and contractors to brainstorm, was a matter of concern. However, the feeling of accomplishing such a huge task undermined all the obstacles,” said Mustafa Akolawala, founder, Zest Outdoor.

Zest Outdoor, a division of Zest Enterprise, is a leading outdoor advertising agency focused on implementing innovative and state of the art advertising solutions. The firm has announced its novel advertising concept by launching its Green India mission with 12,000 solar panels in Mumbai that will be used for advertising. The company has been in the advertising industry for the past many years. The firm has been into multiple creative and innovative aspects until this project.

This Green India mission is a benchmark in the advertising industry, being the first agency to use advertising as a medium for making India a better place to live. Establishment of the solar power units in Mumbai by Zest Outdoor paves the way for other advertising firms also to come up with revolutionary ideas that can change the nation’s future.

Billboards are a great way to advertise business for travelers on highways. But if the billboards are not lit at night, there are missed business opportunities. To light up the billboards, Zest Outdoor will purchase electricity from the electricity grid or the commercial power supply agency. The power generated by the solar panels will exclusively be given to the Western Railways, clarified Mustafa.

He says that it is not necessary to install solar panels in a horizontal manner. These can be equally beneficial if installed vertically. Using solar energy for power generation is a bright idea to save the environment and to keep away the dangers of climate change. Dependency on coal for power generation is an old way of running the electricity units. Coal is not a forever fuel and burning coal also creates poisonous gases which are harmful for the environment and for human life as well. The trend of using coal for power generation is gradually going down the world over and even in our country voices of concern are being raised in support of renewable energy plants.

The government has also been supporting the idea of solar panel installation on the rooftops of residential houses and commercial establishments. Solar energy is being popularized by giving subsidies to purchase or install solar power generating systems by individuals and commercial units.

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Gombe Mane: Largest collection of handmade dolls T he largest collection of handmade dolls made by a 73 year old lady - isn’t it astonishing to hear? Yes, it’s amazing and it’s true. This milestone has been achieved by Mrs Lalithamma from down south of India. Her highest educational qualification is a Diploma in Commercial Practice from the SJP Polytechnic.

Her journey with handicrafts began initially by making incense sticks (agarbatti) boxes in the 1980s to one of the agarbatti manufacturing companies. In addition to this, she used to make hand baskets, woolen decorative items used on dining tables and main doors. Later from the year 2000, she started preparing dolls made of beads and marbles. During that time, it was just like another hobby to keep herself busy. However, as years

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progressed the dolls and handicrafts started piling up and their number crossed over 2000, and as time passed by it got difficult to count the exact number of dolls as there were so many of them, which were carefully packed and stored in boxes later.

The hobby that started many years ago turned her to be an achiever by holding a record for the largest collection of handmade dolls by an individual. Her dolls are in various categories that either portray the epic stories and scenarios from Hindu holy books like Mahabharatha, Ramayana, Bhakta Prahlada. Some of them carry a social message also for the younger generation. The creation of these dolls involves a process that needs absolute concentration. The dolls also need

The hobby that started many years ago turned her to be an achiever by holding a record for the largest collection of handmade dolls by an individual.

a few accessories to turn it into a finished product. These accessories or items include beads, threads and doll faces.

The dolls are well dressed according to the characters of Hindu Mythology with pure silk fabric material and micro jewelry, specially made for dolls. On the other hand, the preservation of the dolls is an important task and difficult also. As there is an overall collection of more than 2000 handicrafts that are made

by Lalithamma, it is preserved in authentic wooden boxes to maintain the condition of the dolls.

There are certain psychological benefits of creating handicrafts. It always helps to reach a high level of concentration.

It can also contribute to increasing the level of patience of a person and maintaining blood pressure of the body. In the current scenario, it is becoming essential to convey the stories of Puranas and Indian culture to the younger generations. To fulfill this purpose, the dolls are displayed on festivals like Dussehra and Janmashtami every year. On these occasions, storytelling takes place about the Indian Gods, which is the biggest contribution to society. The storytelling also conveys the message about Indian culture and the history of the land.

Her achievement and patience shows how dedication and interest can help reach the sky by following your passion and by loving your art form. In the end, this is the story that should knock on the doors of every house in the world. Today among those thousands of roofs in Bengaluru, Lalithamma’s house stands tall with the pride recognition and name tag of ‘Gombe Mane’ - the house of dolls. As the saying goes that age is just a number, Lalithamma continues to make dolls and display them even today. Her efforts and dedication towards preserving this age-old and traditional way of doll making is remarkable.

Lalithamma got her name included in the India Book of Records for creating and displaying maximum artifacts single handedly. She displayed 2,127 self-created artefacts, verified at Cottonpet, Bengaluru, on January 19, 2022.

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Fastest South to North India Expedition on an Electric Scooter

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he trend of electric vehicles (EVs) has started in India.

Organic fuels like petrol and diesel are not forever and also cause a lot of harm to the environment and human health as well. Due to this, battery operated two wheelers, three wheelers and four wheelers are gaining popularity. However, there are a few doubts among the people regarding the capacity and use of electric vehicles. To clear the doubts and create public awareness, an electric vehicle manufacturing company from Telangana, named Gravton Motors Pvt Ltd planned a nonstop

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journey from Kanyakumari in South India to Khardung La in the northeast part of Ladakh, the highest motorable road in the world. The journey was completed in six and a half days on a battery operated Gravton Quanta two wheeler. In this way the company created a record and its name got included in the Asia Book of Records.

The five-member relay team that created the record was led

by Gravton Motors’ founder, Paka Parashuram himself. The rest of the team members included Vangla Revanth, Operations

Manager - Gravton Motors, Vangla Siddhartha, Production Manager, Gravton Motors, Sheraj, Professional Rider and Shashi Yadav, Professional Rider. Vangla Revanth said that this expedition could have been completed even in lesser time, but it was necessary to acclimatize the body before moving towards the high mountains of Ladakh, so the team had to take a short break for a few hours in Manali. Since there is a lack of Oxygen in the higher regions of the Himalayas, travellers from the plains are required to take a day’s rest. After leaving Manali in the evening, the team again had to stop at Jaspa for the night over, as traveling at night was not allowed.

According to Revanth, only one Quanta bike was taken for this expedition which traveled from Kanyakumari to Khardung La, while the rest of the team members and technical staff went in three cars.

The electric vehicle does not need to be

fueled, but its battery has to be charged at certain intervals. To avoid any problem of charging on the way, 15 fully charged batteries were kept for backup. The battery was changed whenever needed on the way. In this way, the record of completing the fastest relay expedition from South India to North India while riding on a single electric scooter was created. The expedition started at 7.57 PM from Kanyakumari on 13th September, 2021, which crossed 12 states and covered a distance of 4011.9 km and culminated at Khardung La situated at an altitude of 18,000 ft above sea level, on 20th September, 2021 at 4.15 PM. This is the highest motorable road in the world, which is located in Ladakh. The record was confirmed by the India Book of Records on January 10, 2022.

Quanta offers a permanent mobility solution designed for Indian roads. The Quanta is not just an electric bike, it is

much more than that. It’s designed with massive 17-inch wheels and an off-roadtuned suspension that supports any rough terrain. Gravton Motors currently has a manufacturing capacity of 2000 e-bikes per month. The bike/scooter can lift a maximum load of 250 kg and gives a drive of 800 km for just Rs 80. All Quanta parts are designed, engineered and manufactured in India in tune with the Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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A tattoo artist from Kashmir with a difference M ubashir Bashir Beigh, a resident of Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir has the distinction of being the first successful tattoo artist in Kashmir and running a fully professional tattoo studio.

Being a professional tattoo artist, his work has been officially appreciated by India Book of Records (IBR). He is a self-taught and accomplished tattoo artist and body piercer.

His tattoo studio – Mubii’s Tattoo at Bemina Khumani Chowk, about three kilometers from Srinagar is doing brisk business, as confirmed

by India Book of Records on January 3, 2022.

He says that “very few people know my full name. Everyone calls me Mubii.” He has been fond of sketching and painting since childhood, while he got attracted towards tattooing five years ago, when he began traveling to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Punjab for study and work. Kashmir is a place of traditional living and the modern things like mobile, internet and development reached there quite late owing to terrorism and political

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reasons. Even today things like tattoos are not taken well there, yet Mubii’s hobby is gaining ground as a successful venture in new Kashmir. He says that ‘At present my studio is of 24’ by 12’ size, but it will be expanded soon.’

After completing a diploma course in hotel management, Mubashir moved to Hyderabad to take up his first job in Hotel Absolute, but did not like it.

The idea of opening a tattoo studio was buzzing in his mind. Used to go to Mumbai, he learned the basics of this skin art from the Aliens Tattoo. Later he attended a few workshops also. He first got a tattoo done on his hand and then started the practice of making tattoos for others.

Initially he experimented with tattoos on friends and cousins, then the real work started.

Now his younger brother is also learning the same art.

He is 19 years old and helps Mubii in tattooing. Mubii has 28 thousand followers on Instagram and 18 thousand followers on his Facebook page, from where he keeps getting work inquiries.

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Mubii’s message to the youth is ‘make your passion your job’. He says make your own future and don’t care much about what people say. Mubii has already got the Harvard World Record for making the first 3D tattoo. He said that before getting a tattoo done from some unknown place, first check whether the needle, gloves and machine tips are changed after every use.

Also what kind of ink is being used. Utmost attention should be paid to hygiene. “A normal tattoo making machine is available in the market for Rs 5000, however currently I work with a machine worth Rs 1.5 lakh,“ he said proudly.

When asked what kind of designs people want to make in tattoos, Mubii said that people ask to make many types of designs like Portrait, Realistic, Bar Code, Animals, Religious Symbol etc. Foreign tourists also come to get tattoos done.

Recently, a footballer from Spain came to hid studio to get a tattoo. Tattooing fee is charged at Rs 500 per square inch rate, which can get him from Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000

or more from one client. He works in his studio for seven days a week and does not take a single day off, such is his passion for tattooing.

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Kushmitha is inquisitive, doesn’t like TV shows K ushmitha Veeranna N, a little kid from Hassan, Karnataka, has got appreciation from India Book of Records (IBR) for her extraordinary memory and learning capabilities. At a tender age of 2 years and 10 months, she was able to identify 10 figures, 12 fruits, 7 tools, 17 vegetables, 7 colors, 12 country flags, 12 community workers, a few computer parts, 36 animals, 10 body parts, 10 Tirthankaras, 16 national symbols, apart from answering matching questions, 28 Indian state capitals, 8 planets, 7 continents, days of the week and months in a year, and also recited 6 poems in English and Kannada, and 1-20 numbers.

The performance was confirmed on October 23, 2021.

Kushmitha’s family resides in Arsikere taluk in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.

Her mother, Mrs. Vinutha was earlier a teacher, who used to teach English subject from class 5th to 10th in a school.

Vinutha said that “Kushmitha is very interested in current affairs and general knowledge (GK). She has a passion for asking a lot of questions and is keen to get new information. Her motive behind asking questions is to learn as much about everything as possible. If she sees anything, then throws a flurry of questions like what,

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why, how. I don’t even know the answers to some of her questions myself, but I try to satisfy her curiosity by finding logical and correct answers to her questions. I am also happy to see that even at such a tender age, the child has a hunger to understand so much. She doesn’t like to watch TV programmes. She rarely watches TV. She is very much interested in reading.”

Kushmitha’s father, Mr. Naveen KL has a wholesale business of coconut in Chitradurga district and is also a successful stock trader. He is very much interested in the ups and downs of the stock market.

As a father he tries to keep Kushmita happy and teaches her new things. When he returns home in the evening, he likes to spend quality time with the daughter and also plays with her.

When asked where she got the inspiration to apply for the India Book of Records (IBR), Mrs. Vinutha said that she loves watching YouTube videos. There she gets new information on cooking and home decoration. One day on the same platform, she saw a video about a girl

from Bengaluru who had made a record of doing something unique. After watching that video, she checked some more videos. From there she got inspiration that why not prepare Kushmitha for some activity.

Kushmitha learned everything very fast. She will be around 3.5 years old in June 2022. Currently she is in nursery class. She quickly gave all the answers while preparing the video for the record making. She had worked on 48 topics.

In the end, Vinutha said happily that the lockdown proved to be very beneficial for her, as it gave an opportunity to Kushmitha to get the IBR recognition. Now she is preparing the baby girl for other records and challenges.

Largest world map made using screws G anesh Emmanuel of Kolar Gold Field City, Karnataka, holds the national record for making the largest world map using normal screws. After applying yellow paint to a plywood sheet of 41.5 cm x 63.5 cm size, he fitted 4,476 screws on it, to display a map of the whole world. The record was confirmed by the India Book of Records (IBR) team on January 11, 2022. From the very beginning, Ganesh has a desire to do something different and unique. He runs a regional level event management company at Kolar Gold Field City, in which about 12 people work with him. The name of the company is Emmanuel

Events & Décor, Kolar. He has been very fond of painting and creative works since his school days.

Ganesh hails from a simple family and after doing B.Com in 2017, he wanted to portray the face of late Abdul Kalam, former President of India also known as the Missile Man, in such a way that it became a world record. That record could not happen, but the painting is still with him and people have offered up to Rs 18,000 to buy it. Dr. Kalam’s simplicity and humble nature impressesed Ganesh a lot.

Ganesh is also a master in micro art. He has been honored by the Bravo International Book of World Records,

UK for drawing a figure of mother and baby on a pencil lead. He received the award for drawing a picture of a female soldier in the National Drawing Competition, Sivakasi in the year 2020. The theme of the competition was Army, but Ganesh felt that he should depict a female soldier. When he gets free time from the work of event management, he does practice for singing, instrumental music and dance. In musical instruments, he likes to play Tabla, Dholak, Drums and Keyboard. He sells his paintings in Australia through a Chennai based firm - Triaz.

Book reading and painting are his part time activities, for

which he takes out one or two hours every day.

As mentioned earlier, Ganesh is fond of painting. In his spare time, he makes portraits or faces for his clients.

Sometimes he earns up to Rs 20,000 for the pencil sketches made on A3 size paper sheets.

It is also a source of his additional income. Ganesh dreams that one day his event management company will work at the national level. He also aspires to open a drawing institute. When asked how he sees the world and how people react to his work, Ganesh replied – “My work is admired by most of the clients, but my personal opinion is that most people are often not trustworthy.”

Apart from event management work and creative hobbies, he also loves helping animals and for this he participates in a variety of activities. He contributes to the cleanliness of the Gaushalas (cowsheds) in association with an organization called Helping Hands and does painting there. Apart from this, he also helps animals through an NGO called Jain Friends. This organization conducts many activities to help cows and monkeys.

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Maximum features of dinosaur identified

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he record for identifying maximum features of dinosaurs has been set by Pranav Nidhin of Ernakulam, Kerala (India), who at a young age of 4 years, 7 months and 16 days identified 314 features of dinosaurs including dinosaur drawings, dinosaur fossils and dinosaur skulls. It was confirmed by the India Book of Records (IBR) on January 14, 2022.

Pranav’s family currently resides in Doha, Qatar. He was born on 18th April, 2017 in Kerala and her mother’s name is Smt. Meenakshi Narayanan who is a freelance architect and interior designer by profession in Doha. Father Mr. Nidhin Nandakumar is working as a Chief Technical Office (CTO) at Integra Security Services in Qatar.

Pranav is currently studying in KG 1 at Pearl Modern School of Qatar. His interest in dinosaurs came to light at the age of 3 years, when he found a toy Baryonyx dinosaur in McDonald’s Happy Meal box. He was very curious about the toy and expressed his desire to see more pictures and descriptions of this dinosaur. When he came to know that there are many types of dinosaurs, not just one, he became completely engrossed in knowing and learning about them.

Pranav’s father, Mr. Nidhin, said that after seeing such curiosity about dinosaurs, he realized that “Pranav was able to memorize, recollect such big names and even identify the features of these dinosaurs at a young age of 3 years only. Now he can identify them from their skulls, fossils, outlines, and even name the parts of the fossils. He is still very much fascinated by them and keeps learning about more dinosaurs.”

Pranav’s other interests include painting and playing football.

He showed interest in coloring and drawing at an early age of 2.

Apart from this he loves to play football and is currently taking coaching at the prestigious PSG Academy in Qatar. Apart from dinosaurs, this kid has a keen interest in learning about space, solving puzzles and making things out of clay and Legos, added Nidhin.

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Maximum participation in an online school quiz

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he record for the maximum participation in an online school quiz was set by HT Media Limited, New Delhi. The online school quiz, ClassAct 2022, The Hindustan Times Republic Day Quiz, was conducted for Grades I to XII on the Quizizz platform. It was hosted by renowned Quizmasters, Dr Navin Jayakumar and Avinash Mudaliar. The quiz was unique in the sense that it established a record.

ClassAct 2022 was a general knowledge quiz and the questions were not limited to India or the Republic Day, but a blend of text-based and picture-based MCQs and Fill in the Blanks. There were questions from History, Geography, Science, Language, Literature, Sports, Culture, Lifestyle, Art and Entertainment. Students were not supposed to stress over preparing for this quiz, but have a great time. The preliminary round of ClassAct 2022 commenced on January 23, 2022, and the grand finale was concluded on January 26, 2022, with a participation

of 19,625 school students, as confirmed on January 29, 2022. The quiz was recorded in the Asia Book of Records (ABR).

Quizmaster Dr Jayakumar, who is an ophthalmologist by profession, says that quizzing is not just about mugging up facts, it is a sport that uses snippets of general knowledge and reasoning. Nowadays, technology has improved access to quizzing as it has broken down all physical and geographical barriers. “I have quizzed more in the last two years than I have in the last decade. Thanks to virtual quizzing, I now have quizzers from all over the world as teammates. It’s interesting to meet different people and make new friends. No matter what happens in the future, online quizzing is here to stay,” he added.

Giving a few tips to the parents, Dr Jayakumar said that interest in quizzing begins with reading, and parents have a big role to play in inculcating the habit

of reading in their children.

He suggested that families should make it a supper-time ritual to share interesting trivia, because it’s a great way to stay connected and updated. Another way to hone one’s quizzing skills is to participate in as many quizzes as you can and make note of the questions that you couldn’t answer. Record these questions, read up on the answer in detail and make a note so you can recall them before your next quiz. This will help students improve their knowledge greatly. Every quiz is a stepping stone towards becoming a great quizzer.

The top four winners in the main category of the The HT Republic Day Quiz were: First - Pranjali Mishra (Grade 6, Delhi Public School, Sector 30, Noida), Second – Sanjay Senthilnathan (Grade 9, Padma Seshadri Bala Bhawan Sr Sec School, Nungambakkam, Chennai), Third – Arush Aroh (Grade 11, Amity International School, Mayur Vihar, East Delhi), Fourth – Jaiswal Avlin

Arya (Grade 10, Abu Dhabi Indian School, UAE. The next 16 winners in this category included: Aditya Mishra (Faridabad), Anish Kumar Arun (Kolkata), Somnath Santra (Mumbai), Abhinav Kumar Jha(Noida), Rishabh Gupta (New Delhi), Raghav Tiwari (Noida), Moh Riwin (Madurai), Neelansh Singh (Ghaziabad), Faaz Muhammed (Kannur), Sanjana Bhatt (Chennai), Ayush Utsav (New Delhi), Ishani Mukherjee (Chennai), Srinivas Ramanujam (Chennai), Shakeb Arsalan (Ranchi), Jaiswal Abhineet Arya (UAE), and Anumegha Dutta (Mumbai).

There were 20 junior champions also: Bhuvana Kumar Gopal, Dhruva M Shirodkar, Vaanya Mangal, Aarush Jain, Pakhi Garg, Aarya Sharma, Vihaan Arora, Paarth Jain, Advit Deepak, Rajveer S Chawla, Reyansh Nirwal, Dhyana Sudheesh, Satyavrat Singh, Advik Mishra, Kiana Agrawal, Annika Mandal, Dhruv Sharma, Devina Tarun, Arindam Gogoi and Ivaan Shetty.

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Maximum food preparation in 30 minutes

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rs Jiji Sibichan from Alappuzha (Kerala) holds the national record for preparing and displaying the maximum number of food items in 30 minutes. Jiji, who is in her early 40’s, prepared a total of 157 food items within 30 minutes time and displayed it all at her ‘Mera Mann’ Homestay in Alappuzha on February 4, 2022, and created a record under the India Book of Records.

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Alappuzha or Alleppey is called the ‘Venice of the East’ and this district of Kerala is world famous for backwater tourism.

Tourists from all over the country and abroad keep arriving here to enjoy the natural scenery in the backwaters surrounded by lush green coconut tees. Hundreds of houseboats abound in the backwaters, which are actually a revamped version of the old-timers kettuvallam. Kettuvallam is a Malayalam word, in which ‘kettu’ means living structures and ‘valom’ means boat. In

the old times, kettuvallam or thatch-roofed boat was used to transport rice and spices from one place to another.

Apart from the backwaters, there is an ancient lighthouse built by the Portuguese in the 17th century, which adds to the magic of Alappuzha with its 137-year-old ghaat extending into the sea. This place is also known for its boat race, marine products and coir industry.

Jiji Sibichan owns a lovely homestay ‘Mera Mann’ in this beautiful tourist town. She takes care of the guests herself in her comfortable

and attractive homestay having around seven rooms for the guests. She prepares and serves choicest food to the guests staying at the homestay. Many tourists stay in Mera Mann just because of the extra delicious food and comfortable stay. Guests often write reviews on social media praising the food prepared by Jiji. She said that one day a family from Lucknow stayed with her and kept praising the tasty food. They advised Jiji to apply in the India Book of Records in the food category. From that very day Jiji started

practicing for IBR. Finally, on February 4, 2022, her dream of setting a national record came true, when she prepared 157 recipes within 30 minutes and displayed the preparations at her homestay only.

Jiji’s husband, Sibichan KJ had been serving as a subinspector in CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force). After taking voluntary retirement from the service he now helps her in running the homestay. The Sibichan couple has three children: Jason Joseph (currently in BA final year), Sanev Joseph studying in class 10 and Abiya

Joseph in class 4. Apart from Malayalam, Jiji can also speak in Hindi, which she learned during the three years stay with her husband in Lucknow, UP. She has a special passion for cooking from the very beginning and has also written 40 books on cooking in Malayalam language. A book on sewing has also been published.

Jiji says that she could not succeed in television cooking reality shows but due to keeping her passion alive, she has finally made a mark in her calling. After the IBR record, her life has changed to some extent, as people in the town recognize her and come to meet her. She is filled with joy and satisfaction. The news of the record had also appeared in many local newspapers.

Jiji has a message for all the women in the country that follow your passion and win the world.

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Maximum wooden artefacts by an individual T he record for sculpting the maximum number of wooden artefacts was set by Rebecca Taylor of Bengaluru, Karnataka. She made 20 wooden artefacts (measuring from 0.05 sq ft to 54 sq ft) using different techniques namely relief sculpture, two dimensional sculpture and ornamental wood carving.

During the lockdown, Rebecca, an artist of international repute, director of an event management firm, Taylored Eventz Event Management Services Pty Ltd in Tasmania, Australia, seized the opportunity and did not let the clampdown get in the way of her optimism.

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The Bengaluru-born artist who holds a Masters Degree in Visual Arts, majoring in painting, has made headlines time and again for her creativity that spans across a broad canvas. She decided to make the most of her time indoors in Bengaluru to learn a new skill. She started to create unique pieces of

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furniture that reflects her personal style and family heritage. She says, “Initially it proved to be extremely challenging to source wood under the circumstances.

When the wood arrived it came across as a daunting task to use power tools for the first time, but that didn’t stop me. I practised for long

hours documenting my work and learned on the go. What began as an experimental phase was now something I was immersed in. Thrilled with the outcome of the first piece, which was the Victorian canopy bar, soon sketches took flight and were transported into pieces inspired by nature from

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storks, lobsters, fish, blue jays, roosters, grape vines, flowers and foliage and corn cobs.”

She used traditional chisels and power tools, on a combination of wood, recycled as well as new ranging from teak, pine and ply, with a dint of hard work, passion and dedication.

The 339 ft of carvings were completed in under 60 days, almost clocking in 16 to 18 hours a day. A Herculean task for someone who had no prior knowledge about carving on wood or the challenges it would pose. Soon large pieces of furniture came to life, the family ballroom and formal dining area soon began to transform. It didn’t stop with carvings alone, 8 massive paintings of hers adorned the walls with the largest one going 8.5 ft across and 6 ft high, in raw silk and ornate frames. The ballroom was complete with opulent touches throughout, each piece unique and one of a kind the only one piece ever made in the world, each carries with it a story and the life of this artist. The carving of a rooster is dedicated to her maternal grandparents, Daphne and Phillip Gilles, who she spent her childhood with and holds on to cherished memories.

Rebecca, who holds one World record, one Asian record and five National records for creativity, has 28 of her paintings on permanent public display

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in India and Australia. With two large paintings on public display in Australia, 12 ft and 6.5 ft respectively, is now commissioned to do five more. She also had the honour of presenting former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, with her painting in Auckland, New Zealand. Furthermore, she has presented her paintings to many celebrities and sports personalities such as Usain Bolt, Leander Peas and Australian politicians Ross Hart MP Launceston, TAS and Linda Voltz MP, NSW and many others. Having had the honour of meeting two governors of Karnataka, Hansraj Bhardwaj (2012) and Thawar Chand Gehlot (2021), she is currently working on carving the states insignia which was once the emblem of the erstwhile kingdom of Mysore under the Wodeyar Kings.

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Rangoli with Karate: A unique performance of girls

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ensei Ashish Shivnarayan Srivas, a well-known Karate instructor from Maharashtra, is a Black Belt 4 degrees holder, who has passed the Judging Exam also. In martial arts, Sensei means a teacher. Sensei Ashish has been into Karate for past 33 years. He regularly organizes training camps in various schools. For the initial 15 years, Ashish kept learning the basics of this martial art himself, then started coaching some 20 years ago.

Who can understand better than the 47-years-old Ashish the value of something heard on the radio. On October 24, 2021, Ashish was listening to the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the radio. Since the festival of Diwali was around the corner, the Prime Minister referred to Rangoli and said that it represented Indian culture. Various shapes and designs made in Rangoli depict the civilization and culture of different parts of the nation.

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Along with this, the PM also appealed to the listeners to take Rangoli forward as a cultural movement. This message went home in Ashish’s mind and all the times he was thinking of Rangoli. That’s when he got a bright idea that why not mix Rangoli with Karate and do a mega event.

To give concrete shape to the idea, he conceived an event called ‘Rangoli with Karate’ which not only became a big success, but also became a part of the Asia Book of Records (ABR). Ashish was joined

by Ms Madhuri Satish Suda (50) in this project and made ‘Rangoli with Karate’ successful with the help of a group of girls. This unique demonstration of Karate along with Rangoli making concluded on 8th January, 2022 at Pannalal Nagar Ground in Amravati, Maharashtra. The event established a record!

Ashish said that in this event, which took place in the midst of the third wave of Corona, all the Covid guidelines were fol-

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lowed properly. The participating students and coaches put on masks, used sanitizers frequently and tried to maintain physical distance with each other. The whole program was divided into two parts of Rangoli and Karate, for which two groups of 14 girls each were formed. One group used to make Rangoli, while the other was performing Karate.

After some time their roles would change and the team with Rangoli started performing Karate, while the Karate team started making Rangoli.

Around 700 kg of colours were used to make Rangoli. The Rangoli was made on a large open ground and it featured symbols such as the logos of the World Karate Federation, India Karate Federation, a girl holding the tricolor and the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav etc.

The entire show lasted for 2 hours and 43 minutes.

Ashish said that before the main performance, the students practiced for Rangoli making everyday for 15 days.

The commentary of the event continued in the background.

The basics of Karate, self-defense techniques and sports fight were the forms included in the show. The message of the show was that along with understanding the Indian culture, girls should also learn self-defense techniques so that they can defend themselves in any untoward situation. For this, girls should practice Karate along with Rangoli. Ashish gives Karate training every day and his students have a large number of girls. One of her students – Priyanshi Srivas is 7 years old, who was the youngest student in the performance.

Ashish wants the government to make self-defense training to the girls compulsory in the schools.

Reading habit leads to stronger GK

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evendran Pragathisree from Vellore, Tamil Nadu (TN) has been appreciated by India Book of Records (IBR) for answering maximum general knowledge (GK) related questions.

She answered 102 general knowledge questions within 3 minutes 40 seconds at the age of 6 years and 6 months, which was confirmed by the IBR team on December 15, 2021.

We spoke to the girl’s mother, Mrs. Nishanti, who has served at IBM after completing her MBA in Financial Management from Bengaluru, Karnataka and currently manages the household affairs, besides taking care of the two kids. She said that after marriage in the year 2013, she had to quit her job at IBM and shifted to her husband’s house in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

She said that her son likes GK and daughter likes to draw pictures. Daughter studies in first grade. She enjoys reading a variety of books. When she was two years old only, she got an award for giving a short speech in the school. At that time she was in Pre KG. Mrs. Nishanti enjoys spending time on social media, from where she gets a lot of new information. Once she watched some interesting videos on YouTube and Facebook, then she came to know about India Book of Records (IBR). Since then, she had started preparing the child, thinking that one day she would also get featured in the IBR record book. After getting the appreciation from IBR, she now aspires to get a record made for Asia

Book of Records (ABR). And after that she wants the children’s names to appear in the Guinness Book of World Records also.

She says that every child is talented. It just takes some time to get the right upbringing and opportunity. Parents should inculcate the habit of reading as much as possible in their children.

Whether they read fiction or nonfiction books or newspapers, it doesn’t matter, just reading should be a permanent habit, that is most important. She herself reads an English newspaper regularly at home, from where she gets the latest information about the country and the world. The DM of the district has also honored their children.

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Largest Grid Portrait of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam made using thumb impressions The record for making the largest grid portrait of S.P. Balasubrahmanyam using thumb impressions was set by Bitra Geethika (born on June 1, 2002) of Hyderabad, Telangana.

She made a grid portrait of S.P. Balasubrahmanyam on 8 pasted A1 sheets (total measurement 223 cm x 142 cm) by using thumb impressions with black acrylic colour, as confirmed on January 4, 2022.

Longest flag hoisted on Everest base camp The record for hoisting the longest Indian Flag on Everest base camp was set by Purushotham Mukkara (born on April 10, 1996) of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, along with his two colleagues. He completed base camp trek of Mt. Everest from November 25, 2021 to December 4, 2021 and hoisted the Indian Flag (measuring 50 m x 2.7 m) on the Everest base camp, as confirmed on January 24, 2022.

Fastest recitation of squares from 1 to 100 blindfolded The record for being the fastest to recite the squares of numbers from 1 to 100 while being blindfolded was set by Manidipa Roy (born on September 15, 2001) of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal.

She recited the squares of numbers from 1 to 100 in 47.93 seconds, as confirmed on January 25, 2022.

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Youngest to recite the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in three languages The record for being the youngest to recite the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in three languages was set by M. S. Amelia (born on October 4, 2016) of Kannur, Kerala. She recited the Preamble in three languages including English (47 seconds), Hindi (45 seconds) and Malayalam (46 seconds) at the age of 5 years, 3 months and 5 days, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

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Maximum yoga poses performed on a table in one minute by a teen The record for performing the maximum number of yoga poses on a table in one minute was set by Mahhika Vinay Nasta (born on August 15, 2007) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. She performed 21 yoga postures like Marjalasana, Sarvangasana, Utthita Padangusthasana, at the age of 14 years, 4 months and 21 days, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

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Maximum space related flash cards identified in one minute by a toddler

The record for having the longest hair was set by Tanishk Raikwar (born on March 2, 2013) of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. His golden brown tresses measured 94 cm (37 inches) in length, at the age of 8 years, 10 months and 6 days, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Youngest black belt in karate The record for being the youngest Black Belt in Karate was set

by Manushree Saxena (born on November 13, 2017) of Jaipur, Rajasthan. She qualified and passed her Shodan Black Belt grading examination organised

by Japan Shotokan Karate Kannanjuku Organisation, held at PHED Sports Club, Jaipur, Rajasthan on December 30, 2021 at the age of 4 years, 1 month and 17 days, as confirmed on January 13, 2022.

Longest poem

The record for writing the longest poem was set by Richa Dewani (born on March 23, 2000) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. She composed the longest poem comprising 2,003 lines and 15,003 words. The title of the poem is ‘Ode To A Mother’, published in a book ‘Maia’ (ISBN: 978-8195405-78-7) in June 2021

by Inspired Wings Publication, as confirmed on January 19, 2022.

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The record for identifying the maximum number of space related flash cards in one minute was set

by Renisha Rahul Wagh (born on September 8, 2019) of Nashik, Maharashtra. She identified 32 space-related flash cards in one minute at the age of 2 years, 4 months and 13 days, as confirmed on January 21, 2022.

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Maximum weight lifted by a toddler Records

The record for lifting the maximum weight was set by Sairudraksh S. Korgal (born on November 17, 2019) of Kotturu, Karnataka. He lifted 7 packets of 1 kg each in a bag (total weight 7 kg) at the age of 2 years, 1 month and 25 days, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

Maximum LEGO models made by a child The record for making the maximum number of LEGO models was set by Arin Pon Nesaraj (born on March 4, 2011) of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. He built 31 LEGO models of Baby Walker, Piano with Stand and Sofa, Truck, Penguin, Drone Car with Camera, House Boat and WindMill at the age of 10 years, 10 months and 9 days, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

Maximum Tamil thirukkurals recited in one minute by a kid The record for reciting the maximum number of Tamil thirukkurals in one minute was set by Jeffin Joy (born on December 20, 2015) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He recited 22 thirukkurals in one minute at the age of 6 years and 28 days, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

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Fastest to recite names of Telugu years by a child

Fastest to recite all RTO locations and codes of Maharashtra The record for being the fastest to recite all RTO locations and codes of Maharashtra was set

by Neel Nachiket Barve (born on April 14, 2016) of Pune, Maharashtra.

He recited the locations and codes of all 50 RTO offices in Maharashtra in 2 minutes and 38 seconds at the age of 5 years, 9 months and 6 days, as confirmed on January 20, 2021.

The record for being the fastest to recite the names of theTelugu years was set by Nomula Nithyasri (born on November 15, 2012) of Khammam, Telangana. She recited the names of the 60 Telugu years in 21 seconds and 50 milliseconds, at the age of 9 years, 2 months and 3 days, as confirmed on January 18, 2022.

Maximum words read in a minute by a kid The record for reading the maximum number of words in one minute was set by Aryan Uppal (born on March 4, 2017) of Panipat, Haryana. He read 227 words in one minute at the age of 4 years, 10 months and 14 days, as confirmed on January 18, 2022.

The record for reciting a slogan in the maximum number of languages in one minute was set by Dhwany Ashmy (born on May 11, 2014) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She recited a slogan (I AM PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN) in 25 languages including Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu, Arabic, Czech, Filipino, German, Chinese, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Sinhala, Spanish and English in one minute, as confirmed on January 22, 2022.

The record for being the youngest to perform three activities simultaneously was set by Miguel Benoy Koottumkal (born on April 2, 2015) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

He solved a Skewb Cube while skating and reciting all the elements of the periodic table in 46 seconds and 30 milliseconds at the age of 6 years, 9 months and 13 days, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

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Reciting a slogan in the maximum languages in one minute by a child

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Maximum steps covered while walking like a crab The record for covering the maximum number of steps while walking like a crab was set by Deepshika S. (born on August 11, 2011) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

She covered 81 steps in 30 seconds while walking like a crab at the age of 10 years, 4 months and 24 days, as confirmed on January 4, 2022.

Maximum hula hoop spins by a child in one minute The record for performing the maximum number of hula hoop spins in one minute was set by Rudrans Katwal (born on July 12, 2013) of Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. He did 212 hula hoop spins in one minute at the age 8 years, 6 months and 1 day, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

Maximum antonyms recalled in one minute by a toddler The record for recalling the maximum number of antonyms was set by Saathvik Sarath (born on June 4, 2019) of Ernakulam, Kerala. He recalled 52 antonyms in one minute at the age of 2 years, 7 months and 21 days, as confirmed on January 25, 2022.

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Maximum yoga poses in one minute by a teen The record for performing the maximum number of yoga poses in one minute was set by Geet Parag Patani (born on May 15, 2008) of Nashik, Maharashtra. She performed 39 yoga poses in one minute at the age of 13 years, 7 months and 29 days, as confirmed on January 13, 2022.

Maximum musical instruments played by a child The record for playing the maximum number of musical instruments was set by Harleen Kaur (born on September 5, 2010) of Batala, Punjab (currently residing in Lynnwood Washington, USA). She played 22 musical instruments including Accordion, Mandolin, Melodica, Djembe and Cajon at the age of 11 years, 4 months and 12 days, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

Maximum football neck stalls in one minute The record for performing the maximum number of football neck stalls in one minute was set by Mariya Biju (born on August 31, 2007) of Kottayam, Kerala. She performed 50 football neck stalls in one minute at the age of 14 years, 4 months and 24 days, as confirmed on January 24, 2022.

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The record for performing the maximum number of double under rope skips with additional weight in 30 seconds was set

by Anuj Derashree (born on October 5, 2003) of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. He performed 51 double under-rope skips in 30 seconds with an additional weight of 500 gm tied around each ankle, as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

Longest duration to sit inside a balloon The record for sitting inside a balloon for the longest duration was set by Mathan Kumar S. (born on September 5, 1985) of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu.

He inflated a big balloon and then completely entered and sat inside the balloon for 59 minutes and 30 seconds, as confirmed on January 13, 2022.

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Longest duration to hold leg split pose by a toddler The record for being in the leg split pose for the longest duration was set by D. Koshika Sai (born on March 4, 2019) of Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. She remained in the leg split pose (Samakonasana) for 20 minutes and 12 seconds at the age of 2 years, 10 months and 4 days, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Fastest kid to recite all asian countries The record for being the fastest to recite the names of all the Asian countries was set by Neha S. Krishnan (born on April 17, 2015) of Kottayam, Kerala. She speedily recited the names of 48 Asian countries in 17 seconds and 80 milliseconds at the age of 6 years, 8 months and 14 days, as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

Longest duration to play the Tabla by a child Maximum animals identified by a kid in 5 minutes

The record for playing the Tabla for the longest duration was set by Parvathy Unnikrishnan (born on March 25, 2011) of Ernakulam, Kerala. She played the Tabla for Teen Taal in different ‘Layas’ with multiple Kayadas, Relas, Tukdas, Paran, Chakradhar and Teehai for 46 minutes and 36 seconds at the age of 10 years 9 months 25 days, as confirmed on January 19, 2022.

The record for identifying the maximum number of animals in 5 minutes was set by Ishaan Karthik N. (born on September 29, 2018) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He identified the pictures of 89 animals, with their correct names, in 5 minutes, at the age of 3 years, 2 months and 28 days, as confirmed on December 27, 2021.

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Maximum Bengali poems recited by a child The record for reciting the maximum number of Bengali poems was set by Sourakana Ray (born on July 22, 2012) of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. She skilfully recited 21 Bengali poems with the title and names of the poets including Gouri Dharmapal, Rabindranath Tagore, Sukumar Ray and Sunirmal Basu in 4 minutes 24 seconds, at the age of 9 years, 4 months and 16 days, as confirmed on December 7, 2021.

Maximum famous personalities identified in 5 minutes by a kid The record for identifying the maximum number of famous personalities in 5 minutes was set

by A. Krithik Kumar (born on February 15, 2018) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He identified 135 famous personalities in 5 minutes at the age of 3 years, 10 month and 28 days, as confirmed on January 12, 2022.

Maximum badminton rally shots made in one minute by a kid The record for making the maximum number of Badminton rally shots in one minute was set by Kanishk Sahu (born on February 26, 2018) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. He individually made 25 shots (from a rally of 50 shots) in one minute at the age of 3 years, 10 months and 18 days, as confirmed on January 13, 2022.

Maximum shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita recited by a child in 5 minutes Records

The record for reciting the maximum number of shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita was set by Vainavi B C (born on December 6, 2014) of Bengaluru, Karnataka.

She recited 60 shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita including 20 shlokas from chapter 1, 20 shlokas from chapter 12 and 20 shlokas from chapter 15 at the age of 7 years, 1 month and 12 days, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

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Fastest to recite all elements of the periodic table Records

The record for being the fastest to recite all the elements of the periodic table was set by Aleena Baby (born on October 31, 2005) of Ernakulam, Kerala. She recalled the entire periodic table in just 11.35 seconds at the age of 16 years, 1 month and 7 days, as confirmed on January 12, 2022.

Largest portrait of a Joker made with fingerprints The record for making the largest portrait of a Joker with fingerprints was set by S. Agadha Arny (born on June 30, 2003) Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. She made a beautiful portrait (measuring 56.1 cm x 71 cm) using her fingerprints, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

Largest portrait of Lord Shiva made with mouth The record for making the largest portrait of Lord Shiva with mouth was set by Amgothu Somla Naik (born on February 10, 2004) of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He made the largest portrait of Lord Shiva, measuring 41.4 cm x 21.1 cm, while painting holding a brush in his mouth and painting using acrylic colours on a A3 sheet, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

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The record for bouncing one balloon upwards with the finger for the longest duration was set by Bejugama Vishnu Charan (born on May 25, 2011) of Alwal, Telangana. He bounced one balloon in the air with his index finger for 42 minutes and 48 seconds, as confirmed on December 30, 2021.

Maximum backflips with push-ups in 30 seconds

The record for performing the maximum number of backflips with push-ups was set by Sabarinad E. B. (born on August 13, 2004) of Thrissur, Kerala. He performed 11 backflips with push-ups in 30 seconds at the age of 17 years, 4 months and 25 days, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

Longest duration to hold crooked upward lotus pose The record for being in the Crooked Upward Lotus Pose for the longest duration was set by Haritha Venkatesan (born on May 1, 1998) of Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. She remained in the Crooked Upward Lotus Pose (Kunchita Urdhava Padmasana) non-stop for 15 minutes and 2 seconds, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

Maximum times written Om Namo Vhagavate Vasudevaya Mantra The record for writing Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Mantra for the maximum number of times was set

by Pravash Chandra Giri (born on March 12, 1955) of Baleshwar, Odisha. He wrote the holy mantra ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’ (in his regional language Odia) 1,94,524 times on 4,421 pages, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

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Longest duration to bounce one balloon upwards with finger

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Records Maximum stencil art portraits made on coconut shells by an individual The record for making the maximum number of stencil art portraits on coconut shells was set

by Mithun P. V. (born on April 20, 1993) of Kannur, Kerala. He made 5 stencil art portraits of actors and politicians on 5 halved coconut shells, as confirmed on December 30, 2021.

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Largest face mask represented by a college The record for representing the largest face mask was set by Mar Athanasius College of Engineering of Kothamangalam, Kerala. On January 19, 2022 as a part of their technical fest Takshak 21, the students of college represented a cloth face mask that covered 308 square metre area of the college premise (height 15.4 metres and length 20 metres), as confirmed on January 21, 2022

Maximum runs scored in under-16 cricket by a teenager The record for scoring the maximum number of runs in Under- 16 cricket was set by Abhigyan Abhishek Kundu (born on April 30, 2008) of Thane, Maharashtra. He scored 24,500 runs with 82 centuries and 117 half centuries in different match formats namely 20-20, One Day and Test Match across various age groups with an average of 70 runs, at the age of 13 years and 8 months, as confirmed on December 30, 2021.

Maximum questions on indian rivers answered in one minute by a kid

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The record for answering the maximum number of questions on Indian rivers in one minute was set by Yogashritha Kanumuri (born on May 14, 2017) of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. She answered 33 questions related to the Indian rivers in one minute at the age of 4 years, 7 months and 21 days, as confirmed January 4, 2022.

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Maximum portraits of Football players drawn on A3 sheet using stencil art The record for drawing the maximum number of portraits of Football players on A3 size sheet using stencil art was set

by Muhammed Sahal V. K. (born on December 17, 2003) of Thalassery, Kerala. He drew the faces of 100 Football players on a single A3 size sheet, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

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Maximum creatures identified in one minute

The record for identifying the maximum number of creatures in one minute was set by Vihaan Pal (born on August 17, 2019) of Nadia, West Bengal. He identified 47 creatures, with correct names, in one minute by looking at their pictures on a mobile screen, at the age of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

Maximum research papers on zoology written by an individual The record for writing the maximum number of research papers on Zoology was set by Ajaz Ahmed Wani (born on December 22, 1978) of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. He wrote 10 research papers in one year (2020-2021) in journals including Journal of Science and Technological Researches, International Journal of Innovations in Biological and Chemical Sciences, International Journal of Animal Biology, as confirmed on December 30, 2021.

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Maximum microsoft certification examinations qualifying in least time The record for qualifying the maximum number of Microsoft certification examinations in the least time was set by Jeffin Jacob (born on May 9, 1995) of Alappuzha, Kerala. He qualified 11 Microsoft certification examinations from beginner to expert level including Microsoft Certified Power Platform Solution Architect Expert, Azure Data Fundamentals, Dynamics 365 Customer Service Functional Consultant Associate and Azure Solutions Architect Expert Exam-2 in three different domains in 34 days, as confirmed on January 6, 2022.

Fastest to draw world map using mouth The record for being the fastest to draw a world map using the mouth was set by Ananya Roy (born on November 29, 1998) of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. He drew the outline of a world map while holding the pencil in his mouth in 10 minutes and 26 seconds, as confirmed on January 31, 2022.

Smallest bus replica made by an individual The record for making the smallest bus replica was set by Rejaneesh Babu (born on May 18, 1981) of Kollam, Kerala.

He made a beautiful realistic replica of the TATA KSRTC bus (measuring 26 inches × 6.25 inches × 7.65 inches), as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

Maximum Covid-19 vaccines given by an individual The record for giving the maximum number of COVID- 19 vaccines was set by Usha Chaudhary (born on July 26, 1981) of Noida, Uttar Pradesh. 2,40,000 doses were given from January 2021 to December 2021. She was also appreciated by the honourable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Aditya Nath in Lucknow on December 5, 2021 for her exemplary contribution, as confirmed on January 4, 2022.

Maximum one hand push-ups in 30 seconds

The record for being the first Cardiologist to discover a unique angiographic sign was set by Dr. Kamal Sharma (born on March 21, 1975) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He discovered the ‘Winking Coronary’ sign, now known as the ‘Kamal Sharma Sign’, an indication of Ventricular Septal Rupture (VSR), a serious complication of heart attack. His work has been recognised in Indian Heart Journal, the official journal of the Cardiological Society of India, as confirmed on January 21, 2022.

Longest time kneeling on a Swiss Ball The record for the longest time kneeling on a Swiss ball was set by Fijo Jain (born on January 15, 1997) of Ernakulam, Kerala. He knelt on a Swiss ball for 1 hour, 27 minutes and 58 seconds, as confirmed on January 27, 2022.

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First Cardiologist to discover a unique angiographic sign

The record for performing the maximum number of one hand push-ups in 30 seconds was set by Nitin Raina (born on November 25, 1994) of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. He performed 46 one-hand push-ups in 30 seconds, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

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Maximum animals’ sounds mimicked by toddler in one minute The record for mimicking the sounds of the maximum number of animals in one minute was set by Guhan C. H. (born on February 23, 2020) of Hassan, Karnataka. He mimicked the sounds of 22 animals including cat, goat, pig and horse in one minute at the age of 1 year, 10 months and 18 days, as confirmed on January 10, 2022.

Maximum languages in which stories were read by a kid

Maximum wiggling of one ear in one minute

The record for reading stories in the maximum number of languages was set by Shreenika Mahesh (born on August 7, 2018) of Pune, Maharashtra. She read four stories from story books in four different languages namely Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi and English in 5 minutes and 17 seconds at the age of 3 years, 4 months and 14 days, as confirmed on December 21, 2021.

The record for wiggling one ear for the maximum number of times in one minute was set by Laksh Uday Jagtap (born on October 1, 2007) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He wiggled his left ear 129 times in one minute, as confirmed on December 29, 2021.

Longest duration to hold horse stance pose by a specially-abled The record for holding the horse stance pose for the longest duration was set by Mayank Vishwakarma (born on November 17, 1986) of Korba, Chhattisgarh. Being 50 percent disabed (height 3 feet), he held himself in the horse stance position for 6 minutes and 28 seconds, as confirmed on January 13, 2022.

Maximum questions on General Science answered blindfolded in one minute by a kid The record for answering the maximum number of questions on General Science blindfolded in one minute was set by Kavyansh Rajput (born on January 1, 2019) of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. He answered 46 questions on General Science including periodic table elements and scientific units (being blindfolded) at the age of 3 years and 14 days, as confirmed on January 15, 2021.

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Fastest child to identify blindfolded 52 playing cards The record for being the fastest to identify blindfolded 52 playing cards was set by Samarth Sehgal (born on July 12, 2009) of Ambala, Haryana. He accurately identified the numbers written on each of the 52 playing cards in 7.55 seconds while being blindfolded, at the age of 12 years, 5 months and 22 days, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

Maximum Indian rivers recited by a kid in 30 seconds The record for reciting the maximum number of Indian rivers in 30 seconds was set by Deshik D. (born on August 11, 2016) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He recited the names of 65 Indian rivers in 30 seconds at the age of 5 years and 5 months, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

Biggest jigsaw puzzle solved by a child The record for solving the biggest jigsaw puzzle was set by Saairakshan (born on September 1, 2016) of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. He solved a big jigsaw puzzle consisting of 250 pieces in 28 minutes and 21 seconds at the age of 5 years, 4 months and 20 days, as confirmed on January 21, 2022.

Youngest to blow a conch shell

Largest upside-down portrait of Swami Vivekananda The record for making the largest upside-down portrait of Swami Vivekananda was set by Sayan Bhattacharjee (born on December 15, 1996) of Siliguri, West Bengal. He made the portrait of Swami Vivekananda, measuring 27.5 inches x 21.5 inches, using black acrylic paint, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

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The record for being the youngest to blow a conch shell was set

by Vedansh Prusti (born on March 15, 2020) of Nuapada, Odisha.

He blew the conch perfectly at the age of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, as confirmed on January 18, 2022.

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Largest paper cup pyramid The record for making the largest paper cup pyramid was set by Pavana Pradeep (born on June 5, 2009) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The pyramid measuring 175 cm x 165 cm was made with 276 paper cups.

She made the pyramid, consisting of 23 rows, at the age of 12 years and 7 months, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Maximum dinosaurs’ species represented using lego blocks The record for representing the maximum number of dinosaurs’ species using LEGO blocks was set by Sidhant Satish (born on March 20, 2016) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He built and represented 33 species of dinosaurs including Baryonyx, Allosaurus, Argentinosauras and Iguanodon by shaping the LEGO blocks at the age of 5 years, 9 months and 21 days, as confirmed on January 10, 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 Aarnika Sadavala (born on April 17, 2020) of Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh.

She identified and named 24 animals correctly by looking at their pictures in one minute at the age of 1 year, 8 months and 24 days, as confirmed on January 10, 2022.

Maximum Lord Ganesha idols made using clay The record for making the maximum number of idols of Lord Ganesha using clay was set by Purva Pramod Begalekar (born on October 29, 2014) of Akola, Maharashtra. She made 51 small idols of Lord Ganesha (measuring from 3.3 cm to 9.5 cm) using eco-friendly clay at the age 7 years, 2 months and 19 days, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

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Maximum pages of story books read upside down by a kid The record for reading the maximum number of pages of story books upside down was set by Nesanth (born on March 1, 2016) of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. He fluently read aloud 252 pages of 18 story books including ‘The Missing Prizes, The Hot Air Balloon, Flowers, Wake Up Pari, Venu’s New House’ (placed upside down), at the age of 5 years, 10 months and 14 days, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

Maximum spellings recalled by a kid in 5 minutes

Fastest to solve a snake cube with one hand The record for being the fastest to solve a Snake Cube with one hand was set by Anandhalakshmi S. (born on October 13, 2009) of Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. She solved the Snake Cube with her left hand in 30 seconds, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

The record for recalling the maximum number of spellings in 5 minutes was set by Shiva Yogeetha (born on March 20, 2017) of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar. She recalled 198 spellings in 5 minutes at the age of 4 years, 9 months and 19 days, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Fastest to read 1000 words by a kid

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The record for being the fastest to read 1000 words by a kid was set by S. Ashvika (born on October 28, 2017) of Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. She read 1000 random words of Grades 1 to 5 including Cauliflower, Giraffea, bread, mouse, jug, pomegranate, strawberry, America, Kangaroo, cheese, rhinoceros, Xylophone, danger, food in a time of 20 minutes and 32 seconds at the age of 4 years 2 months & 13 days, as confirmed on January 10, 2022.

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Fastest to recall Tamil flowers while performing Bhujapidasana The record for being the fastest to recall Tamil flowers while performing Bhujapidasana was set by J.V. Dev Namith Shiva (born on January 7, 2013) of Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. He recalled the names of all the 99 Tamil flowers while performing Bhujapidasana or Shoulder pressing posture in 53 seconds, at the age of 9 years and 6 days, as confirmed on January 13, 2022.

Fastest typing of the English alphabet by Fastest to recite a toddler all the countries’ The record for the fastest typing of the English alphabet was set names

by Kunj Gupta (born on May 29, 2019) of Bahadurgarh, Haryana.

He typed the English alphabet from A to Z on a keyboard (without spacing) in 25 seconds and 90 milliseconds, at the age of 2 years and 7 months, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

The record for being the fastest to recite the names of all the countries was set by Muhammed Rafi S. (born on May 17, 2010) of Kollam, Kerala. He recited the names of all the 195 countries in just 1 minute, 23 seconds and 43 milliseconds, at the age of 11 years, 7 months and 25 days, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

Fastest child to solve three Rubik’s Cubes with both hands and feet

The record for being the fastest to solve three Rubik’s Cubes using both hands and feet was set by Ephrem Xavio Richard (born on March 16, 2010) of Kottayam, Kerala. He solved one 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cube using both feet, one 3 x 3 using right hand and another 3 x 3 using left hand in 2 minutes and 12 seconds at the age of 11 years, 8 months and 21 days, as confirmed on December 6, 2021.

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Biggest replica of dinosaur made using newspaper by a child The record for making the biggest replica of a dinosaur using newspaper was set by Adhvik Rohith (born on February 8, 2010) of Trivandrum, Kerala. He made a replica of dinosaur (Giganotosaurus) (measuring 133 cm in length and 40 cm in height) using sheets of newspaper and masking tape, as confirmed on January 13, 2022.

Maximum 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cubes solved by a kid in 5 minutes The record for solving the maximum number of 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cubes in 5 minutes was set by Lavish Saharan (born on June 30, 2016) of Sirsa, Haryana. He solved ten 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cubes in 5 minutes at the age of 5 years, 6 months and 25 days, as confirmed on January 25, 2022.

National anthem carved on pencil leads by a specially abled person

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The record for carving out the National Anthem on pencil leads was set by Mantha Omprakash, a specially abled person (born on July 10, 1997) of Mahabub Nagar, Telangana.

Suffering with 44% of Locomotor Disability, he beautifully carved out the National Anthem on 17 pencil leads, as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

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Fastest to read 100 phonetic words

Longest duration to perform backward skating The record for performing backward skating for the longest duration was set by Venu Ramana R.P. (born on August 1, 2005) of Theni, Tamil Nadu. He performed nonstop backward (reverse) skating on a road for 1 hour, 8 minutes and 2 seconds and covered a distance of 14 km, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

Maximum nose touches with tongue in one minute The record for touching the nose with the tongue for the maximum number of times in one minute was set by Jiran KJ (born on August 20, 1997) of Thrissur, Kerala. He touched his nose with the tongue 289 times in one minute, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

The record for being the fastest to read 100 phonetic words was set by Abhiraj Shee (born on May 6, 2014) of Kolkata, West Bengal. He read 100 phonetic words, following the British English protocols of the International Phonetic Association, from his laptop in 48 seconds at the age of 7 years, 8 months and 7 days, as confirmed on January 13, 2022.

Maximum burpees by a child in one minute The record for performing the maximum number of burpees in one minute was set by Ayanna Batra (born on September 4, 2014) of Gurugram, Haryana. She performed 19 burpees in one minute at the age of 7 years, 4 months and 1 day, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Maximum live songs posted on facebook in a year The record for posting the maximum number of live songs on Facebook in a year was set by Binoj T. V. (born on April 3, 1979) of Thrissur, Kerala. He sang 365 songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Nepali, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada and posted them for 365 days on Facebook from November 17, 2020 to December 16, 2021, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

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Youngest to recite the entire periodic table along with their symbols and atomic numbers The record for being the youngest to recite all the elements of the modern periodic table, along with their symbols and atomic numbers, was set by Gladwin Samuel P. (born on September 25, 2017) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He recited the entire periodic table in 3 minutes, 26 seconds and 48 milliseconds at the age of 4 years, 3 months and 20 days, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

Youngest to solve world map puzzle The record for being the youngest to solve a world map puzzle was set by Srivatsan (born on November 21, 2018) of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. He solved the world map puzzle in 4 minutes, 46 seconds and 33 milliseconds, at the age of 3 years and 2 months, as confirmed on January 21, 2022.

The record for making the biggest typographic wall portrait of a Kathakali dancer was set by Bismida M. (born on May 24, 2000) of Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala. She made a typographic portrait (measuring 120 cm in height and 89.5 cm in width) of a Kathakali dancer on the wall using the name ‘Kerala’, as confirmed on January 22, 2022.

Fastest to solve Brainvita game

The record for being the fastest to solve Brainvita game was set

by Akkiraju Swaraj Koushik (born on January 14, 2008) of Ranga Reddy, Telangana. He solved the game in just 22 seconds, as confirmed on January 12, 2022.

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Maximum bare-knuckle punches Smallest handwritten book on performed with one hand in 30 seconds Guru Mantra The record for performing the maximum number of bareknuckle punches with one hand in 30 seconds was set by Rakesh R. (born on February 22, 2001) of Palakkad, Kerala. He performed 200 bare-knuckle punches with one hand on a wall in 30 seconds, as confirmed on January 18, 2022.

The record for making the smallest handwritten book on Guru Mantra was set by Sneha Paul (born on October 25, 2000) of Howrah, West Bengal. The book (measuring 2 cm x 2.5 cm) contains 5 pages with the cover page showing Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s portrait and has Sanskrit shloka Guru Mantra ‘Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu’ written with fabric paints and brush, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

Youngest Harmonica player The record for being the youngest Harmonica player was set by Arpan Ghata (born on March 10, 2016) of Kolkata, West Bengal. He melodiously played eight different movie and theme songs including two theme music, three Hindi songs, 2 English songs and a Bengali song on the Harmonica at the age of 5 years, 10 months and 12 days, as confirmed on January 22, 2022.

Maximum distance covered while running non-stop for 1300 days The record for covering the maximum distance while running non-stop for 1300 days was set by Anandan Sivakumar (born on June 25, 1981) of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu.

He covered a distance of 7,575 km while running 5 km every day. He started the attempt on June 18, 2018 and completed it on December 31, 2021, as confirmed on January 4, 2022.

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Maximum handmade gift hampers prepared in one hour The record for making the maximum number of handmade gift hampers in one hour was set by Shahida Khathoon (born on July, 25, 1988) of Malappuram, Kerala. She made 25 hampers of different sizes with flowers, wooden pieces and coloured clothes. She filled and decorated all the hampers in one hour, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

Fastest to write the names of all districts of Kerala in mirror writing The record for writing the names of all the districts of Kerala in mirror writing was set by Silla Johnson (born on April 9, 1996) of Ernakulam, Kerala. She wrote the names of all the 14 districts of Kerala in English mirror writing in 1 minute,10 seconds and 45 milliseconds, as confirmed on January 15, 2022

Smallest origami heart made by an individual The record for making the smallest Origami heart was set by Suhita Banerjee (born on January 22, 1971) of Kolkata, West Bengal. She made the smallest heart (measuring 1.5 cm x 1.7 cm) using Fabriano Origami paper after giving it 34 folds, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Largest screw artwork made by a family

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The record for making the largest screw artwork was set by Badariya (born on October 22, 1982) of Thrissur, Kerala (now residing in Abu Dhabi, UAE) along with three family members. She made the ‘Spirit of the Union’ artwork depicting seven UAE rulers using screws. The artwork measures 175 inches x 219 inches, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

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Fastest teen to recite asian countries with their capitals

Fastest child to solve 3 x 3 rubik’s cube with one hand

The record for being the fastest to recite the names of Asian countries, with their capitals, was set by Nandhana J. (born on March 17, 2008) of Alappuzha, Kerala (now residing in Kuwait). She fluently recited the names of all the 48 Asian countries with their respective capitals in just 30 seconds and 77 milliseconds at the age of 13 years, 9 months and 18 days, as confirmed on January 4, 2022.

The record for being the fastest to solve the 3 x 3 Rubik’s Cube with one hand was set by Sanjay V. (born on December 26, 2009) of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. He solved the 3 x 3 Rubik’s Cube with his left hand in 21 seconds and 62 milliseconds at the age of 12 years and 12 days, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

Fastest to recite the names of all asian countries with their capitals by a kid The record for being the fastest to recite the names of all the Asian countries, with their respective capitals, was set by Chinmay Mandar Saoji (born on January 22, 2016) of Akola, Maharashtra. He recited the names of all the 48 Asian countries, with their respective capitals, in just 41 seconds at the age of 5 years, 11 months and 14 days, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

All districts of Gujarat covered by an individual on a bike expedition The record for covering all the districts of Gujarat on a bike was set by Patel Siddharth Aravindbhai (born on January 21, 2000) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He covered all the 33 districts of Gujarat on his Pulsar 220F from December 25 to December 31, 2021, covering a distance of 3,059 km in 7 days, as confirmed on January 24, 2022.

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Biggest replica of violin made with coconut shells by an individual The record for making the biggest replica of a Violin with coconut shells was set by Badarudheen M. (born on May 20, 1977) of Palakkad, Kerala. He made the replica of a Violin (measuring 62 cm x 19 cm) with coconut shells, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

Longest duration to hold headstand position by a child The record for holding the headstand position for the longest duration was set by Ayush Ganesh Beldar (born on March 3, 2014) of Pune, Maharashtra. He held himself in the headstand (Shirshasana) position for 35 minutes at the age of 7 years, 10 months and 4 days, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

Fastest child to recite all asian countries The record for being the fastest to recite the names of all the Asian countries blindfolded was set

by V. Dikshith Saran (born on November 6, 2010) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He recited the names of 48 Asian countries in just 16 seconds and 48 milliseconds at the age of 11 years, 1 month and 29 days, as confirmed on January 4, 2022.

Maximum distance covered by a female bike rider to highest motorable pass

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The record for covering the maximum distance to the highest motorable pass was set by Veena Viswanath M. (born on September 13, 1991) of Alappuzha, Kerala. She covered 3,760 km (Alappuzha- Kanyakumari-Hyderabad-Nagpur-Agra-SrinagarLeh - Khardung La pass at a height of 17,982 feet) on a 350cc motorcycle from August 15, 2021 to September 5, 2021, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

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Maximum number of hand to hand changing Nunchaku in 30 seconds The record for performing the maximum number of hand to hand changing Nunchaku in 30 seconds was set by Goutham Krishna E.P. (born on February 6, 1995) of Thrissur, Kerala.

He performed 60 hand to hand changing Nunchaku in 30 seconds, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

Maximum repetitions of tongue twister in Kannada language in one minute The record for performing the maximum number of repetitions of a tongue twister in Kannada language in one minute was set by Spandana B.S. (born on November 19, 2018) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. She performed 27 repetitions of the tongue twister ‘Kage Pukka Gubi Pukka’ in one minute at the age of 3 years, 1 month and 23 days, as confirmed on January 11, 2022

Fastest to write English alphabet in reverse order blindfolded

The record for being the fastest to write the English alphabet in reverse order blindfolded was set by N. Keerthika (born on April 14, 2005) of Bengaluru, Karnataka (currently residing in Sharjah, UAE). She wrote the English alphabet from Z to A in 13 seconds and 19 milliseconds, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

Maximum mathematical symbols identified by a toddler The record for identifying the maximum number of mathematical symbols was set by Nehah Lavichetty (born on January 3, 2019) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She identified and recited 411 mathematical symbols including basic mathematical symbols, currencies, Greek symbols, Geometry symbols, at the age of 2 years, as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

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Humanoid robot with maximum languages The record for making the humanoid robot speaking with maximum languages was set by Dinesh Kunwar Patel (born on June 21, 1975) of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. He made an Artificially Intelligent social and educational robot ‘Shalu’ that can speak 47 languages including 9 Indian and 38 foreign languages using waste materials. Shalu is able to teach the students, replying emails, recognising human face and different objects, as confirmed on January 6, 2022.

Longest duration for touching the nose with the tongue The record for touching the nose with the tongue for the longest duration was set

by Devashree Amar Thokale (born on June 27, 2008) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. She touched the nose with her tongue and remained in this position for 22 minutes, as confirmed on January 22, 2022.

The record for writing the maximum number of Tamil Brahmi letters using sand was set

by Sanjay Selvam K. (born on September 15, 1997) of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu.

He wrote 31 Tamil Brahmi letters (old Tamil script letters) on A4 size sheet (measuring 29.7 cm in height and 21 cm in width) using sand in 14 minutes and 7 seconds, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

Bharatanatyam dance mudras performed in the least time The record for performing the maximum number of Bharatanatyam dance mudras in the least time was set

by Sruthi Umesh (born on May 1, 1990) of Madakkathara, Kerala. She recalled the names of Bharatanatyam dance mudras while performing 52 Samyukta and Asamyukta Hasta mudras (single and double hand gestures of Bharatanatyam dance) in 21 seconds, as confirmed on January 29, 2022.

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Maximum English words written in 5 minutes by a child The record for writing the maximum number of English words in 5 minutes was set by Dhanveer S. R. (born on June 5, 2014) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He wrote 100 English words (2-4 letter words) in 5 minutes at the age of 7 years, 6 months and 29 days, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

Maximum distance covered while performing skating with nunchaku

Maximum musical notes played on guitar for one minute The record for playing the maximum number of musical notes on the Guitar for one minute was set by John Joseph (born on August 3,1997) of Ernakulam, Kerala. He played 558 notes on his Ibanez Guitar; the whole music composition was structured using the notes from D minor scale and played using arpeggios chromatics.

Pentatonic triplets were used to arrange the notes, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

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The record for covering the maximum distance while performing skating with Nunchaku was set by Aaron David Don (born on December 12, 2003) of Thrissur, Kerala. He performed Nunchaku hand rolls non-stop for one hour while skating simultaneously, covering a distance of 7.11 km, at the age of 18 years and 22 days, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

Maximum collection of figurines of superheroes The record for collecting the maximum number of figurines of superheroes was set by Arupananda Rao (born on February 26, 1991) of Patnagarh, Odisha. He has collected a total number of 331 figurines of action and superheroes, as confirmed on January 9, 2022.

Fastest to make a portrait of Rabindranath Tagore with mouth The record for being the fastest to make a portrait of Rabindranath Tagore with mouth was set by Samaresh Maity (born on September 8, 1987) of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. He made a portrait of Rabindranath Tagore in just 20 seconds by holding a paint brush in the mouth, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Fastest bridal make up done by an individual The record for doing the fastest bridal make up was set by Gitali Das (born on August 1, 1986) of Guwahati, Assam.

She did bridal make up on her model in just 13 minutes and 45 seconds, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Longest nonstop sync sound recording for a Malayalam film by an individual The record for longest nonstop sync sound recording for a Malayalam film was set by Sree Vishnu J.S. (born on October 28, 1993) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He performed nonstop recording for a Malayalam movie ‘Chila Saankethika Kaaranangalal’ with sync technique for the duration of 1 hour, 19 minutes and 18 seconds and it was released on an OTT platform Movie Wud on April 25, 2021, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

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Maximum holes drilled on land rocks in 5 minutes by an individual The record for drilling the maximum number of holes on land rocks in 5 minutes was set by Sanesh P.K (born on November 26, 1984) of Ernakulam, Kerala. He drilled 8 holes on the land rocks (measuring 1.14 ft. in depth) in 5 minutes, using an air compressor jack hammer, as confirmed on December 10, 2021.

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Maximum replicas made using waste materials by an individual Records

The record for making the maximum number of replicas using waste materials was set by Sayan Basak (born on April 10, 2003) of Kolkata, West Bengal. He made 8 replicas including Indian Parliament House, Eden Gardens, Guwahati stadium, LBH coach, WAP-7 locomotive, T20 WC trophy, AK-47 rifle and Oscar Award using cardboards, newspapers, acrylic colours and glue, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

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Maximum webinars conducted in one month by an institute

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The record for conducting the maximum number of webinars in one month was set by National Service Scheme Cell of VHSE wing of Directorate of General Education, Government of Kerala. It conducted 131 one hour skill development webinar sessions for students on Zoom Application for 31 days from October 15 to November 14, 2021 as a part of school reopening in Kerala after COVID-19 lockdown. The webinars were held on life skills, health safety awareness, crisis management and technocraft skills, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Cycling for maximum consecutive days The record for cycling for the maximum number of consecutive days was set by Balraj Singh Chauhan (born on June 6, 1964) of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. He cycled for 1,874 consecutive days from October 18, 2016 to December 5, 2021, covering 1,00,000 km on his bicycle, as confirmed on January 21, 2022.

Maximum handrolls of urumi and firestick with both hands The record for performing the maximum number of handrolls of Urumi and firestick with both hands was set by Aneesh V. (born on May 20, 1987) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

He performed 115 handrolls of Urumi (flexible sword) and 121 rotations of firestick, handrolls moving forward, backward and sideways, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

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Maximum car brands recalled blindfolded by a child in one minute The record for recalling blindfolded the maximum number of car brands in one minute was set by Ehan Fahad (born on June 14, 2010) of Thrissur, Kerala. He recalled 134 car brands in one minute while being blindfolded at the age of 11 years, 2 months and 24 days, as confirmed on January 18, 2022.

Smallest wax denture The record for making the smallest wax denture was set

by Masthan Babu (born on May 21, 1976) of Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He made the smallest wax denture measuring length (1 cm) upper denture (1.5 cm x 0.4 cm) and lower denture (1.4 cmx 0.4 cm), as confirmed on January 18, 2022.

Biggest paper origami parrot

The record for performing the maximum number of Roundhouse Drop Kicks in 30 seconds was set by Shyamantak Ganguly (born on September 12, 1994) of Kolkata, West Bengal. He performed 54 roundhouse drop kicks (raising and dropping his right foot only) in 30 seconds, as confirmed on January 29, 2022.

Maximum sketches of famous personalities made on A4 sheets in one hour The record for making the maximum number of sketches of famous personalities on A4 size sheets in one hour was set by Akash S. (born on September 20, 2001) of Kottayam, Kerala.

He made 30 sketches of famous personalities including Lata Mangeshkar, Mother Teresa, Sania Mirza, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi on different A4 size sheets in one hour, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

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Maximum roundhouse drop kicks in 30 seconds

The record for making the biggest paper origami parrot was set by Dikshant Sharma (born on June 22, 2003) of Gurugram, Haryana. He made a paper parrot in origami style (measuring 214 cm) using 20 sheets of chart paper, as confirmed on January 20, 2022.

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Maximum stencil portraits of freedom fighters made on cloth The record for making the maximum number of stencil portraits of freedom fighters on cloth was set by Theertha Baiju A. (born on April 26, 2001) of Kozhikode, Kerala. She made the stencil portraits of 25 freedom fighters including Mahatma Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu, Chandrashekhar and Bhagat Singh in 51 minutes and 46 seconds on a white cloth measuring 100 cm in length and 102 cm in width, as confirmed on January 19, 2022.

Maximum calendar days recalled from 10,000-year dates by a child The record for recalling the maximum number of calendar days from 10,000- year date was set by Deekshant (born on June 19, 2014) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He recalled 25 days by their random dates from year AD 1 to AD 10000, using mental calculation, at the age of 7 years, 7 months and 8 days, as confirmed on January 27, 2022.

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Maximum general knowledge questions answered by a kid in 5 minutes The record for answering the maximum number of General Knowledge questions in 5 minutes was set by Aashvik Garg (born on September 26, 2015) of East Delhi, Delhi. He correctly answered 179 General Knowledge questions on celestial objects, countries, US Presidents and dinosaurs in 5 minutes at the age of 6 years, 3 months and 20 days, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

Groundbreaking magic square The record for making a groundbreaking magic square in which the number of magic squares is 501 x 501, was set by Meet Suresh Bhai Pathak (born on May 28, 2004) of Junagarh, Gujarat. The total number of lines is 1004 in which there are 501 vertical and 501 horizontal and 2 inclined number lines and the sum of any line is 6,28,7600,1, as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

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Maximum paper shoes made by an individual The record for making the maximum number of paper shoes was set by Mohit Jangra (born on August 7, 1997) of Nashik, Maharashtra. He made 97 different shoes with paper to promote papercraft, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

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Biggest Mandala art The record for making the biggest Mandala art was set

by Supriya Jamuar (born on May 5, 1983) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. She made a beautiful Mandala art on a square ACP (aluminum composite panel) sheet (measuring 244.5 cm x 245.3 cm, having a diameter of 240.28 cm or 94.6 inches) using acrylic colour, as confirmed on January 24, 2022.

Longest duration to hold the index finger in backward bending position The record for holding the index finger in backward bending position for the longest duration was set by Gokul R.K. (born on November 1, 2006) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He touched his index finger on the backside of the hand and held that position for 16 minutes and 1 second, as confirmed on January 18, 2022.

Fastest solo run from Maximum tune of Mumbai to Delhi songs teeth whistled by an individual for in 30 minutes The record for teeth whistling the maximum number of tunes social awareness of songs in 30 minutes was set by Nizarudheen Sheik Abdullah The record for being the fastest to perform a solo run from Mumbai to Delhi for social awareness was set by Manoj (born on January 17, 1993) of Delhi. He started his journey from Gateway of India, Mumbai on December 10, 2021 and finished at India Gate, Delhi on December 25, 2021, running 1600 km in 16 days to support a ‘Drug Free India’ campaign, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

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(born on May 21, 1990) of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. He teeth whistled 9 tunes of songs in 30 minutes without any lip movement by folding his tongue and attaching it with his teeth, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Maximum Assamese words written in 5 minutes The record for writing the maximum number of Assamese words in 5 minutes was set by Parishmita Borah (born on December 31, 1996) of Sonitpur, Assam. She skillfully wrote down 99 random words including Pariksha, apple, television and Aparajita in Assamese language on A4 size sheet in 5 minutes, as confirmed on December 29, 2021.

Maximum whistling techniques performed by a sexagenarian

The record for performing the maximum number of whistling techniques was set by Shrikant Tukaram Kajave (born on May 15, 1955) of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He performed 9 whistling techniques including wavy pucker whistling, throat whistling, teeth whistling, at the age of 66 years, 8 months and 3 days, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

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Largest thematic painting on the ground made by a team

The record for making the largest thematic painting on the ground by a team was set by Amit Chourasiya (born on February 10, 1986) of Jhansi, U.P. with 3 team members of Shri Bhakt Prahalad Jan Kalian Sansthan, Erach. The team made a thematic painting of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi using acrylic paints on the ground, measuring 100 ft. x 100 ft. (10,000 sq. ft.), as confirmed on January 6, 2022.

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Records Fastest to recall values of square root of two by an individual The record for being the fastest to recite values of square root of two was set by Bikram Sutradhar (born on November 9, 1994) of Sekerkote, Tripura. He recalled the values of square root of two up to 325 digits in 57 seconds and 68 milliseconds, as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

Longest madhubani painting by an individual The record for making the longest Madhubani painting was set

by Megha M.B. (born on August 3, 1998) of Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala. She made a painting using black colour pen on white paper sheets (measuring 400 cm in length and 20 cm in width), as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

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Longest love poem The record for composing the longest love poem was set by Manya Arora (born on January 28, 2004) of Delhi. She has self-composed the poem titled ‘Love-struck by clouds’ which consists of 1060 lines, 3839 words and 408 paragraphs. The poem was published in the book ‘Bleeding the Intellect’s way’ (ISBN – 979-88-85301-38-1), as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

Longest face mask The record for making the longest face mask was set by Niraj Wankhade (born on April 4, 1982) of Tigaon, Madhya Pradesh.

The mask (measuring 64 ft. in length and 4 ft. 11 inches in width) was made using cotton fabric with the aim of spreading awareness on the importance of wearing masks during COVID-19, as confirmed on December 30, 2021.

Fastest to recite the capitals of Indian states and union territories by a toddler The record for being the fastest to recite the capitals of all the Indian states and union territories was set by Yathvik D. Gowda (born on March 26, 2019) of Hassan, Karnataka. He recited the capitals of all the 28 Indian states and 8 union territories in just 34 seconds and 63 milliseconds at the age of 2 years, 9 months and 20 days, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

Smallest handwritten book on mathematical formulas The record for making the smallest handwritten book on Mathematical formulas was set by Jini Joy (born on May 12, 1995) of Kannur, Kerala. The book (measuring 2.6 cm x 2.6 cm x 1.1 cm) contains 88 pages and has numerous Mathematical formulas written with a pencil, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Maximum sit-ups on top of a Football by a specially-abled person Records

The record for performing the maximum number of sit-ups on the top of a Football was set by Pramod P. D. (born on December 20, 1983) of Idukki, Kerala. Being 70% locomotor disabled, he performed 5 sit-ups balancing his body while standing on a Football for 29 seconds, as confirmed on December 22, 2021.

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Maximum miniature vintage items made by an individual The record for making the maximum number of miniature vintage items was set by Mukesh Kumar (born on June 20, 1995) of Ganganagar, Rajasthan.

He made 20 miniature vintage items including a bicycle, tractor, train, gramophone, as confirmed on December 24, 2021.

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Appreciation A. Raanav (born on June 13, 2019) of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 12 shapes, 9 vehicles, 9 fruits, 9 vegetables, 29 animals, 23 animal shadows, 11 colours, 9 sea animals, sounds of 30 animals, young ones of 12 animals, days of the week, months in a year, 15 opposite words, English alphabet with associated words; and counting numbers from 1-20 (in English and Hindi) at the age of 2 years and 6 months, as confirmed on January 6, 2022.

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Adripta Das (born on October 12, 2018) of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting 7 days of the week, 12 months of the year, 10 poems, 10 parts of the body, A to Z alphabet words; identifying 9 animals, 6 fruits, 6 colours, 5 insects, 5 flowers, 9 vehicles, 10 shapes, at the age of 3 years and 2 months, as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

Aisiri Peketi (born on April 23, 2018) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for counting numbers from 1-50; recalling 20 opposites; identifying the English alphabet, days of the week, 42 animals, 21 birds, 28 parts of the body, 9 internal organs, 25 emotions, 36 famous people, flags of 25 nations, 28 community helpers, 12 genders, 28 vehicles, 27 vegetables, 30 fruits, 22 musical instruments, 15 colours and 13 deities at the age of 3 years and 8 months, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

Anuraj Kundu (born on March 17, 2019) of Bankura, West Bengal, is appreciated for identifying 24 animals, English alphabet, 12 colours, 14 parts of the body, 9 fruits, 8 vegetables, 10 vehicles; answering 15 G.K. questions; recalling the capitals of all the Indian states, numbers from 1-30, days of the week, months in a year, 4 seasons and 2 rhymes at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on December 23, 2021.

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Avani Prasanth (born on October 18, 2019) of Palakkad, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 8 Chief Ministers of Kerala, 8 insects, 18 Malayalam poets, 16 national leaders, 8 animals ; recalling the names of 28 Indian states, 14 districts of Kerala and answering 8 G.K. questions at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on January 12, 2022.

Amruth Gouda (born on January 6, 2020) of Kalaburagi, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 20 vehicles, 10 types of clothing, 16 body parts, 15 wild animals, 10 farm animals, 17 food items, 6 fruits, 6 vegetables, 14 household items at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on December 20, 2021.

Avnee Pritesh Babel (born on April 18, 2018) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying the English alphabet from A-Z and their corresponding words, 10 shapes, numbers from 1-20, 22 fruits,11 colours, 21 vegetables, 22 birds, 64 animals, 22 vehicles, 19 professions, 22 general objects, 22 household items, 22 food items, 22 playtime objects, 22 actions, 11 baby animals, 19 places; recalling 15 antonyms and reciting 15 poems at the age of 3 years and 8 months, as confirmed on January 6, 2022.

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Anvita Mallikarjun Mankani (born on March 17, 2017) of Bagalkot, Karnataka, is appreciated for answering general knowledge questions. She answered 100 general questions in 4 minutes and 50 seconds, at the age of 4 years and 9 months, as confirmed on December 23, 2021.

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Eesa Abdullah (born on November 2, 2017) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying the flags of various countries. He identified the flags of 103 countries in 3 minutes and 2 seconds at the age of 4 years and 2 months, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Emin Jabir P. (born on August 16,2019) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 66 insects and land and aquatic creatures at the age of 2 years and 4 months, as confirmed on January 10, 2022.

Jalem Snigdha Gayathri (born on April 26, 2010) of Ranga Reddy District, Telanagana, is appreciated for uploading 45 dance videos of herself on YouTube channel. She has performed dances on different songs, edited the dance videos by herself and then uploaded these on YouTube channel at the age of 11 years and 8 months, as confirmed on December 29, 2021.

Nilaruna V N (born on August 27, 2017) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting the capitals of 47 countries in I minute, at the age of 4 years and 4 months, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

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Chinmay Rahul Patil (born on August 4, 2007) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for undertaking a cycling expedition from Pune to Kanyakumari to celebrate 75 years of Independence of India, organized by Indo Athletics Society, Pune. He cycled 1,618.2 km starting from Nigdi, Pune at 6 am on December 11, 2021, covering Karad, Belagavi, Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram, and ended at Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) at 3.30 pm on December 20, 2021, at the age of 14 years and 5 months, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Hanana P.K. (born on June 23, 2006) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for his calligraphic skills. She beautifully calligraphed some Arabic words including Kalima Tayyaba, Ayatul Kursi and Masha Allah at the age of 15 years and 6 months, as confirmed on January 6, 2022.

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Jagannath K. V. (born on May 26,2020) of Alappuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for counting from 1 to 10; recalling days of the week; identifying 7 fruits, 8 personalities, 5 water animals, 9 vegetables, 12 vehicles and answering 13 General Knowledge questions in Malayalam at the age of 1 year and 7 months, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Eden Saji (born on August 16, 2014) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting the names of 28 Indian states and 8 union territories with their capitals, 14 Presidents, 15 Prime ministers, 16 national symbols; 200 general knowledge questions and 62 space related questions, at the age of 7 years and 4 months, as confirmed on January 4, 2022.

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Sukhi M. (born on January 11, 2018) of Siddapura Udupi, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 15 external parts of the body; reciting 12 shlokas, Indian states and union territories with their capitals, 50 opposite words; recalling 30 districts of Karnataka, 20 national symbols, multiplication tables of 2,3,4 and 5, names of 10 scientists and their inventions; reciting 6 English rhymes; pronouncing 105 English words; answering 30 General Knowledge questions; and performing 30 action words at the age of 3 years and 11 months, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

Hrithvik M. (born on September 15, 2017) of Tumkur, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting 19 national symbols, 5 shlokas, 10 Geeta Dhyanam shlokas, car names from A to Z; painting a tree and decorating it by using pistachio shells at the age of 4 years and 3 months, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

P. Shamithra Sri (born on September 29, 2019) of Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 22 animals, 23 fruits, 22 vegetables, 22 sea animals, 22 birds, 8 planets, 8 states on the map; solving puzzles of shapes and vehicles; reciting English alphabet and counting numbers from 1-10 at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on January 6, 2022.

Panvika G. M. (born on April 17, 2019) of Davanagere, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting the capitals of all Indian states, 8 Indian union territories, 4 seasons, days of the week, numbers from 1-40, 4 national symbols; identifying and recalling English alphabetical words, 11 community helpers, 16 fruits, 15 vehicles, 12 domestic animals, 15 vegetables; identifying 4 sea creatures, 7 wild animals, 10 Indian currencies and 14 parts of the body at the age of 2 years and 8 months, as confirmed on December 24, 2021.

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Swadhika S. (born on February 6, 2020) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 22 images, 28 animals, 6 national symbols, 11 parts of the body, flags of 5 countries, 16 vehicles, 10 colours; answering 4 G.K. questions; counting numbers from 1-10; and reciting 2 rhymes at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

Jayden Peter Pittapillil (born on November 23, 2019) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 4 kitchen utensils, flags of 5 countries, 7 colours, 14 cartoon characters, 15 gadgets; answering 5 General Knowledge questions; reciting and identifying the English alphabet along with a corresponding word for each alphabet and counting numbers from 1 to 10 in English and Malayalam at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on January 10, 2022.

Advait Pradeep Patil (born on April 13, 2014) of Dhule, Maharashtra, is appreciated for playing Chess with blindfolded eyes. He played Chess with blindfolded eyes at the age of 7 years and 7 months, as confirmed on November 29, 2021.

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Samrudh Shrikant Shetty (born on February 2, 2019) of Dharwad, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting the names of 8 planets in English and Kannada, months in a year, days of the week, 3 rhymes, 7 continents; answering 16 G.K. questions; identifying the English alphabet with words, numbers from 1-10, 21 animals, 5 birds, 13 fruits, 7 vegetables, 14 vehicles, 10 colours; performing yoga and playing games at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on January 4, 2022.

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Kriyansh Bansal (born on September 15, 2017) of Jassur, Himachal Pradesh, is appreciated for answering 50 general knowledge questions in 1 minute and 8 seconds, at the age of 4 years and 3 months, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Vedant Ashish Mittal (born on February 15, 2016) of Surat, Gujarat, is appreciated for identifying and explaining the functions of various parts of different types of cars including Sedan and SUV, at the age of 5 years and 10 months, as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

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Mrudhula Vijayakumar (born on March 19, 2019) of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting 5 English rhymes, months in a year, days of the week, numbers from 1 to 20; identifying 14 parts of the body, 8 colours, 7 continents on the map, English alphabet with corresponding words, 8 shapes; and expressing 3 emotions at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

Yashwanth S. (born on June 17, 2019) of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 16 computer parts, 12 medical instruments, 28 Indian states, 8 union territories, 41 famous personalities, 19 aquatic animals, 15 animals along with young ones, 13 insects, 37 fruits, 36 vehicles, 34 birds, 33 vegetables, 6 national symbols, 16 shapes, 15 colours, 17 action words, 12 flowers; counting 1 to 25 at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on December 10, 2021.

Sahad Sakkeer P. P. (born on September 4, 2018) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 5 shapes, 7 insects, 10 birds, 12 vegetables, 12 colours, 12 poets of Kerala, 12 flowers, 15 animals, 12 vehicles, 18 Nobel prize winners, 16 fruits, flags of 30 countries, 14 parts of the body, 20 famous personalities, 18 sportsmen, 24 political leaders, 15 historical places; reciting 3 rhymes and 11 national symbols at the age of 3 years and 3 months, as confirmed on December 30, 2021.

Mounvitha Gowda U. (born on June 26, 2020) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 5 fruits, 7 electronic items, 13 vegetables and 12 general items in Kannada and English, 12 birds, 11 food items, 10 parts of the body, 10 make up items, 10 wild animals and 9 domestic animals in Kannada, 5 vehicles; and imitating the sounds of 7 animals at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on January 6, 2022.

Yashika Vignesh (born on September 6, 2019) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 10 vehicles, 20 animals, 10 birds, 10 aquatic animals, 10 vegetables, 9 fruits, 11 colours, 7 insects, 8 shapes; reciting numbers from 1-10, 2 rhymes; solving 4 puzzles and 6 matching questions at the age of 2 years and 4 months, as confirmed on January 13, 2022.

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P. Athiran (born on June 18, 2020) of Erode, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying the names of 10 wild animals, 10 domestic animals, 9 fruits, 11 vegetables, 13 vehicles, 10 parts of the body, 11 food items, 8 birds, 7 insects, 10 shapes and 15 pictures at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on December 29, 2021.

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P. M. Raghu (born on March 1, 1973) of Kottayam, Kerala, is appreciated for singing 5 different songs in a single track in Malayalam in 8 minutes and 54 seconds, as confirmed on December 2, 2021.

Sourish Ranu (born on July 31, 2013) of Murshidabad, West Bengal, is appreciated for solving a 103 piece map of India puzzle; reciting a poem in Bengali and one in English while wearing fancy dress attire; singing a Bengali song while playing the Harmonium; performing 2 yoga asanas, and reading an inspiring Republic day speech, at the age of 8 years and 5 months, as confirmed on December 23, 2021.

Niranjana Sunil (born on September 21, 2006) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for making a map of India using paper pins.

She made a map of India measuring 48 cm in length and 42.5 cm in breadth using paper pins, as confirmed on December 6, 2021.

Shanvika Jay (born on January 19, 2020) of Kasaragod, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting days of the week in English and Malayalam, months of the year, 1 rhyme, numbers 1-10; answering 5 GK questions; identifying 7 body parts, 7 thumbnails of YouTube music videos; imitating the sounds of 4 animals, at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on December 9, 2021.

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Zayan Muhammed (born on December 2, 2016) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting 50 antonyms, 4 shapes with description, life cycle of 9 species, phonics from A to Z, young ones of 35 animals, 2 English stories, 5 speeches on different topics, words from A to Z; demonstrating CPR; singing ‘Jingle Bells’ in 3 languages and 3 songs; and answering 132 general questions at the age of 5 years and 1 month, as confirmed on January 18, 2022.

Vidvath Aradhya A R (born on June 12, 2015) of Chitradurga, Karnataka, is appreciated for answering 1200 General knowledge questions including 195 countries (UN recognised), Indian Presidents, Prime ministers, Chief ministers and governments, multiplication tables 10-30 and 20 shlokas, 50 proverbs, 60 Hindu Samvatsaras, 195 questions related to ‘Mahabharat and Ramayana’, famous rivers of India and Karnataka; solving 50 puzzles at the age of 6 years and 6 months, as confirmed on December 17, 2021.

Kirana Shankar Bhat (born on June 4, 1992) of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, is appreciated for teaching Sanskrit and conducting 100 spoken Sanskrit camps including ‘Learn Sanskrit Programme’ for Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam and teaching Sanskrit to children under ‘Balagokulam Programme’ (online classes), as confirmed on January 22, 2022.

Nethra M. (born on May 15, 2019) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 10 animals, 10 fruits, 10 vegetables, 15 vehicles, 10 famous personalities, 11 parts of the body; recalling the alphabet from A-Z, days of the week; counting numbers from 1-15 and reciting 3 rhymes in English and one in Malayalam at the age of 2 years and 7 months, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

Sabyasachi Rout (born on December 18, 1997) of Cuttack, Odisha, is appreciated for writing books on Mathematics at a young age. He wrote two books on Mathematics namely ‘Mathematics Daily’ (ISBN: 978-93-91732-12-7) published in October 2020 and ‘Math-e-Matics Cafe’ (ISBN: 978-93-54728-61-7) published in November 2021, as confirmed on December 10, 2021.

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Hritvika Rajeesh (born on March 21, 2020) of Palakkad, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting the English alphabet; and identifying the corresponding pictures of the English alphabet at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on January 4, 2022.

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Vardhani K.L. (born on May 24, 1990) of Puducherry, is appreciated for making a beautiful circular rangoli, depicting the feet of Lord Krishna as a baby, using her fist prints in white colour and highlighting the design with yellow colour, against a black background, as confirmed on October 8, 2021

Bonda Jaganmohan Rao (born on June 8, 1955) of Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh, is appreciated for making oil paintings on tribal life. He made 72 beautiful oil paintings portraying tribal life in the deep woods, in deserts and on islands, as confirmed on November 27, 2021.

Philip Varghese (born on July 28, 1994) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for performing 30 sit-ups in 30 seconds, as confirmed on December 27, 2021.

Sneha Jain (born on May 2, 2001) of Karnal, Haryana, is appreciated for authoring a female centric poetry e-book titled ‘She – The withered flower’ (eBook ASIN: B097NDBGDT) having 15 poems. Published in 2021 by Amazon.in on kindle, the e-book is a collection of poems depicting the various stages in the life of a female, as confirmed on January 18, 2021.

Shilpa Rani (born on October 9, 1995) of Barnala, Punjab, is appreciated for typing the English alphabet on a touch screen mobile. She accurately typed all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z on a mobile phone in 5 seconds, as confirmed on December 9, 2021.

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Drupath V. (born on August 7, 2019) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 28 vehicles, 25 animals, 15 birds, 15 fruits, 9 vegetables, 10 colours, 10 professions, 20 personalities, 10 cartoon characters, 35 objects, days of the week; and counting from 1-10 at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on December 2, 2021.

Roshan (born on April 22, 2004) of Alappuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for performing sit-ups.

He performed 31 sit-ups in 30 seconds at the age of 17 years and 8 months, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

G. Siddharth Gautam (born on May 22, 2017) of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for recalling the currencies of 195 countries; identifying the flags of 195 UN recognised countries, 100 car logos; reciting the names of all the 28 Indian states and all the 118 elements of the periodic table at the age of 4 years and 6 months, as confirmed on December 1, 2021.

P. V. Shashanth (born on April 28, 2018) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 27 antonyms, 12 colours, 10 shapes, 26 pairing words, 27 vehicles, 18 animals, 28 action words; reciting the capitals of 28 states and 8 union territories, days of the week and months in a year at the age of 3 years and 8 months, as confirmed on November 29, 2021.

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Ahmad Ihsan S. (born on February 22, 2019) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting 7 rhymes, English alphabet, counting from 1 to 10; identifying 14 animals, 3 birds, 13 fruits, 7 colours; and stacking rings accurately at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on December 3, 2021.

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Vyom Thakur (born on January 29, 2020) of Jalandhar, Punjab, is appreciated for identifying 7 vegetables, 8 birds, alphabets from A-G, 7 vehicles, 7 fruits, 8 animals, 7 electronic items, 7 clothing items, 5 shapes, 7 utensils, 7 foods, 15 parts of the body; imitating the sounds of 5 animals; and recalling rhymes ‘Rain, Rain, Go Away’ at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on December 10, 2021.

Santosh Karthikeyan Viswanathan (born on March 9, 1987) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for achieving 133 certificates.

He attended courses including Data Analytics, Health and IT to earn the certifications, as confirmed on December 7, 2021.

Saswati Mitra Chowdhury (born on May 31, 1978) of Kolkata, West Bengal, is appreciated for making leaf artwork. She made different types of artwork on 30 Peepal leaves depicting Madhubani, Mandala, Abstract, Warli and doodle art, as confirmed on December 13, 2021.

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S. Anish Krishnan (born on June 1, 2015) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 100 animals.

He identified 100 animals including sea animals, wild animals, reptiles and farm animals at the age of 6 years and 6 months, as confirmed on December 13, 2021.

Prakhar Gupta (born on June 2, 2002) of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh is appreciated for being a Hindi anime rapper. He posted his rap song ‘Kakashi Hatake’ on his YouTube channel on September 25, 2020 and now it has 7,54,199 views, as confirmed on December 8, 2021.

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Tashwin Shetty K.Y. (born on May 11, 2020) of Hassan, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 12 parts of the body, 5 fruits, 8 vehicles, 3 parts of a computer, 10 household items, 9 animals, 2 birds and 5 playing items at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on December 7, 2021.

Vivin S.K. (born on October 26, 2002) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for travelling from South to North on a motorcycle with his friend at a young age.

He started his journey on August 1, 2021 at 6:00 am from Coimbatore; travelled through Leh, Nubra Valley, Srinagar and ended it at Amritsar on September 1, 2021 at 5:30 pm. He covered 6,154 km at the age of 18 years and 10 months, as confirmed on November 29, 2021.

Ranya C.M. (born on August 17, 2010) of Kannur, Kerala, is appreciated for solving a jigsaw puzzle. She solved a jigsaw puzzle of India, consisting of 104 pieces, in 10 minutes and 22 seconds at the age of 11 years and 3 months, as confirmed on December 1, 2021.

Nirushan H. (born on march 18, 2017) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting 8 planets, 7 continents, 5 oceans, 18 national symbols of India, 28 Indian states with 8 UTs and their capital, 51 shapes, 6 areas of measurement and their 22 Metric units; identifying 195 countries flag at the age of 4 years and 8 months, as confirmed on November 24, 2021.

Jeeyansi Rajdeep Sompura (born on July 18, 2019) of Dhrangadhra, Gujarat, is appreciated for identifying 13 parts of the body, 19 birds, 19 farm animals, 18 vehicles, 21 wild animals, 22 fruits and 5 colours at the age of 2 years and 4 months, as confirmed on December 7, 2021.

Nishel D’Souza (born on August 30, 2010) of Chikmangalur, Karnataka, is appreciated for obtaining certificates by participating in multiple activities. She obtained 65 certificates for participating in multiple activities including story narration, art and craft, Olympiads, singing and dancing at the age of 11 years and 3 months, as confirmed on November 30, 2021.

Muskan Tehsin (born on February 27, 2002) of Khordha, Odisha, is appreciated for writing the National Anthem in many languages in mirror writing. She wrote the National Anthem in five different languages (Hindi, Odia, English, Urdu and Sanskrit) using both hands at the same time; normal writing with right hand and mirror writing with the left hand, as confirmed on November 30, 2021.

Jerin K. Jojan (born on June 10, 2010) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying species of dinosaurs. He identified 90 species of dinosaurs in 1 minute and 22 seconds by looking at the mobile phone screen at the age of 11 years and 5 months, as confirmed on December 8, 2021.

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Gautham G. Iyer (born on September 30, 2018) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 42 car logos, 7 bike logos and 9 airlines logos; reciting days of the week and months in a year in English and Malayalam, and answering 10 G.K. questions in 2 minutes and 30 seconds at the age of 3 years and 1 month, as confirmed on November 29, 2021.

M. Thakshika (born on November 29, 2019) of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for recalling numbers from 1-10, 16 famous personalities, capitals of 12 Indian states, corresponding words of alphabet from A-Z, 18 parts of the body and 43 general items at the age of 2 years, as confirmed on December 5, 2021.

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Aditya Prasad Roul (born on May 5, 2018) of Balasore, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying English and Odia alphabets with words, 12 fruits, 9 flowers, 8 colours, 9 musical instruments, 15 parts of the body, 12 animals, 11 vehicles, 10 food items, 10 birds, 10 vegetables, 15 national symbols; reciting days of the week, months in a year and numbers from 1-100 at the age of 3 years and 6 months, as confirmed on November 26, 2021.

Dhanisha Sharma (born on November 2, 2019) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, is appreciated for identifying 8 animals, 8 vehicles, 7 vegetables, stacking 7 colours in a ring, 14 parts of the body; counting numbers from 1-7; recalling corresponding words of alphabet from A-Z; and imitating the sounds of 9 animals at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on December 6, 2021.

Nithitha KM (born on July 13, 2019) of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting the alphabet, months in a year, numbers from 1-10 and days of the week in English and Tamil; identifying 10 vegetables, 10 birds and 20 animals at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on November 30, 2021.

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Enayat Kaur Gill (born on July 30, 2019) of Rupnagar, Punjab, is appreciated for identifying 24 wild animals, 16 sea animals, 9 natural things, 12 domestic animals, 16 cartoon characters, 25 parts of the body, young ones of 10 animals, 20 vehicles, 11 stationery items, 8 birds, 12 helpers, 7 insects, 9 sports, 15 fruits; enacting 12 actions; and reciting one rhyme at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

Pranavika Rengaraj (born on September 12, 2019) of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying numbers 1-10, 26 letters of the English alphabet with words, 13 Tamil Uyir ezhuthukal, 11 animals, 11 household items at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on December 20, 2021.

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Anju Mohandas (born on January 8, 1994) of Palakkad, Kerala, is appreciated for sketching miniature portraits on bottle caps. She sketched the portraits of all 14 Indian Presidents on white bottle caps using a black pen, as confirmed on January 12, 2022.

Ridhved R. (born on December 19, 2017) of Palakkad, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying months in a year, days of the week, 7 planets, 10 animals, capitals of 28 Indian states, capitals of 60 countries; solving 3 puzzles; counting from 1-119; reciting the alphabet from A-Z along with 26 words, alphabet numbers (A=1,.B=2, Y-25, Z=26); reading the names of animals and birds at the age of 3 years and 11 months, as confirmed on December 3, 2021.

Tiyona Aline (born on January 29, 2020) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 15 animals, 7 colours, 14 fruits, 8 vegetables, 5 flowers, 11 musical instruments, 8 birds; reciting days of the week; and recalling the English alphabet at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on December 3, 2021.

S. Felix (born on August 30, 2005) of Jajpur, Odisha, is appreciated for making the replica of Nandighosh of Lord Jagannath, Taladhwaj of Lord Balabhadra and Dwarpadalana of Subhadra Devi using ice cream sticks, cardboard, cloth and colours at the age of 16 years and 4 months, as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

Asma Shebin (born on November 30, 2012) of Kasaragod, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting the English alphabet in reverse order (Z to A). She recited the alphabet in reverse order (Z to A) in 6 seconds at the age of 9 years and 1 month, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Aaradhya Ananya Mohanty (born on July 28, 2019) of Cuttack, Odisha, is appreciated for reciting the English alphabetical words, 15 national symbols, 8 planets, months in a year, 6 seasons, numbers from 1-100, multiplication tables from 2-5, 19 opposite words, capitals of 28 Indian states; identifying 30 parts of the body, 18 colours, 12 shapes, 21 fruits, 20 vegetables, 22 animals, 11 birds; answering 9 G.K. questions and performing 26 activities at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on January 12, 2022.

Er. Rajesh Kumar Verma (born on August 1, 1962) of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, is appreciated for his extraordinary social work and service to mankind.

He is doing development work for communities in rural areas like the digging of tubewells, construction of check dams, link road, construction of blast wells, rooftop rainwater harvesting and pond renovation, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Ashirbad Mohanty (born on July 21, 2014) of Puri, Odisha, is appreciated for reciting reverse counting. He recited reverse counting from 100 to 1 in 33 seconds and 47 milliseconds at the age of 7 years and 4 months, as confirmed on November 27, 2021.

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Supratik Dey (born on October 28, 2013) of Dibrugarh, Assam, is appreciated for drawing and painting a wide range of subjects from freedom fighters of India and goddesses to a family picnic, winning 39 awards including trophies and certificates, at the age of 8 years and 2 months, as confirmed on January 10, 2022.

Punarv S. Gowda (born on January 16, 2020) of Tumkur, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 20 countries’ flags, 30 animals, 15 birds, 15 sea animals, 20 body parts, 8 vehicles, 10 fruits at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on December 21, 2021.

Ishanjit Dawn (born on September 7, 2017) of Kolkata, West Bengal, is appreciated for identifying the flags of all the 195 countries by looking at the screen and reciting their capitals at the age of 4 years and 2 months, as confirmed on November 30, 2021.

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R. Hemanya (born on November 20, 2016) of Theni, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting 7 continents, days of the week, months in a year, 10 flowers, 5 oceans, 3 english rhymes, numbers from 1-100, 8 planets and 10 vegetables at the age of 5 years and 1 month, as confirmed on January 14, 2022.

Abdullah Ameen (born on November 16, 2014) of Palakkad, Kerala (now residing in Kuwait), is appreciated for identifying car logos.

He identified 50 car logos in 1 minute and 12 seconds at the age of 7 years and 1 month, as confirmed on January 12, 2022.

M. Agalyaa (born on February 13, 2020) of Theni, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 15 fruits, 13 vegetables, 10 animals, 8 vehicles, 5 colours, 7 bathing items, 9 parts of the body, 8 kitchen items, 7 general items, 8 food items, 7 physical activities; and reciting days of the week at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed January 15, 2022.

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Hetansh Sampatkumar Somani (born on February 18, 2019) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting A – Z along with 26 words, 10 spellings (of numbers from 1-10); identifying names of 32 fruits, 7 days of the week; counting numbers from 1 – 100 at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

Eldho Robin Manchayil (born on February 25, 2020) of Kottayam, Kerala (now residing in Dubai, UAE), is appreciated for identifying 20 fruits, 7 vegetables, 5 family members, 9 parts of the body, 8 professions, 19 animals, 7 famous personalities, 20 general objects, alphabet from A-Z; reciting rhymes with action, days of the week; and numbers from 1-10 at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

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Viha G. (born on March 2, 2020) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 6 great personalities, 10 make up items, 11 vegetables, 9 clothes, 11 parts of the body, 18 animals, 30 general items and 11 domestic items at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Nithish P. (born on November 30, 2016) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting 5 layers of oceans; identifying all the 28 Indian states on the map of India and recalling their names; identifying 7 continents and 78 countries on a world map and recalling their names at the age of 5 years and 1 month, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

Abhiraj Shee (born on May 6, 2014) of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, is appreciated for developing 102 applications and Computer games. The application covered different areas like quiz, quotes, good habits, physical exercise and education, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

R. S. Aadhvik Kumar (born on February 23, 2020) of Zamin Kollan Kondan, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 13 birds, 24 animals, 5 national symbols, 25 famous Indians, 10 household items, 8 community helpers, a laptop and 8 components, 15 food items, 11 vehicles; translating 4 Tamil words into English; recognising 8 parts of the body; answering 8 General Knowledge questions; and imitating the sounds of 7 animals at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Pravya J. Nair (born on March 29, 2019) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting phonic sounds of the English alphabet, 16 good habits, 5 sense organs with their uses, days of the week, numbers from 1-20; sorting 9 healthy foods and 5 junk foods using toys at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

Filza Ameen (born on September 28, 2012) of Palakkad, Kerala (now residing in Kuwait), is appreciated for identifying famous landmarks of the world. She identified 60 famous landmarks in 1 minute and 37 seconds at the age of 9 years and 3 months, as confirmed on January 12, 2022.

Pratishtha Goel (born on April 6, 2020), of Ahmedabad, Gujarat is appreciated for enacting 21 action words; imitating the sounds of 6 animals; identifying the young ones of 12 animals, 12 sea animals, 28 animals, 16 birds, 3 insects,6 park, 8 musical instruments, 12 colors, 9 shapes, 18 fruits, 19 vegetables, 28 food items,13 vehicles, 36 parts of the body and 63 objects; fitting 5 shapes into slots, solving matching puzzles and matching 24 items with their shadows at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

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R. Pranav Sai (born on July 18, 2018) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying outline maps of 10 Indian states, 148 flags, 16 fruits, 15 vegetables, 15 animals, 20 leaders; reciting 13 national symbols and the National Anthem of India at the age of 3 years and 5 months, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Daivik (born on January 23, 2020) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 27 general items, 16 animals; recalling the English alphabet, numbers from 1-10 in English, Hindi and Kannada, days of the week, months in a year in English and Hindi, 4 parts of the body; reciting 4 rhymes; and imitating the sounds of 6 animals at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

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Bhavanashree S.V. (born on April 2, 2010) of Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for whistling the National Song of India ‘Vande Mataram’ in 1 minute and 11 seconds at the age of 11 years and 8 months, as confirmed on December 2, 2021.

Saiqa Hasin (born on October 14, 2019) of Murshidabad, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting days of the week, months in a year, 4 seasons, 12 national symbols, capitals of 28 Indian states and 18 countries of the world; identifying 7 colours, 32 animals, 10 birds, 20 vegetables, 12 vehicles and 17 flowers at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

S.K. Aishani (born on December 8, 2011) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting the names of Indian states and union territories, with their capitals. She recited the names of all the 28 Indian states and 8 union territories, with their capitals, in 28 seconds and 77 milliseconds with blindfolded eyes at the age of 10 years and 1 month, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

Thanush L. (born on April 24, 2017) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for writing the alphabet in upper and lower case, 35 words, number names from 1 to 10; reciting 15 rhymes, 7 words from A to O; recalling special features of 10 animals, 8 planets; identifying 24 birds; reading an English text; and solving 6 addition and 6 subtraction sums at the age of 4 years and 8 months, as confirmed on December 31, 2021.

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Yashika K. N. (born on May 4, 2018) of Kodagu, Karnataka, is appreciated for recalling 41 inventions of their inventors, important languages spoken in all Indian states and capitals of all Indian states at the age of 3 years and 8 months, as confirmed on January 4, 2022.

Sriyan Daksh M. (born on November 29, 2019) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 13 vegetables, 12 domestic animals, 12 wild animals, 14 vehicles, 15 fruits, 28 political leaders, 4 seasons, 12 parts of the body, 9 Chief ministers of Kerala, 12 Malayalam Kavikal, 14 corresponding words of the English alphabet, 12 insects, 12 birds and answering 8 G.K. questions at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Ashwik Samanta (born on August 18, 2016) of Ranchi, Jharkhand, is appreciated for recalling the names of 104 uncommon creatures including 26 water animals, 26 reptiles, 26 birds and 26 land animals blindfolded in one minute and 10 seconds, at the age of 5 years and 3 months as confirmed on December 7, 2021.

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Rabhya Bahl (born on February 24, 2020) of Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, is appreciated for identifying 16 parts of the body, 9 vegetables, 7 shapes, 16 animals, 4 insects, 6 fruits; reciting Gayatri Mantra; and arranging the English alphabet on a puzzle board at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

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R. Simha Rose (born on April 8, 2019) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying the English alphabet, 8 animals, 6 birds, 10 colours, 7 electronic items, 6 types of dresses, 9 food items, 6 fruits, 14 general items, numbers from 1-10 and 8 vehicles at the age of 2 years and 7 months, as confirmed on November 23, 2021.

Vishruth (born on March 2, 2020) of Mandya, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 10 animals, 5 birds, 10 vehicles, 7 parts of the body, 5 colours, 15 fruits and vegetables, 5 freedom fighters, 5 deities, 5 logos of social media, 30 household items, 10 food items, numbers from 1-10; imitating the sounds of 6 animals at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on December 28, 2021.

Thasna (born on February 28, 2000) of Kodungallur, Kerala, is appreciated for writing the names of Indian Prime Ministers from 1947 to 2021, dance forms of India, all Indian states and their capitals along with painting 8 national symbols of India on a glass bottle (measuring 9 cm in length), as confirmed on December 4, 2021.

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Siddhik Shreemant Senapati (born on August 18, 2018) of Dhenkanal, Odisha, is appreciated for reciting days of the week, English alphabetical words, 6 mantras in Sanskrit, 15 rhymes; identifying 29 parts of the human body, 11 shapes, 14 fruits, 37 animals, 14 birds, 11 colours and 18 vehicles at the age of 3 years and 4 months, as confirmed on December 29, 2021.

Vedhika A (born on May 7, 2019) of Palakkad, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 5 shapes, 8 colours, 9 vegetables, 10 body parts, 10 birds, 15 fruits, 20 vehicles, 40 animals and reptiles, 20 famous personalities, 50 household items; recalling months, 7 weekdays, 7 continents, 8 planets, numbers from 1-10, 14 districts of Kerala, 3 rhymes and answering 25 GK questions at the age of 2 years and 7 months, as confirmed on December 17, 2021.

Drona Aromal (born on May 24, 2018) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 12 birds, 12 vehicles, 12 animals, 12 fruits, 15 parts of the body, 8 flowers, 6 reptiles, 12 vegetables; reciting the alphabet from A-Z, 7 colours, months in a year, days of the week, 4 rhymes; counting numbers from 1-10 in English and Hindi; singing the National Anthem; and answering 20 G.K. questions at the age of 3 years and 6 months, as confirmed on December 8, 2021.

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Sanvika Subin (born on September 26, 2019) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 23 animals, 23 household items, 22 vehicles, 20 parts of the body, 17 birds, 15 fruits, 14 school items, 12 vegetables, 10 personalities, 10 alphabet, 10 electronic items, 10 professions, 10 cosmetics, 6 parts of the plant; recalling colours of the rainbow, 21 mudras of classical dance, days of the week; and counting from 1-15 at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

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Anjana P. (born on November 11, 2003) of Palakkad, Kerala, is appreciated for making portraits of former Prime Ministers of India. He made the pencil portraits of 14 former Prime Ministers of India on 14 A4 size sheets, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

Thanvik Rio P. (born on December 5, 2019) of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for arranging 7 coloured rings, 7 coloured squares; imitating the sounds of 7 animals; identifying the English alphabet, 12 colours, 10 shapes, 16 fruits; and reciting numbers from 1-20 at the age of 2 years, as confirmed on December 25, 2021.

M. Naksshathara (born on August 2, 2017) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for writing and reciting 2 words for each English alphabet and numbers from 1-500 at the age of 4 years and 5 months, as confirmed on January 8, 2022.

Siri Viresh Bengeri (born on February 4, 2019) of Haveri, Rudhvika (born on November 17, 2018) of Hoshiarpur, Punjab, Karnataka, is appreciated is appreciated for reciting the for identifying 13 vehicles, 16 vegetables, 19 logos, 15 fruits, English alphabet with words, 16 shapes, 14 colours, 20 days of the week, months in parts of the body, 10 famous a year, 7 poems, one prayer, personalities, 6 cartoons, one mantra, 8 colours, 10 fruits, 8 vegetables, 6 shapes, reciting days of the week, months in a year, A to Z 8 animals, 16 parts of the words; and answering 20 GK body; and solving matching questions at the age of 3 years questions at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on and 11 months, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

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Ritwik Rout (born on November 4, 2013) of Ganjam, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying country names on an outline map of the world alongwith pictures of flags. He identified names of 38 Asian,13 S. American, 40 European, 48 African, 22 N. American, 12 Australian countries and flags of 47 countries at the age of 8 years and 2 months, as confirmed on January 12, 2022.

Adrita Banerjee (born on September 7, 2012) of Bardhaman, West Bengal, is appreciated for making sculptures using wheat flour dough. She made 16 sculptures including Lord Ganesha, Lord Krishna, Goddess Durga, Santa Claus, mermaid and Mickey Mouse using wheat flour dough and paints at the age of 9 years and 4 months, as confirmed on January 12, 2022.

Samruddhi Sunil (born on October 10, 2019) of Tiptur Taluk, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 15 parts of the body, 27 animals, 13 vegetables, 12 vehicles, 10 fruits, 9 colours; reciting 5 rhymes, English alphabet from A-Z, Hindi varnamala and numbers from 1-10 at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on January 19, 2022.

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Tiyana Maheshwari (born on June 9, 2019) of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, is appreciated for identifying the capitals of 14 countries, 23 professions, 21 action words, days of the week, 7 wonders of the world, 6 personalities, 6 musical instruments, 6 fruits, 6 vehicles, 6 wild animals and 6 cartoon characters, as confirmed on December 3, 2021.

Shivin Sangameswaran (born on February 9, 2020) of Erode, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 7 birds, 20 car logos, 8 colours, 21 vehicles, 7 domestic animals, 10 food items, 10 electrical items, 4 emergency services, 11 fruits, 6 insects, 5 musical instruments, numbers from 1-10, 30 general items, 6 sea animals, 8 shapes, 10 vegetables and 8 wild animals at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on November 29, 2021.

Revansh Nandi (born on October 11 2018) of Hooghly, West Bengal, is appreciated for identifying 32 animals, 16 vegetables, 16 shapes, 21 famous personalities, 23 fruits, 10 colours, 9 professions; recalling the capitals of 28 Indian states, capitals of 48 Asian countries, 14 national symbols, names of 11 inventors, 7 continents, 15 antonyms, 4 poems; answering 54 G.K. questions; and singing the National Anthem at the age of 3 years and 1 month, as confirmed on December 6, 2021.

Saiantika Mohanty (born on February 19, 2017) of Khordha, Odisha, is appreciated for reciting 4 seasons, 5 parts of the house, 5 types of rooms, 6 parts of plant, 7 professionals, 13 parts of the body, 5 festivals, 6 sports, numbers from 1-50, English alphabet; answering days of the week, 3 shapes, months in a year; drawing 7 structures; and performing yoga at the age of 4 years and 9 months, as confirmed on December 2, 2021.

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Balabhadra R. (born on April 20, 2017) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for recalling the languages of all the Indian states. She recalled 28 languages of 28 Indian states in 47 seconds at the age of 4 years and 8 months, as confirmed on January 17, 2022.

Oshin Amitkumar Wankhede (born on May 6, 2019) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for reciting the names of 70 countries and their capitals, 28 Indian states and their capitals, months in a year in English and Marathi, days of the week, alphabet from A-Z along with 26 words; and identifying 10 colours at the age of 2 years and 6 months, as confirmed on December 1, 2021.

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Aneya Abhilash (born on September 2, 2016) of Palakkad, Kerala, is appreciated for answering 70 General Knowledge questions in 2 minutes and 55 seconds at the age of 5 years and 3 months, as confirmed on December 9, 2021.

Priyansh Mahajan (born on September 20, 2017) of Gurdaspur, Punjab, is appreciated for recalling the shelters of 25 animals, young ones of 49 animals, capitals of 28 Indian states, 8 union territories, 9 countries, 7 continents, 5 oceans, 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu, 19 national symbols, 8 planets; reciting 6 mantras, 6 Hindi couplets; answering 51 G.K. questions and 133 questions of the Ramayana at the age of 4 years and 3 months, as confirmed on January 10, 2022.

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