India Book of Records Monthly, Seventeenth issue

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

Extraordinary Feats...

...Extraordinary People

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20 Nagpur Metro Rail sets double records and receives applauds

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari congratulated the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited and National Highways Authority of India on creating history by making two major records under the most prestigious Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records simultaneously.

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Joint United Action for Resilience in Emergencies or JUARE, a week-long disaster management programme, was organized by Kullu district

On World Environment Day, BYD together with its charging partner ChargeZone and Times Auto wanted to show how a zero-emission car fits into the current environment in India

Mega Cleaning Drive

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Maximum participation in a plogathon across multiple locations was set by Vikram Kumar, Municipal Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Maharashtra.

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22 Chartered Accountants in A Single Family

Disaster Management Training

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The record for the maximum number of Chartered Accountant (CA) professionals in a family was set by CA Vallabhdas M Shah and his family of Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mega Triathlon Event

The Yashwantrao Mohite College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune organized an environmental campaign – Triathlon, from June 4 to 6, 2022

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From Pune has set a most wonderous record for playing flute atop 25 Maratha Forts in a span of 46 days

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Fastest Solo Golden Quadrilateral Car Drive Largest Geotechnical soil testing lab 100 duet singers perform for 10 hours Doctors pledging to Fight Dehydration World’s largest Kidney Tumor removed Plog Hiking for clean hills at Mandi district

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Nagpur Metro Rail sets double records and receives applauds

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Articles of Indian Constitution fluently recited by a child

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Kerala dealer delivers 150 cars in a day

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Warrior Karlakattai Yoga performed by women

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Thousands participate in a group Silambam activity

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Largest Painting at the Zoo’s Monkey House

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Engineer develops shoes for women’s safety

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Maximum participation in Cycle Rally

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Dear Readers, As the nation is celebrating the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a unique celebration that is going-on since last year, promoted by the Government of India to commemorate 75 years of independence and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements, India Book of Records brings you some interesting stories dedicated to this glorious theme.

Editor’s Desk

Amar Sutar

Read inside about a teenager scaling 25 forts in Maharashtra; youths climbing and sowing seeds atop 75 forts; Mumbai Police organizing a grand cycle rally to keep the city pollution free; thousands of participants performing Silambam martial art in Chennai– all the activities to mark the 75 years of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Apart from that, innovation for women empowerment works well with an engineering graduate from West Bengal who has created innovative shoes for women’s safety. A family of 22 CAs in Mumbai. Largest wildlife painting by a group of artists at Indore Zoo. Then topping on the cake, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tweeted in praise of the India Book of Records for recognizing the efforts of a metro railway project in Nagpur.

Keep reading!

Write to us at emagazine@indiabookofrecords.in

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Sustainable Electric Vehicle Drive for a Sustainable India Last year electric transportation major Warren Buffet-backed BYD started a new chapter in it’s over a decade-long story in India.

After successfully leading the way for zero-emission electric public carriers, BYD launched its globally-validated premium electric MPV, e6 in India. On World Environment Day, BYD together with its charging partner ChargeZone and Times Auto wanted to show how a zero-emission car fits into the current environment in India.

The plan was to drive from Mumbai to Delhi in a BYD e6 premium MPV in one single shot. To prove sustainability the car

was required to get off the highways, which also meant taking on the challenge of finding charging stations that could keep the car going and on schedule. And through this journey, it was also to check, how practical the electric car experience was given the existing infrastructure. The attempt also created a record for the maximum distance covered in an electric car by a duo in a single journey.

The record was set by Aashish Bhardwaj along with Girish Karkera covering a distance of 2203 km. The duo started on May 31, 2022, from Mumbai, and reached New Delhi on June 4, 2022.

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Aashish is a business consultant and travel enthusiast with vast experience in the automobile industry in the marketing and product roles. He has worked with companies like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Fiat, and Nissan in the past. On the other hand, Girish is a seasoned automotive journalist with almost two decades of editorial experience having worked with reputed publications like Indian Express, Autocar India, and BBC TopGear India.

Currently, he is the Consulting Editor of Times Auto.

The drive was flagged off, from Landmark BYD in Andheri (W) Mumbai, by Sanjay Gopalakrishnan, Senior Vice-President, Electric Passenger Vehicle Business, BYD India, Shivani Chaudhary, Head PR & Marketing; alongside Sanit Patel, Board Observer & Advisor for Marketing and Strategic Growth, ChargeZone, and Neerav Shah, CEO of Landmark BYD, Mumbai.

“After the flag-off, our drive first took us across the Gujarat border towards Vansda National Park. Spread over 24 square kilometers next to the Ambika River, this protected area plays a substantially big part in maintaining the ecological balance in this part of the Sahyadri range. With a night halt at Surat and an overnight charge, the next day we headed out to one of

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the oldest living things in India, a 950-year-old Baobab tree in Ganpatpura on the outskirts of Vadodara. The night stop was Mehsana, not a busy thoroughfare, still, we found two quick chargers in the town,” said Aashish.

Night driving on the super-smooth Mehsana-Udaipur stretch was a surreal experience. They were able to clock the longest daily running of 700+ km. From Udaipur to Jaipur and onward to Delhi, the drive was mostly restricted to the highway. They finally reached BYD’s upcoming showroom in Okhla, New Delhi, where company officials flagged the car after 5 days and 2203 km on the trip meter. While the drive was to talk about sustainability, the distance covered in this single journey meant they had made it to the India Book of Records.

“We envisaged the electric drive with a motive of creating awareness on sustainability and EV adoption under the theme - A Sustainable Drive for a Sustainable India. We are proud to highlight that our premium eMPV has saved over 400kg of carbon emissions on this trip alone,” said Sanjay Gopalkrishnan after accepting the certificate from India Book of Records.

Disaster management training via student theatricals Joint United Action for Resilience in Emergencies or JUARE, a week-long disaster management programme, was organized by Kullu district administration to manage risks and vulnerability of various calamities. However, JUARE made it to India and Asia Books of Records when students of all the blocks and divisions of Kullu’s government schools displayed theatrical performances on mitigation of effects of natural disasters to sensitise the public. The record was set in simultaneity at 206 locations of the Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh by school students on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5, 2022 - apart from 14 places in six other districts as well, including Mandi, Bilaspur, Chamba, Una, Sirmaur, and Hamirpur.

The district administration had set the target of training 25,000 people simultaneously by staging a play together for its entry in the Asia and India Book of Records. However, the data collected revealed that 61,498 persons participated in the event.

Thus, the record for maximum participation in a communitybased disaster risk management training on a single day was set by the office of District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Kullu, a mountain district in Himachal Pradesh.

As per the record, Disaster Risk Reduction training was imparted at the mass level at 219 different locations, by school students through theatrical performances and community

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hazard and resources map displays, before an audience of 235 gram panchayats and 6 urban local bodies, at 206 locations across Kullu district.

Education Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Govind Singh Thakur was the chief guest and Kamal Kishore, Member Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), was the special guest at the event held at Dev Sadan. The minister awarded prizes to various schools and panchayats under the JUARE programme. The NCC cadets staged the JUARE play on the occasion.

According to Prashant Singh, Coordinator (Training and Capacity Building), DDMA, “the possibility of disaster cannot be avoided in the hill areas but due to proper knowledge of disaster management, the loss of life and property can be minimised.

The JUARE programme, started as a campaign in Kullu district, is an important initiative based on community participation with the aim of making the public aware of the disaster and to train them for the rescue and relief arrangements at the time of disaster.”

It is worth mentioning here that NDMA Chairman, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had provided 10-point guidelines related to disaster management and JUARE covers most of these points. Efforts are afoot to promote this programme in other parts of the country as well.

Kullu officiating District Magistrate Prashant Sirkek said, “It was the first instance of such a large number of people being trained simultaneously. JUARE is a unique initiative of DDMA, Kullu, to spread awareness to deal with various types of

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calamities and avoid loss when disaster strikes. Its objective was also to create a task force in the area, consisting of local people, including women and children.”

The public training programme in disaster management is very important in the hill districts because providing quick help is not practically possible in the mountains. Reaching immediately to the affected rural areas becomes difficult due to the tough terrains. In such a situation, local people are the first to carry out the rescue work, even before the disaster management or medical teams arrive. Kullu district is spread over 6,000 square kilometers area and the population of the district is around 5 lakh. Only 10% of the population belongs to towns, while 90% of people live in rural areas, which are scattered in the hills. The region is prone to frequent landslides, earthquakes, and fire incidents.

Plogathon motivates Punekars in a mega cleaning drive The record for maximum participation in a plogathon across multiple locations was set by Vikram Kumar, Municipal Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Maharashtra.

More than 1.5 lakh people participated in the citywide “Plogathon” collecting 34,477 kg of dry waste material, including 29,870 kg of lattice waste, 753 kg of e -waste, and 3,854 kg of other dry waste within two hours. The event established a record under the Asia Book of Records (ABR).

The record-making attempt was supported by Ms. Pranati Shroff Munot and Ms. Ankita JP Shroff, Co-Founders of ‘Sustain and Save,’ a startup that came into being in 2020. A one-stop solution for sustainability, the startup focuses on integrating sustainability into day-to-day life. Both the founders are known to promote green products and services and create next-generation Future Changemakers, who believe in – ‘Be the change, not the problem’, to bring about an impact in the world.

The participants started the plogathon at 7 am on June 5, 2022, the World Environment Day, and collected plastic trash at Bhide Bridge and many other locations in Pune. With a motivation to enter the Asia Book of Records, alongwith other collaborations with different stakeholders, PMC Commissioner, Vikram Kumar and the entire team were able to host and conduct the ‘Pune Plogathon 2022’ at a grand level taking along the youth and various social and environmental organisations.

Kunal Khemnar, Additional Commissioner, said on the occasion that the turnout at all the routes was more than expected. Many people joined with their family and friends in this initiative at the last moment without getting prior registration, therefore the actual number of participants increased more than what was initially expected.

While the regular collection of garbage by the civic body is an uphill task in many areas, it is also up to the residents to keep

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their vicinities clean. The plogathon brought citizens together for a common goal. At 7.30 in the morning when people on their morning walk saw the citizens plogging, they too got inspired and joined in.

The plogathon covered 134 public roads, 45 parks, and more than 50 heritage sites. Many groups which carry out such cleanliness drives in their own areas regularly also joined in enthusiastically, with volunteers from Ganesh Mandals and representatives of other social groups and institutions.

All instructions were provided by the PMC staff to the citizens at all locations. It was a common feeling that a lot of trash is created every day by hawkers, eateries, and other

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commercial activities. Many trekking enthusiasts also joined the forest department to clear the hills of trash. The drive was widely conducted at Hanuman Hill, Mhatoba Hill, Vetal Hill, Mohmandwadi, Wanwadi, Warje, Hingane, Taljai, Sinhagad, Bavdhan and Ghoradeshwar.

Rahul Patil, Deputy Conservator of Forest, Pune, who joined the citizens in the clean-up drive at Warje, said, “The response of citizens was overwhelming. Thousands of individuals participated in the clean-up drive across various identified locations, along with volunteers from different environmental NGOs and school students. More than 500 bags of dry waste had been collected from the area. “We will organise such clean-up drives every first Saturday of the month.”

22 Chartered Accountants in a single family The record for the maximum number of Chartered Accountant (CA) professionals in a family was set by CA Vallabhdas M Shah and his family of Mumbai, Maharashtra. All his four generations have a total of 22 Chartered Accountants. The two brothers were from the first generation in 1950, their sons and daughters, daughters-in-law, and sons-in-law were from the second and third generation respectively and now great grandson is from the fourth generation, who received the Chartered Accountancy degree in 2021. The achievement has got a place in the India Book of Records (IBR).

Born in Kankanpur vIllage of Godhra district of Gujarat, CA Vallabhdas M Shah inspired all family members for generations to join the most esteemed profession of Chartered accountancy. He himself started his career in Tax & Accountancy practice in Kampala, Uganda, way back in 1934. After five years he returned to India and started practice in Ahmedabad. He then went on to become a Chartered Accountant in 1950 and established the firm with his elder brother, CA Chandulal M Shah. A man of principles, firm determination, and sharp Audit excellence, CA V M Shah spread his practice all across Gujarat and then moved to Mumbai for further expansion.

Taking inspiration from CA V M Shah, the second-generation sons became Chartered Accountants, including CA Ashwin Shah, CA Pravin Shah, and CA Niranjan Shah. The legacy continued. In the third generation, there are 16 Chartered Accountants in the family, as the six sons, and two daughters went on to become Chartered Accountants. As if this was not enough and they welcomed CAs as their spouses.

CA Shruti Shah told the India Book of Records that the unique feature of the family is that all 22 Chartered Accountants are providing different services. While the first and second generations have been practicing Audit and Taxation, the third generation opted for different areas. In 2021, CA Shrujay Shah became a Chartered Accountant, who represents the fourth generation, and got an All India rank of 43. He also intends to join the practice in business structuring and Litigation Management Advisory.

The list of the Chartered Accountants in this family goes like this: CA Dhinal Shah (Tax Litigation), CA Jayesh Shah (Management Consultancy), CA Chirag Shah (Business), CA Bhavesh Shah ( Investment Consultancy), CA Shreyas Shah (International Taxation), CA Anuj Shah (GST Litigation), CA Sheetal Shah (Retail Business Consultancy), CA Shruti Anup Shah ( international Estate Planning), CA Shruti Jayesh Shah (Systems Consultancy), CA Kinjal Shah (Finance Consultancy), CA Mansi Shah (Banking Services), CA Jasmine (Business Management), CA Dhrashtee (Internal Audit), CA Niyati (Forensic Accounting), CA Anup (Business restructuring), and CA Kailash ( Corporate Finance & Strategy).

As a part of efforts to give back to the profession, three CAs went into the Council of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (CICAI). CA Ashwin Shah and CA Dhinal Shah served as Central Council members, and CA Shruti Shah served for 9 years in the Regional Council and went on to become the lady chairperson of Western India Regional Council.

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Mega Triathlon Event by a Pune Educational Institute The Yashwantrao Mohite College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune organized an environmental campaign – Triathlon, from June 4 to 6, 2022, under the leadership of Dr. Vishwajit Kadam, Secretary, Bharati Vidyapeeth, and Pro Vice Chancellor, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), in the memory of Founder Chancellor Dr. Patangrao Kadam. The event was to celebrate the “Amhi Bharatiya” towards the Platinum Jubilee of Indian Independence, Golden Jubilee of United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and Silver Jubilee of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) BVDU, Pune. Aligned with UNEP 2022 theme ‘Only One Earth’, the programme also marked World Environment Day and set a record for ‘Environmental Campaign Triathlon by an Educational Institute’ under the India Book of Records (IBR).

The campaign was launched by Prof. Dr. Shivajirao Kadam, while Dr. Rajendra Shende, Former Director, UNEP, was the Keynote Speaker, who appreciated the efforts of BVDU as the first educational institute taking initiative with hundreds of

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students for plantation and sowing seed balls on forts.

Dr. Shende said that 400 years ago, the initiative of tree plantation was taken by the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

As, due to the increased use of plastic, carbon emission is increasing year on year, this campaign will help to create awareness amongst society.

As a part of the campaign, students climbed 86 forts in 17 districts of Maharashtra and conducted tree plantation drives, sowing seed balls on the forts. All the forts coordinators brought back sand from the forts, which will be preserved and showcased at Dr. Patangrao Kadam Museum. A total of 352 students, alumni, parents, and teaching and non-teaching staff participated in the event, coordinated by Dr. Prashant Patil and district coordinators. In another event, 86 NSS girl volunteers from various institutes under the umbrella of Bharati Vidyapeeth and from 13 states of India climbed the Sinhgad Fort.

A third event saw 58 students, alumni, teaching, and nonteaching staff of 13 constituent units of Bharati Vidyapeeth participate in a cycle rally, covering a distance of 142 km from Sinhgad Fort to Raigad Fort. The highlight of the rally was that the cyclists were from 18 years to 80 years of age. The cycle rally was coordinated by Dr. Suhas Mohite and Dr. Onkar Gurav.

Uday Samant, Higher Education Minister of Maharashtra was the chief guest at the concluding day function. Dr. Vijaymala Kadam (Vahini Saheb), Chairperson, Bharati Vidyapeeth School Committee, Dr. Vishwajit Kadam, and Prof. Nitin Banugade Patil also graced the occasion. The minister said that the coronation ceremony of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj should be

celebrated for his contribution to the welfare of the society with a culture of equality for each citizen. This should be marked as Shivswarajya Din by all the educational institutes in the state. He announced that the next Shivswarajya Din will be celebrated on all the forts in Maharashtra.

Uday Samant felicitated Dr. Suhas Mohite, Convener, Amrut Mahotsav Committee, Dr. Onkar Gurav, Coordinator, Cycle Rally, Dr. D V Phad, Coordinator, Coordinator, NSS Girl Volunteers Sinhgad Fort Climbing, Dr. Prashant Tryambak Patil, Coordinator of 7 Forts Climbing and Seedball sowing event, Mrs. Chitra Jain, representative, Dr. K D Jadhav, Joint Secretary, Bharati Vidyapeeth, and Dr. M S Sagare, Adjudicator, India Book of Records.

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Teenager plays flute on maximum fort peaks A teenage student from Pune has set a most wonderous record for playing flute atop 25 Maratha Forts in a span of 46 days, which is not only an inspiring example for generation next but also a proud moment for the prestigious India Book of Records (IBR).

This bright child, Amar Sutar is 16 years old and has just finished his class ten examination. The boy is full of patriotic spirit, and he has the ambition to become an IAS officer. Presently he is preparing for the IIT entrance exam and is well versed in archery and flute. Academically also he is a promising student.

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Amar’s father, Digambar Sutar is a businessman, who owns a factory in Pune manufacturing industrial crane conveyors. He proudly says that one day his son told him that when the country was celebrating the 75th year of Independence (Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav), he should also do something special so that the occasion becomes memorable in his life. He started with the Shivneri Fort in Pune on April 10, 2022, and unfurled the national flag atop the fort. Since the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has completed 348 years, so he also waved a saffron flag on one side. Sitting between

the two inspiring flags, Amar played the tune of the song ‘Saare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara’ on the flute with respect to the independence of the nation.

Amar climbed one fort after another and finally, on May 26, 2022, concluded the campaign at Rajgarh Fort in Pune itself.

Climbing the forts is not an easy task, it requires strength.

In this way, the boy has also inspired the youth of his age to participate in the Fit India Movement. This campaign of the teenager, playing the flute atop many historical forts was rare, hence his name got a place in the pages of the India Book of Records.

Even before the 348th Coronation Day of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was celebrated widely on June 6, 2022, Amar completed his ascent to 25 historical forts in Maharashtra.

Through this initiative, he has greeted Shivaji Maharaj in a unique way. One thing is worth a special mention here, that he completed the attempt amid his 10th exam. Simultaneously, his practice of learning flute and archery also continued.

The 25 forts in Amar’s list also included: Ajinkyatara Fort, Chavand Fort, Daulatmangal Fort, Dhangarh, Hanumantgarh, Hadsar Fort, Jivdhangarh, Korigarh, Morgiri Fort, Malhargarh, Manranjan Fort, Narayangarh, Naneghat Fort, Nimgiri Fort, Pemgiri Fort, Sajjangarh, Shrivardhan Fort, Sinhagad, Songadh, Tikona Fort, Tung Fort, and Visapur Fort.

Amar also got encouragement for this achievement from his mother, Ms. Sandhya Sutar. He was in 7th grade when he became interested in archery. For training in this sport, he joined the Swaraj Archery Academy, where he has been learning archery under the guidance of his trainer, Kunal.

His trainer accompanied him in this endeavor to set the record. Amar has won several medals in archery at the state and national levels. He says that archery helps him concentrate, which also helps him in his studies.

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Fastest Solo Golden Quadrilateral Car Drive

G D Vishnuraam, a 41-year-old fitness enthusiast, and a passionate cyclist -cum-motorist with the thirst to scale great heights in fitness. Vishnu has got another feather in his cap by getting into the India Book of Records (IBR) once again.

The marathoner from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, has set a new record in completing the Fastest Solo Golden Quadrilateral Car Expedition. He already has several other records in his name for cycling and driving under the India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records.

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The attempt for this new record was planned three months ago, as Vishnuraam had to prepare his mind and body and decode the car well in advance. He chose June 3 to start the expedition, as the date marked the 99th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Kalaignar Karunanidhi. He approached Karunanidhi’s grandson Udhayanidhi Stalin, MLA, who willingly accepted the invite and flagged off the car (a Toyota Fortuner) on June 3, 2022, at 10.40 am from Chennai. M A Subramanian, Health Minister of

Tamil Nadu, and Dayanidhi Maran, MP (Chennai Central) were also present on the occasion.

Vishnuraam had packed some food items and water to save his time on the way. He intended to avoid sleep at least for the first 42 hours. On reaching Visakhapatnam at 8 pm, he found road blockage as uprooted trees had fallen on the road due to heavy rains in the region. Despite all odds, he entered Orissa and then reached Kolkata on June 4 at 5.30 am. Then he stopped at Durgapur for around 20 minutes to have a quick breakfast.

Thereafter, his car was running on the Purvanchal Express, one of the finest highways in the country. By dinner time, he reached Lucknow.

After staying for 30 minutes in the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, he left for Agra and then passed through Delhi at 5 am. Reaching Jaipur at 9 am, he parked the car in front of Hawa Mahal, to click a few memorable pics, and drove towards Mumbai. Reached there at 3 o’clock, then the car entered Pune. After a few minutes’ stop, he resumed the journey towards Karnataka. After crossing Dharwad, Hubli, and Bangalore, the car entered Tamil Nadu. He reached back Chennai at 9 pm on June 6, 2022. Mission

accomplished and the record was made!

The entire distance of 5,860 km took 82 hours and 20 minutes only. Meanwhile, the stopovers lasted for about 6 hours, which included stopping at the petrol pumps, traffic jams, toll plaza, dhabas, nature calls, and two hours of sleep. On the way, the car passed through 92 toll plazas, 12 states, and one Union Territory. The states included Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

Vishnuraam said, “I will remember this record more for mental strength than physical. I needed to remain mentally strong because I had to concentrate on the road despite the lack of sleep or rest. I had planned to complete the journey in 99 hours, although, it took much less time. Overall, this record was one of the toughest challenges I have ever faced in my life. I am grateful to my wife Swati and daughter Raksha for their love and care; and also, to the India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records for giving me recognition.”

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Largest Geotechnical soil testing lab The record for building the largest geotechnical testing laboratory was set by L&T Geo Structure of Surat, Gujarat, covering an area of 5,000 sq mt at Anthroli, near Surat. The lab is designed and equipped to conduct 3,500 tests a day, manned by qualified technicians, wherein a total of 1,00,000 soil and rock samples are to be annually tested, as per the documents submitted to the India Book of Records.

The laboratory is equipped with state of art automatic and digital testing equipment with accuracies meeting the codal provisions. The facility houses 140 automatic triaxial and 350 automatic consolidation equipment, which is by far the highest installed capacity of engineering property equipment in India.

The laboratory is designed and equipped to cater to index property testing of 400 samples per day and engineering property testing of 25 samples per day.

India Book of Records was told that there are around 180 specially trained technicians employed at the facility for conducting and recording the testing details. The test data evaluation, interpretation, and reports are prepared by 20 qualified and experienced geotechnical engineers to ensure the correctness, accuracy, and reliability of the test results.

In total, the C4 package requires laboratory testing of around 1 Lakh soil/ rock samples over a period of 12 months. All the 1 Lakh soil samples must be tested for their index properties like moisture content, Atterberg’s limits, grain size analysis, free swell index, and specific gravity tests, and around 30000 specimens have to be tested for their engineering properties like triaxial and consolidation. The engineering property testing procedures are complex and time-consuming, requiring highly skilled trained technicians to conduct

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the tests and qualified geotechnical engineers to interpret the test results.

The laboratory is run in a factory mode with most of the activities mechanized and standardized to ensure optimum usage of man-hours and reduction in human errors. The HSR laboratory facility is India’s largest and arguably Asia’s largest geotechnical testing facility in terms of testing volume. It will be a global benchmark in geotechnical testing and will auger L&T’s commitment to delivering India’s first bullet train project on an agreed schedule.

Meanwhile, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) is organizing training programmes for civil engineering students at the Geotechnical investigation lab. During the training, students are familiarized with instruments being used for various geotechnical investigations.

“The Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project has also given a boost to the local geotechnical investigation setup with labs upgrading their old equipment. Around 15 laboratories at Valsad, Surat, Vadodara, Anand, and Ahmedabad have upgraded their infrastructure to comply with the international standards required for the project. Fully automatic and semi-automatic ground testing machines have been deployed at project sites,” said a spokesperson.

India is confident of achieving the target of running the country’s first bullet train by 2026 or at least doing a trial run. The deadline of the 508-km project was initially December 2023, but due to delays in land acquisition and the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the date for the project kept on extending. The Geotech lab is playing a crucial role in this project.

100 duet singers perform for 10 hours The Kainya Charitable Trust, a social organization in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, which provides social, educational, and legal support to women and girls, created history through a public program of group singing marathon. The organization has set a record for the maximum number of duet singers performing together on stage in a regional language. The organization has got its name included in the India Book of Records.

This unique program was held at Rajeshwari Hall, Trichy on June 11, 2022. It saw 100 duet singers of different age groups come on stage and set an amazing national record by presenting 100 Tamil film songs one after the other for 10 hours without any break.

100 male and 100 female singers participated in this unique group music activity and presented a total of 100 Tamil duets. The program went on nonstop for 10 hours. A pair sang at a time on the stage, while the other participants relaxed in a designated area. None of them were allowed to venture out during the show.

Refreshments were arranged for them at the venue itself.

All the singers who set the record were from an online community that is present on the ‘Smule Singing’ app, an American app based on the karaoke system, which contains the tunes of millions of songs. The singers can play any song of their choice and sing along to the recorded tune. This means the Smule system doesn’t require a traditional orchestra. Organizer Adv S Akilandeswari told IBR e-magazine that none of the participants of the event is a professional singer. They come

from different cultural backgrounds and they belonged to the age groups between 20 to 60 years. “We all gathered on the basis of our common interest in music and singing.

I believe that music helps in reducing the stress of our everyday life”, she added.

Kainya Charitable Trust was established on July 12, 2021, by Advocate S Akilandeswari. She is the founding president of the organization.

Its trustees include M Senthil Kumar, Mohamed Rafi, G Selvaraj, Vasanth Kumar, Sarvan, and Jessy Suresh. The mission of the organization is to empower women in every possible way and help them become socially independent.

The organization aims at providing a solution to every problem of women up to 60 years of age.

Akilandeswari said, “We have a panel of advocates who help women in legal issues.

Our vision is that every girl child should get an education. We create employment opportunities for women through a training program. We are spreading awareness about the POCSO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012) in different schools from time to time. It helps in reducing the crime levels in society.”

The participating duet singers were selected from Smule Meets that were conducted all across Tamil Nadu. The youth volunteers, most of whom were law college students, contributed greatly to the smooth conduct of the programme. The organisers thanked the team of the India Book of Records for their support and constant encouragement.

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Doctors pledging to Fight Dehydration The most severe threat posed by diarrhoea is dehydration.

During a diarrhoeal episode, water and electrolytes (sodium, chloride, potassium and bicarbonate) are lost through liquid stools, vomit, sweat, urine and breathing. Dehydration occurs when these losses are not replaced.

As per WHO, Diarrhoea is defined as the passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day (or more frequent passage than is normal for the individual). Diarrhoea is usually a symptom of an infection in the gastrointestinal tract, which can be caused by a variety of viral, bacterial, and parasitic organisms. Infection is spread through contamination of drinking water or food, or from person to person as a result of poor hygiene.

The record for the Maximum Doctors Pledge to Fight Against Dehydration due to Diarrhoea was set by FDC Electral, Mumbai, Maharashtra. The online awareness campaign commenced on July 26, 2021, and ended on July 31, 2021, and witnessed a total participation of 26,390 doctors, making its way to the pages of the India Book of Records.

Contaminated food and water, together with unhygienic eating habits, account for the continuing high prevalence of acute diarrhoea in adults. In industrialized countries, the incidence of acute diarrhoea is estimated to average 0.5 to 2 episodes per person per year, and the corresponding figure could be much higher in developing and underdeveloped countries.

Saish Kamble, Group Product Manager, FDC Electral, told the India Book of Records that the human body is made up largely of water, so you need the right balance of fluids in your system for good health. Along with the fluids, the body also

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needs electrolytes, which are salts normally found in blood, other fluids, and cells. That is why in the absence of medical treatment, a person suffering from dehydration is advised to drink water mixed with salt and sugar.

“To make people aware of the harmful effects of dehydration, FDC Electral, Mumbai conducted an online campaign, involving 26,390 medical practitioners across the country, pledging to fight against dehydration caused by Diarrhoea. The exercise was such a massive one that it made a new record and the company made its way to the India Book of Records,” said Kamble.

It is estimated that more than one lakh children under the age of five years die of Diarrhoea in the country every year. India tops the charts of the countries recording deaths of under-5 children caused by different forms of the Diarrhoeal disease, including Cholera, as per UNICEF reports.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this mortality rate can be brought down to less than one per cent by simple interventions like effective and timely case management. Mild and moderate cases can successfully be treated with Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS). It can successfully treat 80% of Cholera patients, both children and adults. Since the disease is caused by consuming contaminated food or water, one must ensure that the water used to prepare the solution is completely pure and safe. The WHO recommends that ORS be made using boiled water. Water which is not chlorinated or boiled contains pathogens which could contaminate the solution making it ineffective.

World’s largest Kidney Tumor removed The record for removing the heaviest kidney tumor of a kid by surgery was set by a 38 years old, Dr. Nitin Singhal of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, along with his team. They surgically removed a large Wilms tumor (measuring 3.1 kg, from the left kidney of a 3-year-old girl patient at Apollo Hospital CBCC Cancer Care, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on March 20, 2021. The surgery has got a place in the India Book of Records (IBR).

According to Dr. Nitin Singhal, “The tumor had been discovered to be the largest tumor resected in this age group in the world to the best of our knowledge (3.1 kg of size 26 x 27 x 8 cm). The child’s weight was 14kg, hence tumor mass weight formed 22% of total body weight. Wilms tumor is a rare kidney cancer that primarily affects children. Also known as Nephroblastoma, it’s the most common cancer of the kidney in children.”

Wilms tumor most often affects children aged below 5 years.

While the incidence of horseshoe kidney is about 1 in 500 cases, the presence of Wilms tumor with a horseshoe kidney is unusual. The occurrence of a Wilms tumor in a horseshoe kidney is estimated to be less than 1% of all Wilms tumors.

Ms. Hemali Shah from Apollo Hospitals told the India Book of Records that when the parents of a 3-year-old girl visited the Apollo Hospital CBCC Cancer Care, Gandhinagar, Gujarat for a checkup, they had no idea what they were about to discover.

They had started noticing the protruding belly of their daughter and when it kept increasing over 2-3 weeks, they decided to seek doctors’ opinion. Pediatrician Dr. Pushkar Shrivastav, after

initial evaluation, referred the case to Pediatric Oncologist, Dr. Hemant Menghani. Upon investigation, Dr. Menghani concluded that the child suffered from a rare condition in which a huge mass was arising from the kidney.

The child was suffering from Wilms Tumor. Moreover, the child possessed Horseshoe Kidney (both side kidneys attached to each other at one end). The tumor was so huge occupying almost the whole abdominal cavity and pushing into the diaphragm thus causing the child severe breathing difficulty. The case was discussed in the multidisciplinary tumor board. Under normal circumstances for such a huge mass generally, a biopsy is followed by chemotherapy in the course of treatment. However, there were several risks with this approach. Owing to the deteriorating health of the child and the race against time, the doctors decided to take prompt action. The decision was to perform emergency surgery.

The challenging surgery was performed by Dr. Nitin Singhal, Surgical Oncologist, and a team, including Dr. Ankit Chauhan, Anesthetist, and Dr. Kirti Prajapati, Pediatric Surgeon.

The surgery was a herculean task that took almost four hours to accomplish. It went uneventful and the additional challenges for faster recovery in the postoperative course were managed well by the team, including Dr. Arpan Chaudhary, Assistant Surgeon and the nursing team. The child was discharged on the fifth day after receiving the first dose of chemotherapy.

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Plog Hiking for clean hills at Mandi district A local community-based Plog hiking held for the first time in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh has been included in the India Book of Records (IBR). People participated in this funfilled race with enthusiasm and made the Shikari Devi Mountain, under the Seraj development block, garbage-free. In this 13-km run, a total of 345 participants collected 1,179 kg of dry garbage, including thousands of empty glass and plastic bottles. Held under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Movement) of the Government of India, the plog-hiking event was jointly organized

by Himachal Pradesh Rural Development Department, District Administration and the Janjehli Tourism Festival Committee.

Retired Captain Shyam Singh Negi flagged off this race with a purpose from Kanganidhar, which concluded at Bhulah while passing through Mata Shikari Devi temple complex on the hills. The participants in the race included 175 males and 170 females. During the cleanliness run, they filled the garbage spread on the hill in the bags provided by the local administration. Surprisingly more than 5,000 empty liquor bottles were also recovered from the trek. Two scales were installed on the venue to weigh the collected trash.

Gopichand Pathak, Block Development Officer of Seraj Vikas Khand, told the India Book of Records that such an event was held for the first time in this area. It was planned as a part of the 4th Janjehli Tourism Festival. In this, the local Himachali people participated and made the temple complex and the path completely garbage free. No one had expected that such a huge amount of trash would come out on the trek to the hill.

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km run in this collective attempt to set the record. However, females also showed enthusiasm, and eventually, the number of participants nearly doubled. Ms. Kiranjit Kaur, Adjudicator, India Book of Records was present on the occasion. Later the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur honored Paras Agrawal, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Thunag by handing over a certificate and medal received from the India Book of Records.

Gopichand Pathak, the convener of First Seraj Plog Hiking, says that the main objective of the activity was to create awareness about cleanliness among the locals. The initiative will also prove to be effective in reducing drug addiction among youth. Such activities also help in promoting local tourism. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur also directed the officials to continue such activities. Plogging is simply ‘picking up empty plastic bottles and wrappers etc. scattered on the way while jogging and putting the trash into a garbage bin’. This type of cleaning can achieve both environmental as well fitness goals.

He informed that Shikari Devi temple is about 18 Km from Janjehli and connected by a jeepable forest road. It is situated at an altitude of 3359 Mtr. Thick forests on the way to Shikari peak are amazing. Being the highest peak in the Mandi district it is also called the Crown of Mandi. Vast green pastures, captivating sunrise, and sunset, and panoramic views of snow ranges make this place a favorite for nature lovers. On the Shikari peak, there is a roofless temple of Shikari Devi, the Goddess of hunters, and this temple is said to be established by Pandavas.

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Nagpur Metro Rail sets double records and receives applauds

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Twitter got abuzz on July 10, 2022, when Union Minister Nitin Gadkari congratulated the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited and National Highways Authority of India on creating history by making two major records under the most prestigious Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records simultaneously. The first record was for Maximum Metro Stations Constructed on a Double Decker Viaduct, and the second record was for the Longest Viaduct with Highway Flyover and Metro Rail Supported on Single Column Piers.

The project is the brainchild of Nitin Gadkari himself.

The Elevated Metro Stations named Ujjwal Nagar, Jaiprakash Nagar, and Chhatrapati Square, have been intricately constructed on a 3-layer transportation system with Top-level Metro Rail, Mid-level Highway Flyover, and Ground-level Road wherein the Highway Flyover and Metro Rail integrate to form a Double Decker Viaduct. The three Metro stations are disabled-friendly, environmentally designed with bio-digester technology and solar panels.

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The Longest Viaduct with Highway Flyover and Metro Rail Supported on Single Column Piers was set by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited at the Nagpur Metro Rail Project, Maharashtra. The National Highway Flyover and Metro Rail System were integrated to form a Double Decker viaduct and the section runs for 3.14 km on Wardha Road having three metro stations. The viaduct was opened for Metro Rail traffic on March 05, 2019, and for Highway traffic on November 13, 2020.

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Cover Story The records are proof of the excellent work that Maha Metro has executed over the period of time. It is a major milestone for Maha Metro which has already bagged a good number of awards right since its inception. Initially, the alignment of Highway Flyover and Metro Rail was on the same existing highway on Wardha Road, with independent piers at alternating locations proposed on the median. This was later reviewed and decided to integrate Highway Flyover and Metro Rail to form a Double Decker Viaduct. Double Decker Viaduct carries Highway Flyover at the first level and Metro Rail at the second level making it a three-tier transportation system with the existing highway at ground level. This helped in avoiding additional land acquisition thus saving land cost and reducing construction time and project cost.

process, concept, design, and execution of these stations were no less than a challenge, which was also reflected in Nitin Gadkari’s tweets.

It is worth mentioning here that this is not the first time when Maha Metro Nagpur has been chosen for record by the India Book of Records. In March 2017, Maha Metro was also awarded for Largest Human Chain organized for promoting `Safety at Work’. The participants in the human chain included laborers, supervisors, and managers in uniform. Right since its inception, Maha Metro has bagged a number of awards at multiple levels and platforms.

Maha-Metro encountered many challenges while executing the Nagpur Metro Rail Project. Acquiring land for the project, The Double Decker Viaduct of 3.14 km on Wardha Road has building a competent team for executing this project, executing three metro stations – Chhatrapati Nagar, Jai Prakash Nagar, the project in some of the very densely populated areas with and Ujjwal Nagar. These stations required station-specific high traffic density, fighting the COVID-19 menace, etc., were special planning to meet the functional requirements of the some of the major challenges that the organization faced metro duly incorporating site-specific constraints and double- during execution. However, there were technical challenges of decker viaduct requirements. The engineering thought- record dimensions with benchmark levels.

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Articles of Indian Constitution fluently recited by a child Can one expect a child to recite the various articles of the Indian Constitution, a subject area that may be a bit confusing for even older students to understand? But a girl below the age of 11 years from Nizamabad district of Telangana state not only has the basic knowledge of the Constitution, but she has also made a national record in this matter under the Asia Book of Records.

This girl child, Chitimilla Sahasra, a Class VI student at Residency School, Nizamabad has already made a similar record with India Book of Records.

Sahasra has made a record of reciting maximum articles of the Indian Constitution. Sahasra’s age was 10 years 11 months 16 days at the time of setting this record on June 16, 2022. She surprised everyone by reciting more than 40 articles of the Indian Constitution in just 2 minutes and 27 seconds at such a young age. Previously also, this girl has also set another record under the India Book of Records in 2019. She then was studying in Class IV and set a record for speedily reciting 100 abbreviations of the terminology related to the Indian banking and economy sector. For example, RBI (Reserve Bank of India), SBI (State Bank of India), etc.

Sahasra’s father, Dr. Santosh Kumar, MBBS, MD (General Medicine), is a physician by profession and runs his own hospital (Gayatri Hospital) in Nizamabad. Her mother, Dr. Archana is a pediatrician, and she also works at the same hospital. Both the parents spend almost the entire day in their hospital and are able to give very little time to their daughters. Their younger daughter, Reya is just

3 years old and studies in the nursery class. Grandparents are responsible for taking care of both the children during the day.

Children meet their father properly on Sundays only.

Dr. Santosh explains that Sahasra is very much interested in doing unique things. Basically, she wants to be one step ahead of the other kids. Apart from regular subjects, she is more interested in studying science, social science, and general knowledge books. As a parent, the first thing I did was to identify her area of interest. Gradually I started teaching and training her and helped her understand various concepts. Basically, I feel that as parents we have to go down to the level of the children and then teach them. Then maybe we can explain things better to them.

Seeing the preoccupation of the doctor parents, Sahasra has declared that after growing up she would like to become a scientist, not a doctor. The father has installed a whiteboard in her room, on which Sahasra writes the questions, and when he returns home late at night, he writes the answer to that question on the same board. The work of explaining the Articles of the Constitution in simple language was also done through the same board, explaining one Article a day.

A 20-minute conversation between father and daughter takes place while dropping her to the school bus in the morning. Most of the learning takes place in those moments. Now he has made it a rule to give two hours to Sahasra on the first three Sundays of every month. Children are always inspired by their parents. Asia Book of Records is proud to recognise the efforts of the little one.

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Kerala dealer delivers 150 cars in a day Virtus model launched by Volkswagen entered the India Book of Records (IBR) after a Kerala dealer delivered 150 units of the newly launched sedan model in a single day. The record has been awarded to EVM Motors & Vehicles Pvt. Ltd., for delivering the maximum number of single model sedans in a day by any dealership across India. The company had been carrying out mega delivery programmes across India for Virtus.

At the time of the car’s launch, Volkswagen announced that it had received over 4000 pre-orders for the Virtus since the company opened pre-bookings on March 8, 2022. In Kerala alone, more than 200 Volkswagen Virtus sedans have been delivered to customers since its launch. These include deliveries done by EVM Motors & Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd. and one more dealership.

Speaking about this notable achievement, Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India said, “We are extremely elated to have the new Volkswagen Virtus create a national record at the India Book of Records, by being a single model sedan to be delivered in a day by a single dealership.

We would like to congratulate our dealer partner EVM Motors & Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd. for this notable feat. We would like to thank our customers who were part of this journey and that made us worthy of this recognition.”

Talking about the achievement, Sabu Johny, Managing Director, EVM Motors & Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. said, “It is indeed a moment of pride to be setting a record at the India Book of Records with the new Volkswagen Virtus. With 150 customer deliveries in one day, it showcases the love, trust, and phenomenal response by our customers for Volkswagen. We look forward to delivering many more Virtus across Kerala and adding happy members to the Volkswagen family.”

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each center the figures are like this: Thiruvananthapuram – 40 units, Cochin – 40 units, Perumbavoor – 30 units, Kottayam – 20 units, and Kovalam – 20 units, totaling 150 sedans sold and delivered in a day. EVM Motors and Vehicles India Pvt Ltd dealership has sold over 36,000 cars from its inception in 2008 till today.

“As soon as the VW Virtus price was announced on June 9, 2022, inquiries started pouring in at our offices across Kerala.

We worked at a fast pace and in a planned manner delivered all the pre-booked Virtus on June 19, 2022, which created a new record, adding another feather in our cap,” said Mr. Shemir, CEO, EVM Motors and Vehicles India Pvt Ltd, Kochi, Kerala.

When asked why Kerala topped the sales across India, Mr. Shemir replied, “Kerala has the highest (96.2%) literacy rate in the country. This makes the Keralites more aware of the best features of not only automobiles but any product or brand. This fact impacted the highest sales from our dealership outlets.”

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Warrior Karlakattai Yoga performed by women

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Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology in association with Paramaathmam Traditional Indian Fitness and Martial Arts Academy organized Karlakattai Yoga on International Yoga Day (June 21, 2022). The allwomen group consisting of 52 participants of different age groups, performed the yoga, completing 1371 rounds for 30 minutes and 44 seconds at MIT Auditorium, Puducherry. Thus, a record for the Longest Warrior Karlakattai Yoga Performed by a Group of Women was set by Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology, Madagadipet, Puducherry, under the guidance of the India Book of Records team.

Initially, 80 students were selected, and finally, 52 of them were found eligible for the training. Vijaya Prasath, founder and master trainer of Paramaathmam Traditional Indian Fitness and Martial Arts Academy, conducted the training programme for 15 days before the record-making attempt was made. Initially, there was some hesitation among the participants, as they thought that this was an exercise that only men could do and that it was meant for athletes, and wrestlers only.

On the first day of the training session, the participants realized that their body was weak. They took the

exercise gently and gradually increased it day by day. On the third day, they felt a little better. In just one week of training, pain in the legs gradually subsided and there was a positive change in their physical condition. In the remaining 8 days, the participants formed a habit of doing 500, 800, and 1000 rounds in half an hour. Some even in their old age completed their rounds with enthusiasm. And on International Yoga Day, after completing 1371 rounds in half an hour, the students were full of joy. A 10-yearold girl also took part in this record-making attempt with enthusiasm.

Vijaya Prasath, who has the distinction of performing 1280 rotations of Thoppa Karlai in half an hour, has been conducting yoga traditional art, yoga warrior, yoga kriya, yoga, silambam, and self-defense martial arts for women for the past 14 years. According to him, there are a total of five types of rotations and 64 types of rounds in Karalakattai, like hand karla, step karla, puja karla, belly karla, and wrestling karla. Physical health gets better by using wood of medicinal properties. Body, mind and soul are all strengthened by practicing curling.

He says that “if women are healthy, then the family and eventually the society will also be better.” The event introduced this yoga form to women and made them aware. He said, “We are deeply grateful to the India Books of Records for allowing such a feat and creating awareness around the event. We are also grateful to Dr. S. Malarkkan, Principal of Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology for his interest and cooperation in conducting the programme smoothly.”

It is worth mentioning here that Karalakattai is an ancient martial art, in which usually men were involved.

A wooden weapon was used for fighting. In Karalakattai, ‘Karalan’ term is used for a man who is very strong. When he goes to war, he grabs nearby trees and easily knocks down the enemy. Before the British period, this art was practiced by all. During the time of the British, the design of the Karlakattai was changed to the ‘Club Bell’ instead of the curl and then the dumbbell came into being. The dumbbell is an important part of gym equipment today.

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Thousands participate in a group Silambam activity The record for Maximum Participants Performing Silambam Together was set by Chennai Kailasanathar Art Development Trust, Tamil Nadu, at Silambam 2000, a special programme held for the sole purpose of creating a record and getting it registered in the Asia Book of Records (ABR) and India Book of Records (IBR). A total of 2,675 participants of mixed age groups ranging from 5 years to 35 years performed Silambam martial art for full 30 minutes. The main activity started at sharp 10 am and ended at 10.30 am.

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Ms Malini Rajendran, Founder, Chennai Kailasanathar Art Development Trust, Tamil Nadu, said, “The programme held at Saveetha University, Poonamalle, Chennai, on June 26, 2022. We had planned ‘Silambam 2000’, a mass record attempt for the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records, as a tribute to Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, and to celebrate the ongoing 75th Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The event aimed at spreading awareness on prevention of child sex abuse and enhancing women’s safety.”

To highlight the importance of child safety, a large human formation of Child Helpline Number – 1098 was formulated by the participants. Over 3000 saplings were also planted after the event across Tamil Nadu by the participants as a contribution toward a green environment and a tribute to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, bringing alive his visions through youngsters.

The event was the brainchild of Ms Malini Rajendran, Founder of Chennai Kailasanathar Art Development Trust and Ms Anitha Ravindaran, Secretary of the Trust. Chennai Kailasanathar Art Development Trust organised this event in association with the Ini Oru Vidhi Seivom Social Welfare Association. It was supported by News 7 Anbu Palam, Saveetha University, and Summit India as the associate partners.

Silambam 2000 programme was presided over by Stunt Master Power Pandian, Valveeman Raja, who is the Dean of Physical Education, at the Saveetha University, and Ms Sangeetha, Secretary, Summit India (Tamil Nadu). Other special

guests were Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Culture, Dr Dhamu, Film Actor, and Ramapuram, Project Director of Media Sciences, SRMIST, Shyam Jaju, Chairman of Summit India, and Mahesh Verma, Secretary General of Summit India, who joined the programme virtually.

Silambam 2000 began with the lighting of the lamps by the organisers and the chief guests. The human formation for 1098, the Child Helpline Number, was made by the Silambam players, followed by a welcome dance by the students of Jai Academy and the Silambam demonstration was done by the visually impaired students trained under Chennai Kailasanathar Art Development Trust, Tamil Nadu.

Thereafter, the record-making attempt was done. In the end, Silambam masters were felicitated by the chief guest.

It is worth mentioning here that Silambam is a martial art style which originated in South India, as mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature. The World Silambam Association is the official international body of Silambam. Silambam’s main focus is on the bamboo staff. The length of the staff depends on the height of the practitioner. The total footfall at the venue was around 7,000 pax. Team Vidhai Vidhaipom, USFI, Pasumai Bhoomi, Poorvika, Malini Travels, Jai Group of Academies, and Radio City also supported the event.

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Largest Painting at the Zoo’s Monkey House The record for making the largest wall painting of wildlife has been set by Ms. Sapna Kathafar of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and her associates from the Kalastambh organisation. They created drawings of endangered and extinct animals depicting forest life. A large enclosure for monkeys has been set up in the Indore Zoo, where 17 artists worked for a total of 25 hours to create an attractive painting under the guidance of Ms. Sapna.

The size of this huge painting, completed on June 23, 2022, is 4300 square feet. For this unique achievement, the team got recognition from the India Book of Records.

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so that different species of monkeys can live and roam freely in a natural and open environment. At present, the cage in which the seven red-faced monkeys were kept was 120 square feet in size, which was a little uncomfortable for the animals. The new enclosure has many structures like trees, high platforms, swings, water bodies, rings, commando nets, and tree trunks. To

make its walls alive and attractive, Dr. Uttam Yadav, Director, Indore Zoo invited Kalastambh members.

Ms. Sapna told the India Book of Records that some time back her organization had conducted a live painting competition at the zoo. The zoo officials were impressed to see their work. Then they talked about the new enclosure and discussed the idea of depicting the extinct species of apes on the wall of the monkey house. Arrangements for colors and refreshments were made by the zoo management. The team of Kalastambh started the painting work on May 5 and this process of painting for a few hours every day continued for a few days.

With the completion of the painting, a record was also set for the largest painting depicting wildlife on the wall. This was

one of the most wonderful aspects of the entire project.

By organizing a special program for this achievement, Dr. Uttam Yadav, Director, Zoo honored all the artists.

International artist Rajesh Hirve, filmmaker Ranjit Bhiya, zoo official Nihar Parulekar, and mimicry artist Deepak Neema were also present on the occasion.

The artists involved in the team that made the biggest wildlife painting on the wall included Tanmay Lavania, Akash Sharma, Harsh Raikwar, Rashmi Nirmal, Amitej Rawat, Ritik Verma, Simran Motwani, Pushpa Rana, Akash Ramteke, Keshav Banpure, Vanshika Panchal, Prerna Nagar, Monika Maheshwari, Rupali Soni, Muskan Pahwa, Varsha Chuliwal and Chirag Nanda.

Kalastambh (The essence of creativity) is an international arts organization, started in the year 2018 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. More than 350 talented artists from India and abroad are associated with it. Its founder Ms. Sapna Kathafar has received many awards, including the 100 Women Icon Award, Perfect Woman Award, Best Mom Award, etc. The organization was also given the 40 Most Influential Organization award by Canara Bank. Chirag Nanda, the cofounder of Kalastambh, got his early education from Aiken High School, South Carolina, USA. After this, he did BBA from Bhopal. He is a Certified Adventure Tour Expert and Travel Photographer based in Bhopal.

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Engineer develops shoes for women’s safety The record for making an innovative women’s safety shoe device was set by Syed Mosharaf Hossain of Bardhhaman, West Bengal who designed an innovative safety shoe device for the protection of women, which comprises 7 features including SMS sending, GPS tracker, GSM module, electric shock, pendant, and high-frequency alarm. The India Book of Records has recognized his unique record.

Syed Mosharaf Hossain, a resident of Tilabani Village, in the Faridpur block of the Durgapur district, recently developed a unique product that is expected to help in the safety of women.

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across incidents that make us question the safety of women in the country. Having two elder sisters, Syed always wanted to find out a way to help in reducing the rate of crime against

women and innovate something that will make them feel safe.

He was doing a lot of research regarding the same.

In the year 2018, when Syed was a student of Gobindapur Sephali Memorial Polytechnic College, in Purba Bardhaman, he came to know about various women’s safety applications that were launched at that time, including sprays, safety apps, etc. But, there were some negative sides to the android application that was launched earlier. First of all, most women in rural areas do not have smartphones. And another point is that the possibility of activating the application in time of emergency is very low.

Also, most of the time the attacker snatches the bags and phones or ties the hands of the victim, which leaves no chance of activating any such safety features. This made him think of something that will not require hands to activate. So, after two years of extensive research and brainstorming, he

developed an innovative pair of footwear, which might prevent a woman from being assaulted.

His professors, Ramprashad Chatterjee, Krishnendu Karmakar, and Subhendu Chakraborty helped him throughout his journey to develop the new technology. So, what is the specialty of this pair of shoes? According to Syed, “A chip is installed in the shoe, which will be able to send messages up to 5 preset devices with the woman’s location within 30 seconds. The in-built GPS will keep on tracking the location, even if she has moved to a different location. The system can be activated with the feet by touching the two shoes together. Hence, it can be more useful in the moment of crisis.”

Not only the shoes, but he has also designed a safety pendant that can perform the same function as the safety shoes. So that by pressing a button on the pendant the shoe device can be activated to get help. He has yet to get the patent for the new device. However, he feels grateful to the India Book of Records for recognizing his talent and innovation. Syed is trying to get support from the government departments and agencies to further develop the idea.

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Maximum participation in Cycle Rally The Mumbai Police in Maharashtra has received recognition from the India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records for the participation of a maximum number of people in a cycle rally. A total number of 5,225 people cycled 95.65 kilometers for four hours, from 5.30 am to 9.30 am, on June 5, 2022. The cycle rally was planned to reduce carbon emissions by motor vehicles on the occasion of World Environment Day. The event also celebrated the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, which comprises a series of programmes to celebrate 75 years of Independence.

The main focus was on creating awareness around saving the environment. Four routes had been demarcated for the rally: Dahisar to Bandra Reclamation, NCPA to Bandra Reclamation, Mulund to Bandra Reclamation, and Mankhurd to Bandra Reclamation. Special permission had been given to cyclists to access the Bandra-Worli Sealink. Participants were asked to register online in advance.

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initiative by police commissioner Sanjay Pandey, since March this year. The cyclists converged from all parts of Mumbai to assemble at Bandra reclamation and then it passed through the iconic Bandra-Worli Sealink and passing through the Worli sea face, it finished at Race Course, Mahalaxmi. It began at 5.30 am and ended at 9.30 am.

“We congratulate all Mumbaikars for their huge response to the cycle rally. The event truly epitomized that Mumbaikars are on the same page as Mumbai police when it comes to saving the environment by choosing alternate modes of transport like cycling,” said deputy police commissioner (DCP Traffic) Raj Tilak Roushan.

The cyclists also included those from “Cycle Chala, City Bacha” group led by Mumbai bicycle Mayor Firoza Suresh. The department had already planned to create a record for the maximum participation in the cycle rally, which they achieved with flying colours.

Mumbai Police had announced a day in advance that the megacycle rally would be held in association with Smart Commute Foundation. The participants were also told not to reach the starting point, as they were free to join the rally from whichever ward they lived in. Volunteers of the Cycle Chala, City Bacha were present at the venue to guide the cyclists.

Since the deteriorating environment was a major concern in the financial capital of India, the traffic police of Mumbai have also announced a ‘No Honking Day’ every Wednesday to curb noise pollution on the roads and in the vicinity.

Before this record-making cycle rally, over 200 cycling enthusiasts took to Mumbai streets on World Bicycle Day forming a single line, cycling all the way from Malad to Bandra Reclamation to spread awareness and draw the attention of Mumbaikars to the benefits of using a bicycle as an equitable, cost-effective, and sustainable means of transport. Mumbai bicycle mayor Ms. Firoza Suresh also took part in the campaign.

It was shared that Mumbai being a linear city, had the potential to become the cycling capital of India by 2030 as bicycles are the future, and global cycling literacy is ever-increasing.

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All Fundamental Rights of India Fastest kid to recite book carved on pencil leads by a teen names of the Holy Bible and The record for carving out all the Fundamental Rights of India on pencil leads was set by Sainath P. (born on July 30, 2007) of Kannur, Kerala.

He carved out all the 6 Fundamental Rights of India on 6 pencil leads using sharpening tools and pencils at the age of 14 years, 10 months and 5 days, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

Genealogy of Jesus Christ

The record for being the fastest to recite book names of the Holy Bible and Genealogy of Jesus Christ was set

by Juana Maria Giby (born on May 19, 2016) of Kottayam, Kerala (currently residing in Muscat, Oman). She recited 73 book names of the Holy Bible (46 and 27 from Old and New Testament respectively) along with Genealogy of Jesus Christ (Gospel of St. Matthew) in Malayalam in 2 minutes and 40 seconds at the age of 5 years, 11 months and 18 days, as confirmed on May 6, 2022.

Treading water by a child to stay afloat for the longest duration The record for treading water to stay afloat for the longest duration was set by Avanthika Chandran (born on May 16, 2012) of Kollam, Kerala. She treaded water successfully to remain afloat for 2 hours, 21 minutes and 33 seconds in the middle of the river Periyar at 30 feet depth (without using goggles or any other guard) at the age of 10 years and 17 days, as confirmed on June 2, 2022.

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Largest pattachitra painting of Lord Jagannath, Subhadra and Balabhadra The record for making the largest pattachitra painting of Lord Jagannath, Subhadra and Balabhadra was set by Pracheta Pragyan Panda (born on August 29, 1999) of Kalahandi, Odisha. She made a beautiful painting of Lord Jagannath, Subhadra and Balabhadra (measuring 14 inches in height and 18 inches in width) on canvas board using acrylic colours, pen, pencil, scale, glitter and paint brush, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

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Fastest individual to reach Mt. Everest Base Camp Records

The record for being the fastest to reach Mt. Everest Base Camp was set by Sunil Kotagere Nataraj (born on July 1, 1973) of Bengaluru, Karnataka.

He started trekking from Lukla at 5:00 am on March 6, 2022, and reached Mt. Everest South Base camp (altitude of 5364 m) at 5:03 am on March 7, 2022. He completed the trek in 24 hours and 3 minutes, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

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Maximum Amarakosha shlokas recited by a kid

The record for being the youngest to recall a similar day and date combination in one year for different calendar years was set by Naveesh Durja M (born October 7, 2016) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. He correctly recalled 20 similar day and date combinations in one year for different calendar years from 2017 to 2024, at the age of 5 years, 8 months and 11 days, as confirmed on June 18, 2022.

Longest embroidery of Ayatul Kursi The record for making the longest embroidery of Ayatul Kursi was set by Sahla Valiyakath Abdulnasar (born on May 9, 1999) of Thrissur, Kerala. S he made the longest embroidery of Ayatul Kursi (measuring 1,060 cm in width and 30 cm in height), as confirmed on June 25, 2022.

Fastest kid to recite na mes of books of the Holy Bible

The record for being the fastest to recite the names of books of the Holy Bible was set by Gian Hanna Benoy (born on February 10, 2016) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. She recited the names of 73 books of the Roman Catholic Bible (46 from the Old Testament and 27 from the New Te s t a m e n t ) in Malayalam in 32 seconds at the age of 6 years, 4 months and 7 days, as confirmed on June 17, 2022.

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The record for reciting the maximum number of Amarakosha shlokas was set by Tejasri Reddy Mandadi (born on July 15, 2016) of Hyderabad, Telangana.

She recited 30 Amarakosha shlokas in 4 minutes and 4 seconds at the age of 5 years, 11 months and 1 day, as confirmed on June 16, 2022.

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Fastest child to solve Brainvita game

Maximum digital monthly eMagazine editions published through voluntary efforts for positive journalism The record for publishing the maximum number of digital only monthly eMagazine editions for positive journalism was set by a group of eminent volunteers from Prime Point Foundation of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. They have published 183 editions of eMagazine PreSense from March 2006 to May 2022 on the suggestion of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam for positive journalism, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

The record for being the fastest to solve Brainvita game was set by Laxitha.P (born on August 19, 2011) of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. She solved the game in just 18.66 seconds at the vvvage of 10 years, 9 months and 9 days, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

Fastest to recite all districts of Tamil Nadu The record for being the fastest to recite the names of all the districts of Tamil Nadu was set by P. Monish Haran (born on July 20, 2015) of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. He recited the names of 38 districts in 14 seconds and 38 milliseconds at the age of 6 years, 10 months and 10 days, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

Largest Bhootaradhane face mask made by an individual

The record for making the largest Bhootaradhane face mask was set by Ramesha (born on October 1, 1968) of Udupi, Karnataka.

He made the largest Bhootaradhane face mask (measuring 7 ft. x 5 ft. and 11 inches) using a drawing sheet, scissor, blade and colours. It is used in houses in Udupi, Karnataka, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

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Fastest kid to recall computer shortcut keys alphabetically The record for being the fastest to recall computer shortcut keys alphabetically was set by K. T. Sai Varshith (born on July 23, 2016) of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. He recalled 26 shortcut keys of a computer keyboard alphabetically in 1 minute and 4 seconds at the age of 5 years, 10 months and 12 days, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

Youngest to summit Mt. Friendship Peak The record for being the youngest to summit Mt. Friendship Peak was set by Aranya Barthwal (born on February 28, 2012) of New Delhi. She started the summit to Mt. Friendship Peak (5,289 m) on May 28, 2022 and ended it on June 3, 2022 (reaching the peak on June 2, 2022), under the guidance of professionals, at the age of 10 years, 3 months and 5 days, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Maximum districts covered by a group of female riders

The record for covering the maximum number of districts by the group of female riders was set by Swathi.R (born on October 14, 1996) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, along with three other female riders. They covered all 31 districts of Karnataka (3,810 km). They started the journey from Chamara Vajra, Bengaluru on April 17, 2022 at 6: 30 PM and finished at Devandahalli, Bengaluru on May 22, 2022 at 2 :17 PM. The cause of the expedition was ‘Women Safe Karnataka’, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

The record for being the youngest Diploma holder in Drawing and Painting was set by Shiven Sidharth (born on April 15, 2013) of Delhi. He was awarded a Diploma from London Art College on May 17, 2021 for achieving Distinction in Drawing and Painting at the age of 8 years, 1 month and 2 days, as confirmed on June 27, 2022.

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Longest tooth of a child extracted by a dentist The record for extracting the longest tooth was set

by Dr. Alka Sajan (born on February 26, 1997) of Ernakulam, Kerala. She extracted a 2.4 cm long tooth of an 8-yearold child at 32 Care Dental Clinic on June 6, 2022, as confirmed on June 15, 2022.

Longest duration to play Ghatam by a child The record for playing Ghatam for the longest duration was set

by C. R. Harish Saathaiah (born on November 30, 2011) of Thiruppuvanam, Tamil Nadu. He played Ghatam instrument for 8 hours and 5 minutes at the young age of 10 years, 5 months and 25 days, as confirmed on May 25, 2022.

Fastest mirror writing of National Anthem in Hindi language The record for being the fastest to write the mirror writing of the National Anthem in Hindi language was set by Anurag Choursiya (born on June 21, 1989) of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. He wrote the complete National Anthem in Hindi mirror writing in 2 minutes, 16 seconds and 58 milliseconds, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Maximum number of longest words recited with their spellings and meanings by a child The record for reciting the maximum number of longest words with their spellings and meanings was set by Vihaan Verdia (born on November 18, 2013) of Udaipur, Rajasthan. He recited 15 longest English words including Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism, Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Antidisestablishmentarianism, Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia with their respective spellings and meanings in 5 minutes and 44 seconds at the age of 8 years, 6 months and 27 days, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

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Individual maps of all Indian states drawn on bottle caps The record for drawing the individual maps of all Indian states on bottle caps was set by Debangini Das (born on February 18, 2002) of Howrah, West Bengal. She drew and painted the individual maps of all 28 Indian states on 28 different bottle caps (each cap measuring 2.7 cm x 1 cm) using acrylic paints, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

Maximum breeds of dogs and cats identified by a child The record for identifying the maximum number of breeds of dogs and cats was set by Samara Sinha (born on March 10, 2015) of Kolkata, West Bengal. She identified 161 breeds of dogs and 90 breeds of cats (total 251 breeds) in 6 minutes and 26 seconds by looking at the images on a computer screen at the age of 7 years, 2 months and 28 days, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

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Youngest to recite Hanuman Chalisa

The record for being the youngest to recite Hanuman Chalisa in the least time was set by Ridhaan Sourabh Mantri (born on November 24, 2019) of Nagpur, Maharashtra.

He recited the complete Hanuman Chalisa in 4 minutes and 24 seconds at the age of 2 years and 6 months, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

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The record for solving the maximum number of 4x4 Sudoku puzzles with letters was set by Sahal Rahman A M (born on March 21, 2016) of Palakkad, Kerala.

He solved 10 (4 x 4) Sudoku puzzles with letters in 5 minutes and 28 seconds at the age of 6 years, 2 months and 19 days, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Maximum videos uploaded on Indian dates on social media Records

The record for uploading the maximum number of videos on Indian dates on social media was set by Pratibha Antil (born on March 3, 1999) of Sonipat, Haryana. She uploaded 1,106 videos titled ‘Aawaaz ki duniya’ on social media on Indian dates as per Indian calendar from March 2019 to April 2022, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

Largest typographic portrait of Bhagat Singh

The record for making the largest typographic portrait of Bhagat Singh was set by Tanima Debnath (born on July 26, 2002) of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. She made a beautiful typographic portrait (measuring 70 cm x 55 cm) using the words ‘Bhagat Singh’, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

Round trip expedition from Haryana to Khardung La Pass in an electric vehicle The record for completing a round trip expedition from Haryana to Khardung La Pass in an electric vehicle was set by Dhruv Arya (born on June 10, 1997) of Faridabad, Haryana. He started his journey from Faridabad on May 13, 2022, reached Khardung La Pass on May 17, 2022 and completed his journey at Faridabad on May 21, 2022. He covered 2,960 km in 8 days, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

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The record for holding the Vajrasana yoga pose for the longest duration was set by S. Veera Manikandan (born on May 24, 2003) of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.

He performed and held the Vajrasana yoga pose for 1 hour, 10 minutes and 4 seconds, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

Largest dotted portrait of Sourav Ganguly The record for making the largest dotted portrait of Sourav Ganguly was set by Indranil Jana (born on June 23, 1992) of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

He made the portrait (measuring 44 cm x 33 cm) using rotring pen on cartridge paper, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

Maximum 9 x 9 Sudoku Puzzles solved in 30 minutes by a child The record for solving the maximum number of 9 x 9 Sudoku puzzles was set by Nakshatra Bardhipuram Errolla (born on September 1, 2014) of Hyderabad, Telangana. She solved eight 9 x 9 Sudoku puzzles in 30 minutes using pen and paper, at the age of 7 years, 9 months and 12 days, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

Maximum interview videos on health awareness uploaded on YouTube The record for uploading the maximum number of interview videos on health awareness on YouTube was set by Amit Kumar Deb (born on January 31, 1977) of Faridabad, Haryana. He interviewed 78 different personalities (connected with health awareness) including coaches, influencers, athletes and chefs from July 19, 2021 to May 11, 2022, and uploaded 78 videos on YouTube, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

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Largest bird feeder The record for making the largest bird feeder was set

by Haresh Hiralal Shah (born on May 26, 1979) of Nashik, Maharashtra. He made the most beautiful large sized bird feeder (measuring 160 cm x 134 cm and weighing 310 kg), which has the capacity to accumulate 700 kg grains, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

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Highest Taekwondo kick by a male The record for performing the highest Taekwondo kick was set by Manu Sunilkumar (born on February 22, 1998) of Thrissur, Kerala.

Being 176 cm tall (5 feet and 9 inches), he kicked a Football, which was suspended at a height of 8 feet and 7 inches above the ground using a Taekwondo kick, at the age of 24 years, 3 months and 19 days, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

Highest standing kick by a male

Highest kick by a male

The record for performing the highest standing kick was set by Manu Sunilkumar (born on February 22, 1998) of Thrissur, Kerala.

Being 176 cm (5 feet and 9 inches) tall, he kicked a Football, which was suspended at a height of 8 feet and 6 inches above the ground, as confirmed on June 8, 2022.

The record for performing the highest kick was set by Manu Sunilkumar (born on February 22, 1998) of Thrissur, Kerala.

Being 176 cm (5 feet and 9 inches) tall, he kicked a Football, which was suspended at a height of 9 feet and 2 inches above the ground, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Fastest kid to recite names of medicines in alphabetical order The record for being the fastest to recite the names of medicines in alphabetical order from A to Z was set by Vaanya Mishra (born on December 16, 2016) of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. She recited the names of 26 medicines alphabetically from A to Z in just 46 seconds at the age of 5 years, 5 months and 22 days, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

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Fastest to solve 100 addition and subtraction sums by a kid The record for being the fastest to solve 100 addition and subtraction sums was set by Ishani Akshay Dhore (born on February 24, 2016) of Pune, Maharashtra. She solved 100 sums (consisting of 25 digits in a single row) in 5 minutes, 33 seconds and 92 milliseconds at the age of 6 years, 2 months and 24 days, as confirmed on May 19, 2022.

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Maximum Kalaripayattu martial arts performed by a kid The record for performing the maximum number of Kalaripayattu martial arts was set by Rudraveena (born on June 20, 2016) of Kannur, Kerala. She performed 8 different methods of Kalaripayattu including Mey Payattu, Chooral Payattu, Kattara Payattu and Urumi Veeshal in 14 minutes, 22 seconds and 57 milliseconds at the age of 6 years, as confirmed on June 23, 2022.

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Maximum historical sites visited to raise awareness about preserving cultural heritage by a duo The record for visiting the maximum number of historical sites to raise awareness about preserving cultural heritage by a duo was set by K. Vigneshwar (born on June 18, 1993) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu with his friend. They visited 106 historical sites in 10 districts of Tamil Nadu in 4 days to raise awareness (among the local community) about preserving cultural heritage for future generations, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

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The record for visiting the maximum number of historical sites to raise awareness about preserving cultural heritage by a duo was set by T. Santhosh Manoj (born on March 6, 1990) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu with his friend. They visited 106 historical sites in 10 districts of Tamil Nadu in 4 days to raise awareness (among the local community) about preserving cultural heritage for future generations, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

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Maximum native and exotic breeds of livestock identified by a child Records

The record for identifying the maximum number of native and exotic breeds of livestock was set by A. Adheethan Ponmani (born on May 31, 2015) of Namakkal, Tamil Nādu. He identified 251 breeds of livestock (including 72 exotic and 179 native breeds) in 7 minutes and 6 seconds by looking at the individual pictures of the livestock on a computer screen at the age of 7 years and 16 days, as confirmed on June 16, 2022.

Maximum countries’ flags represented through Rubik’s Cube in 5 minutes

The record for representing the flags of the maximum number of countries through Rubik’s Cube was set by K. Vishwvajith (born on July 26, 2011) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He arranged the 3 x 3 Rubik’s Cube and represented the colours of the flag of 43 countries in 5 minutes at the age of 10 years, 9 months and 19 days, as confirmed on May 14, 2022.

Maximum squares of triple digit sums solved by a teen in 15 minutes The record for solving the maximum number of squares of triple digit sums in 15 minutes was set by Eshaani Goel (born on June 2, 2008) of New Delhi. She solved 60 sums out of which 56 were solved correctly in 15 minutes at the age of 14 years and 20 days, as confirmed on June 22, 2022.

Codes of all Indian states carved on chalk sticks The record for carving out the codes of all Indian states on chalk sticks was set by Malavika P. (born on February 18, 2002) of Thrissur, Kerala. She carved out the codes of 28 Indian states including RJ- Rajasthan, GJ – Gujarat and AP – Andhra Pradesh on 28 chalk sticks, as confirmed on June 8, 2022.

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Longest duration to lock the neck with twisted hands by a child The record for locking the neck with twisted hands for the longest duration was set by Nandana Krishnan (born on June 17, 2011) of Kollam, Kerala.

She locked the neck with twisted hands and held the position for 10 minutes and 40 seconds, at the age of 9 years, 11 months and 20 days, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

Maximum handstand pushups in 30 seconds

The record for performing the maximum number of handstand pushups in 30 seconds was set by Satish Vaishy (born on June 2, 1994) of Baran, Rajasthan. He balanced himself on both his hands and performed 50 pushups in 30 seconds, as confirmed on April 30, 2022.

Youngest to expeditiously recite backward counting from 100-0 The record for being the youngest to expeditiously recite backward counting from 100-0 was set by Alexandra Arun Kattakkayam (born on May 6, 2014) of Ernakulam, Kerala (now residing in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates). She recited backward counting from 100 to 0 in 38 seconds and 58 milliseconds at the age of 7 years and 10 months, as confirmed on April 4, 2022.

Fastest child to recall 100 abbreviations with full forms while being blindfolded The record for recalling 100 abbreviations (with full forms) while being blindfolded was set by Danish Garg (born on June 16, 2009) of Bhatinda, Punjab. He recalled 100 abbreviations (with full forms) including financial, educational and brand abbreviations while being blindfolded in 2 minutes and 15 seconds at the age of 12 years, 11 months and 30 days, as confirmed on June 15, 2022.

Maximum shoulder tap push-ups on one leg in 30 seconds

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The record for performing the maximum number of shoulder tap push-ups on one leg in 30 seconds was set by Megin R. N. (born on October 18, 1998) of Kannur, Kerala.

He performed 39 shoulder tap push-ups on his left leg (with right leg raised) in 30 seconds, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

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Spiritual folktale on Shri Devnarayan with coloured picture of Phad The record for writing a spiritual folktale on Shri Devnarayan with a coloured picture of Phad was set

by Dr. Sanjeev Kumari (born on September 2, 1982) of Panipat, Haryana. The self-published book, titled ‘Shri Devnarayan Phad Katha’ (ISBN 978-93-56070-11-0), encloses a coloured picture of the Phad and consists of the traditional Phad Gaan, as confirmed on April 11, 2022.

Maximum Marvel characters identified by a toddler

The record for identifying the maximum number of Marvel characters was set by M.Krithvi (born on July 29, 2019) of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. She identified 70 Marvel characters in 4 minutes and 19 seconds at the age of 2 years, 10 months and 3 days, as confirmed on June 1, 2022.

Maximum hula hoop spins around one foot by a child The record for performing the max imum number of hula hoop spins around one foot was set by Aarika Nagpal (born on April 22, 2013) of New Delhi. She performed 2081 spins around her right foot continuously for 31 minutes and 2 seconds while lying down on the floor, at the age of 9 years, 1 month and 23 days, as confirmed on June 14, 2022.

Maximum full forms recited by a kid in one minute The record for reciting the maximum number of full forms in one minute was set by Varun C. (born on June 25, 2016) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He recited 46 full forms of common abbreviations in just one minute at the young age of 5 years, 11 months and 16 days, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

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Maximum Bhagavad Gita shlokas recited by a child in 30 seconds The record for reciting the maximum number of Bhagavad Gita shlokas in 30 seconds was set

by Mitansh Taneja (born May 11, 2011) of Surat, Gujarat. He recited 10 shlokas of Bhagavad Gita from chapter 7 in 30 seconds, at the age of 11 years and 15 days, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

Maximum forward rolls performed in one minute The record for performing the maximum number of forward rolls in one minute was set by Sachidanandan Manesh Valiya Kambrath (born on August 24, 2017) of Kannur, Kerala. He performed 37 forward rolls in one minute at the age of 4 years, 9 months and 16 days, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Maximum Silambam Martial art forms performed by a child

The record for performing the maximum number of Silambam Martial art forms was set by B. Keerthana (born on May 24, 2011) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Silambam is a form of Indian Martial Arts popular in Tamil Nadu. She performed thirty-seven (37) Silambam art forms including single stick, double stick, vel kambu, soolam, maan kombu, ribbon star, nail bed, fire blow, fire skipping and many more in 1 hour and 48 minutes at the age of 11 years and 7 days, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

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Maximum superheroes identified by a kid The record for identifying the maximum number of superheroes was set by Nivaan J. Nair (born on June 23, 2018) of Thiruvananthapuram.

He identified 52 superheroes by looking at their pictures on the screen in 2 minutes, 3 seconds and 63 milliseconds at the age of 3 years, 11 months and 29 days, as confirmed June 21, 2022.

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Longest to hold Supta Trivikramasana pose by a child

The record for being in the Supta Trivikramasana yoga position for the longest duration was set by D. S. Rithin (born on June 1, 2012) of Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. He held himself in SuptaTrivikramasana yoga position (Supine Splits Pose) for 31 minutes and 16 seconds at the age of 9 years, 11 months and 30 days, as confirmed on Ma y 31, 2022.

Longest time to hold Vibhakta Vakra Paschimottanasana by a child The record for being in Vibhakta Vakra Paschimottanasana for the longest duration was set by A. Bavanya (born on December 22, 2014) of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. She held herself in Vibhakta Vakra Paschimottanasana for 26 minutes and 8 seconds at the age of 7 years, 5 months and 10 days, confirmed on June 1, 2022.

Longest hair of a boy The record for having the longest hair was set by Gurman Singh Randhawa (born on May 4, 2015) of Bhatinda, Punjab. His black tresses measured 97 cm (38 inches) in length, at the age of 7 years and 19 days, as confirmed on May 23, 2022.

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Longest duration to play drums blindfolded by a child The record for playing drums blindfolded for the longest duration was set by Battala Siyona Kefira (born on June 17, 2011) of Hyderabad, Telangana. She continuously played the drums for 2 hours, 18 minutes and 5 seconds, while being blindfolded, at the age of 10 years, 11 months and 28 days, as confirmed on June 14 2022.

Maximum proverbs recited in one minute by a child

The record for reciting the maximum number of proverbs in one minute was set by S. Evangeline (born on September 12, 2013) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She recited 30 proverbs in one minute at the age of 8 years, 8 months and 24 days, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

Maximum laps tapped on digital stopwatch in one minute

The record for tapping the maximum number of laps on a digital stopwatch in one minute was set by Sanjai Saxena (born on June 25, 1967) of Ajmer, Rajasthan. He tapped 732 laps on a digital stopwatch in one minute, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

Maximum rotations of two sickles tied with ropes in 30 seconds The record for performing the maximum number of rotations of two sickles tied with ropes in 30 seconds was set by Santhosh N.D. (born on May 30, 1979) of Alappuzha, Kerala. This is a traditional act of Kalaripayattu and he performed 137 rotations with both hands in 30 seconds , as confirmed

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Maximum chapters written on Entrepreneurship The record for writing the maximum number of chapters in a book on Entrepreneurship was set by Sonal Sinha (born on November 24, 1989) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. The book con sists of 24 chapters on Entrepreneurship and is titled as ‘Youthpreneur: Be Your Startup Mentor’ (ISBN: 978-93-91873-22-6), published

by Anuradha Prakashan, as confirmed on June 18, 2022.

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Youngest to ride bicycle on one wheel The record for being the youngest to ride a bicycle on one wheel was set by Prakhar Singh (born on July 17, 2003) of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He rode a bicycle on one wheel (wheelie) for 1.5 km in 5 minutes and 59 seconds, starting at 6:38 am and completing the ride at 6:44 am at the age of 18 years, 9 months and 19 days, as confirmed on May 12, 2022.

Maximum hand walking steps in 30 seconds The record for performing the maximum number of hand walking steps in 30 seconds was set by P. Dhanraj (born on July 16, 2000) of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. He performed 62 hand walking steps in 30 seconds, as confirmed on June 16, 2022.

Maximum Hindi poems on Indian nation written by an individual The record for writing the maximum number of Hindi poems on the Indian nation was set by Jusveer Singh (born on January 1, 1967) of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The book, titled ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ (ISBN: 978-93-90580-309), published by K.B.S. Prakashan, Delhi, consists of 75 poems written in Hindi on the Indian nation. The poems are a tribute to the brave Indian soldiers, as confirmed on June 27, 2022.

Maximum sculptures made from aluminium foils

The record for making the maximum number of sculptures from aluminum foils was set by Biman Nag (born on February 16, 1966) of Kolkata, West Bengal. He made 111 sculptures using waste packaging aluminum foils of medicines and pasted the sculptures on platforms using glue, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

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Maximum videos uploaded on Indian dates on social media The record for uploading the maximum number of videos on Indian dates on social media was set by Bhumika (born on July 25, 1993) of Sonipat, Haryana. She uploaded 1,106 videos titled as ‘Aawaaz ki duniya’ on social media on Indian dates as per Indian calendar from March 2019 to April 2022, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

Fastest recitation of English alphabet in reverse order by a kid The record for being the fastest to recite the English alphabet in reverse order was set by Shayaan S. (born on September 15, 2017) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He recited the English alphabet in reverse order (from Z to A) in 2 seconds and 12 milliseconds, at the age of 4 years, 8 months and 16 days, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

Maximum rope skips in 30 seconds while being blindfolded The record for performing the maximum number of rope skips in 30 seconds while being blindfolded was set by Malcolm Nathan A (born on December 7, 1987) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He performed 84 rope skips in 30 seconds while being blindfolded, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

Maximum countries’ currencies identified by a toddler in 30 seconds by their flag The record for identifying maximum currencies by a toddler in 30 seconds by their flag was set by Sahithya Tanvi. V. S (born on September 18, 2019) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She identified 13 currencies by looking at the flags of the respective countries in 30 seconds, at the age of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, as confirmed on May 3, 2022.

The record for being the youngest to perform Perini Natyam was set by Manasa Ashok (born on October 9, 2009) of Kozhikode, Kerala. She performed a classical form of dance, Perini Natyam, for 5 minutes at the age of 12 years and 8 months, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

The record for writing the names of the maximum number of writers on the body of a pen was set by Noel Mathew Oommen (born on February 26, 2002) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. He wrote the names of 35 writers from English literature on the body of a pen using a blue pen in 3 minutes and 56 seconds, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

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The record for stacking the maximum number of coins vertically in 30 seconds was set by Guransh (born on June 21, 2013) of Mansa, Punjab. He stacked 25 coins to form a tower of coins, at the age of 8 years, 11 months and 3 days, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

Fastest motorcycle ride from Gujarat to Himachal Pradesh by duo The record for completing the fastest bike ride from Gujarat to Himachal Pradesh was set by Vishal kumudchandrabhai Pardeshi (born on July 19, 1990) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, along with his friend. They started their journey from Bhat, Ahmedabad on November 20, 2021 at 5:04 pm and completed at Manali, Himachal Pradesh on November 22, 2021 at 2:50 am. They covered 1,487 km in 21 hours and 46 minutes, as confirmed on May 20, 2022.

Maximum seeds planted in vertical farming The record for using the maximum number of Seeds planted in vertical farming was set by Dr. Prashant Zade (born on October 12, 1976) of Thane, Maharashtra. He used 30,8000 Seeds on 5060 acres which give average production of 1.5kg to 2kg yield from each plant.

Total production is 4,62,000 to 61,6000kg/acre as confirmed on April 30, 2022.

Longest duration to hold Astavakrasana yoga pose The record for being in the Astavakrasana yoga pose for the longest duration was set by Priya Ahuja (born on June 17, 1989) of Haridwar, Uttarakhand. She held herself in the Astavakrasana (Eight Angle yoga pose) for 4 minutes and 26 seconds, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

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National Anthems of maximum countries whistled by an individual The record for whistling the National Anthems of the maximum number of countries was set by Nikhil Kamlakar Rane (born on November 22, 1987) of Mumbai, Maharashtra.

He whistled the National Anthems of 11 countries which are initials of MOTHER INDIA (M- Mauritius, O- Oman, T- Thailand, H - Hungary, E - Egypt, R - Russia, I - Indonesia, N - Nepal, D - Denmark, I - Israel, A – America) using the ‘Smile whistling technique’, as confirmed on June 3, 2022.

Maximum distance covered on bicycle by a family The record for covering the maximum distance on a bicycle was set by Varad Amol Bhutada (born on February 24, 2008) of Pune, Maharashtra, along with his parents. They covered 763.7 km on a bicycle expedition in 13 days (starting on May 17, 2022 at 4.41 pm from Zurich Airport, Switzerland and completing their expedition at 9.32 am at Venlo, Netherlands on May 29, 2022). They travelled through Switzerland, Germany, France and Netherlands, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Maximum shlokas of Bhagavad Gita recited in one minute by a kid The record for reciting the maximum number of shlokas of Srimad Bhagavad Gita in one minute was set by Subhranshu Dash (born on November 30, 2015) of Jagatsinghapur, Odisha.

He recited 12 shlokas of Chapter 1 in one minute at the age of 6 years, 6 months and 2 days, as confirmed on June 1, 2022.

Largest portrait of PM Narendra Modi using oil paints

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The record for making the largest portrait of PM Narendra Modi using oil paints was set by Atul Kumar Singh (born on December 7, 2002) of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. He made a large sized portrait of PM Narendra Modi (measuring 70 inches x 56 inches) on 49 sheets of canvas joined together using oil paints, as confirmed on June 16, 2022.

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Maximum decline push-ups in 30 seconds Records

The record for performing the maximum number of decline push- ups in 30 seconds was set by Adhil S. (born on August 29, 2001) of Kollam, Kerala. He performed 72 decline push- ups in 30 seconds, as confirmed on May 25, 2022.

Endoscopic removal of plastic whistle from a child’s windpipe after longest duration The record for the endoscopic removal of a plastic whistle from a windpipe after the longest duration was set by ENT specialist Dr. Himanshu Thakkar (born on July 1, 1976) of Rajkot, Gujarat.

He performed a rare endoscopic operation on a 10 year old boy who swallowed a plastic whistle when he was three years old. The ENT specialist diagnosed the presence of a plastic whistle in the windpipe after 7 years and successfully removed its pieces endoscopically on September 3, 2013, as confirmed on June 17, 2022.

Maximum steps walked by a quadragenarian

The record for walking the maximum number of steps was set by Krishan Kumar Saini (born on April 14, 1976) of Nawapara Rajim, Chhattisgarh. He walked 1,59,160 steps (140.6 km) in 26 hours and 44 minutes from Rajim Mahamaya Temple till Bambleshwari Temple (Dongargarh); starting at 12 noon on June 12, 2022 and completing it at 2.44 P.M on June 13, 2022 (taking a break of 4 hours and 7 minutes), at the age of 46 years, 2 months and 3 days, as confirmed on June 17, 2022.

Largest mosaic portrait of Shri Udhhav Thackeray made by a kid The record for making the largest mosaic portrait of Shri Udhhav Thackeray was set by Aayush Siddharth Kamble (born on November 14, 2016) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He made a mosaic portrait of Shri Udhhav Thackeray (measuring 37 inches x 49 inches) using paper flowers at the age of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

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Longest duration to make cross with Fastest kid to recite counting from little finger in side bending position 1-100 in Malayalam The record for making a cross with the little finger in the side bending position for the longest duration was set by Eldhos Jacob (born on February 29, 2000) of Alappuzha, Kerala. He kept the little fingers of both the hands in the side bending position for 30 minutes and 21 seconds while making a cross with the adjacent fingers, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

The record for being the fastest to recite counting from 1 to 100 in Malayalam was set by Zaeem Darrak (born on August 21, 2017) of Kannur, Kerala. He fluently recited counting from 1 to 100 in Malayalam in 57 seconds and 58 milliseconds, at the age of 4 years and 6 months, as confirmed on April 7, 2022.

Maximum Bamboo Flute music videos uploaded on YouTube by an individual

The record for uploading the maximum number of Bamboo Flute music videos on YouTube was set by Nandkumar Narhar Dingare (born on May 31, 1957) of Solapur, Maharashtra. He uploaded 1000 Bamboo Flute music videos on YouTube (till June 8, 2022), as confirmed on June 16, 2022.

Longest campaign for organ donation awareness by a couple across India The record for completing the longest campaign for organ donation awareness across India was set by Bhal Shekhar Chilana (born on November 14, 1955) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, along with his wife. The Cause Travelers started their campaign from Navi Mumbai on December 10, 2021 and travelled 22,789 km by car, visiting all 28 states and 8 union territories of India. They completed the campaign on April 30, 2022 at Navi Mumbai in 142 days by visiting 134 cities, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

The record for completing the longest campaign for organ donation awareness across India was set by Namita Arup Dutta (born on July 18, 1960) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, along with her husband. The Cause Travelers started their campaign from Navi Mumbai on December 10, 2021 and travelled 22,789 km by car, visiting all 28 states and 8 union territories of India. They completed the campaign on April 30, 2022 at Navi Mumbai in 142 days by visiting 134 cities, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

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Youngest to achieve Grade 8 Level 3 certificate in Piano Records

The record for being the youngest to achieve Grade 8 Level 3 certificate in Piano was set by Hemanth Swain (born on January 27, 2013) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

He achieved Grade 8 Level 3 Piano from Trinity College, London on January 6, 2022 at the age of 8 years, 11 months and 10 days, as confirmed on April 16, 2022.

Fastest to recite all Bhaktamar Stotra Jain shlokas The record for being the fastest to recite all Bhaktamar Stotra Jain shlokas was set by Bhavya Surana (born on November 25, 2014) of Goalpara, Assam. She recited, with veneration, all the 48 Sanskrit stanzas with perfect pronunciation in 5 minutes and 39 seconds, at the age of 7 years, 6 months and 17 days, asconfirmed on June 6, 2022.

Maximum Rubik’s Cubes solved while doing hula hoops in 15 minutes by a child The record for solving the maximum number of Rubik’s Cubes while doing hula hoops in 15 minutes was set by Kian Pratik Doshi (born on May 13, 2013) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He solved 10 Rubik’s Cubes including 3x3, 4x4, Skewb, Megaminx while simultaneously doing hula hoops in 15 minutes, at the age of 9 years and 28 days, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

Fastest woman to complete solo round trek to and from Mt. Everest Base Camp The record for being the fastest to complete a solo round trek to and from Mt. Everest Base Camp was set by Sukitha Venkatesh (born on September 1, 1993) of Bengaluru, Karnataka.

She started trekking from Lukla on December 7, 2021, and reached Mt. Everest South Base Camp (altitude of 5364 m) on December 10, 2021.

Thereafter, she descended back to Lukla in two days on December 12, 2021; taking 6 days to complete the solo round trek, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

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Youngest to perform Yakshagana

The record for being the youngest to perform Yakshagana was set by Tulasi Raghavendra (born on December 13, 2009) of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. She performed the traditional folk-dance form ‘Yakshagana’ for World Peace on stage on February 2, 2014, at the age of 4 years, 1 month and 20 days, as confirmed on April 27, 2022.

Fastest toddler to recall 50 words by hearing their spellings The record for being the fastest toddler to recall 50 words by hearing their spellings was set by Kotha Nitya (born on November 12, 2019) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She recalled 50 words by hearing their spellings in 2 minutes at the age of 2 years, 6 months and 28 days, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

Maximum wide hand push-ups on one leg in 30 seconds The record for performing the maximum number of wide push-ups on one leg in 30 seconds was set by Mohamed Suhail E.S (born on October 10, 1999) of Kaipamangalam, Kerala. He performed 99 wide hand push-ups in 30 seconds while balancing on his right leg only, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

Fastest to recite counting from 1-100 in Hindi by a kid

The record for covering the maximum number of districts by a group of female riders was set by Anitha M. (born on January 1, 1984) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. She, along with three other female riders, covered all the 31 districts of Karnataka by covering 3,810 km. They started their journey from Chamara Vajra, Bengaluru on April 17, 2022 at 6: 30 pm and completed at Devandahalli, Bengaluru on May 22, 2022 at 2:17 pm. The cause of the expedition was “Women Safe Karnataka”, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

Maximum distance covered from Delhi to Haridwar by inline skating The record for covering the maximum distance from Delhi to Haridwar by inline skating was set by Gaurav Kumar Tiwari (born on February 24, 1998) of Sarai Rohilla, New Delhi.

He skated on inline skates from Delhi to Haridwar covering 252.04 km in 15 hours, 37 minutes and 46 seconds on March 12, 2022, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

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Maximum districts covered by the group of female riders

The record for being the fastest to recite counting from 1 to 100 in Hindi by a kid was set by Monish Gowda M D (born on August 5, 2016) of Hassan, Karnataka. He fluently completed the counting from 1 to 100 in Hindi in just 50 seconds and 58 milliseconds, at the age of 5 years, 10 months and 8 days as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

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Flags of all the Asian countries Longest duration to hold Football in headstall position by a child painted on Coca-Cola cans The record for painting the flags of all the Asian countries on Coca- Cola cans was set by Johnu S. Manikunnel (born on February 11, 2008) of Kottayam, Kerala. He painted the flags of all the 48 Asian countries on 48 Coca- Cola cans at the age of 14 years, 3 months and 30 days, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

A detailed account of Ustad Bismillah Khan in Hindi

The record for writing a detailed account of Ustad Bismillah Khan in Hindi was set by Murli Manohar Srivastava (born on October 28, 1974) of Buxar, Bihar. He wrote a detailed account of the famous Indian musician in Hindi titled ‘Shahzad Wala Ustad Bismillah Khan’ (ISBN: 978-81-73157-35-6), published

by Prabhat Prakashan in 2008.

The book was launched in 2009 in Patna by the Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar, as confirmed on May 23, 2022.

Maximum chapters written on Goddess Sita in Hindi The record for writing the maximum number of chapters on Goddess Sita in Hindi was set by Pramod Kumar (born on March 21, 1975) of Patna, Bihar.

The book consists of 24 chapters depicting the life of Goddess Sita. The book titled Sitayana’ – Mahakavya (ISBN: 978-9391428-65-5), is published in Hindi by Rajmangal Publishers, as confirmed on June 2, 2022.

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The record for holding the Football in headstall position for the longest duration was set by Karunavataram Dhyani (born on February 17, 2014) of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He held the Football for 1 minute and 14 seconds in headstall position at the age of 8 years, 3 months and 25 days, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Highest throw of a playing card by an individual The record for performing the highest throw of a playing card was set by Ayush Singh Rathore (born on August 3, 1997) of Kanker, Chhattisgarh. He threw a single playing card at a height of 78 feet and 11 inches at Bharti college of Engineering, Durg, Chhattisgah, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Maximum countries’ outlined maps painted in flag colours on single A3 sheet The record for painting the maximum number of countries’ outlined maps in flag colours on a single A3 sheet was set by Reshma R (born on November 22, 2005) of Ernakulam, Kerala. She drew the individual outlined maps of 153 countries on a single A3 sheet and painted these shapes in the flag colours of the respective countries in 40 minutes and 17 seconds using sketch pens, at the age of 16 years, 6 months and 22 days, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

Maximum marks obtained in Property Law and Easement by a specially abled person The record for obtaining maximum marks in Property Law and Easement was set by Prafull Dwivedi (born on September 22, 1994) of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Being specially abled (suffering from severe Hemophilia disease), he obtained cent percent marks in Property Law and Easement in the third semester exam of LL. B held in February 2021, as confirmed on May 4, 2022.

Maximum sketches drawn on tablets The record for making the maximum number of sketches on tablets was set by Saikat Jana (born on September 7, 2002) of Howrah, West Bengal. He made 108 sketches including portraits, birds, animals and sceneries on 108 medicinal tablets (each measuring 1.3 cm in diameter) using a pen, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Maximum photographs of items clicked in 5 minutes

The record for clicking the maximum number of photographs of items in 5 minutes was set by Rajkumar G (born on July 12, 1997) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He clicked 48 beautiful pictures of different items with a DSLR camera (Canon 1500D) and lighting in 5 minutes at the age of 24 years, 10 months and 14 days, as confirmed on May 25, 2022.

Youngest international medallist of Manipur while representing India in Commonwealth Karate Championship

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The record for being the youngest international medallist of Manipur while representing India in the Commonwealth Karate Championship was set by Aaradhya (born on January 12, 2010) of Panchkula, Haryana. She represented India in the 9th Commonwealth Karate Championship held in South Africa from November 29, 2018 to December 2, 2018, and was awarded a bronze medal for India on March 3, 2019 to become the youngest international medallist of Manipur at the age of 9 years, 2 months and 1 day, as confirmed on May 13, 2022.

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Maximum Logico Primo flashcards Fastest to recite 50 solved by a kid in 30 minutes thirukkurals by a child The record for solving the maximum number of Logico Primo flashcards in 30 minutes was set by L. Sai Nivriti (born on October 5, 2016) of Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. She solved 34 flashcards in 30 minutes (each flashcard containing 6 questions) at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 25 days, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

The record for being the fastest to recite 50 thirukkurals was set by M.N. Nainitha (born on September 16, 2014) of Salem, Tamil Nadu. She recited 50 thirukkurals in 2 minutes, 34 seconds and 44 milliseconds at the age of 7 years, 8 months and 24 days, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Fastest to type English alphabet on upsidedown keyboard while being blindfolded

Fastest teen to recite all shlokas of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12

The record for being the fastest to type English alphabet on an upside-down keyboard while being blindfolded was set by Harshal Dilipao Newalkar (born on June 10, 1986) of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. He typed all the 26 letters of the English alphabet in 6 seconds and 9 milliseconds while the standard keyboard was placed in an upside-down position (rotated 180 degrees) while being blindfolded, as confirmed on June 23, 2022.

The record for being the fastest to recite all the shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 was set by Apeksha (born on August 4, 2008) of Bathinda, Punjab. She recited all the 20 shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 in 1 minute and 46 seconds at the age of 13 years, 10 months and 21 days, as confirmed on June 22, 2022.

Fastest motorcycle ride from Gujarat to Himachal Pradesh by duo The record for completing the fastest bike ride from Gujarat to Himachal Pradesh was set

by Sunil Ramprakash Chauhan (born on November 12, 1992) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, along with his friend. They started their journey from Bhat, Ahmedabad on November 20, 2021 at 5:04 pm and completed at Manali, Himachal Pradesh on November 22, 2021 at 2:50 am. They covered 1,487 km in 21 hours and 46 minutes, as confirmed on May 20, 2022.

Fastest to recall Preamble of the Indian Constitution in Marathi The record for being the fastest to recall the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in Marathi was set by Apurva Anil Patil (born on August 11, 2003) of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. She recalled the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in Marathi in 20 seconds, as confirmed on April 20, 2022.

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Maximum 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cubes solved by a child in 5 minutes

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Maximum times English alphabet recited in one minute by a child The record for reciting the English alphabet for the maximum number of times in one minute was set by Jagriti (born on August 2, 2010) of Karnal, Haryana.

She recited the English alphabet from A-Z 15 times in one minute at the age of 11 years, 10 months and 1 day, as confirmed on June 3, 2022.

Maximum times arms moving back to front in 30 seconds with clasped hands The record for moving arms back to front for the maximum number of times in 30 seconds (with clasped hands) was set

by Akruthi M. Kaikini (born on October 14, 2007) of Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka. She moved her arms from back to front 17 times in 30 seconds (with clasped hands) at the age of 14 years, 8 months and 13 days, as confirmed on June 27, 2022.

Fastest child to recite all African countries

The record for being the fastest to recite the names of all the African countries was set by Sreedev Sujith (born on October 6, 2011) of Chirayinkeezhu, Kerala. He recited the names of all the 54 African countries in just 18 seconds and 55 milliseconds at the age of 10 years, 8 months and 15 days, as confirmed on June 21, 2022.

Maximum sports identified in 30 seconds by a kid

Fastest recitation of English alphabet by a toddler

The record for the fastest recitation of the English alphabet was set by Yash Singh (born on November 4, 2019) of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He recited 26 letters of the English alphabet from A-Z in 5.49 seconds at the age of 2 years, 6 months and 26 days, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

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The record for solving the maximum number of 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cubes in 5 minutes was set by Khushi Jain (born on May 21, 2014 ) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. She solved eleven 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cubes in 5 minutes at the age of 8 years and 23 days, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

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The record for identifying the maximum number of sports in 30 seconds was set by D.S.Mithin Shimha (born on February 11, 2017) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He identified 49 sports in 30 seconds at the age of 5 years, 3 months and 20 days, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

Fastest to recite 100 common illnesses and conditions by a child The record for being the fastest to recite 100 common illnesses and conditions was set by Aavya Thacker (born on December 13, 2014) of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. She recited the names of 100 common illnesses and conditions in 53 seconds at the age of 7 years, 6 months and 5 days, as confirmed on June 18, 2022.

Maximum two-digits by one-digit division sums solved in 5 minutes by a kid The record for solving the

maximum number of two digits by one digit division sums in 5 minutes was set by Akshath Krishna V. (born on April 10, 2018) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Out of 69 sums (2 digits by 1 digit), he answered 68 sums correctly in just 5 minutes at the age of 4 years, 2 months and 7 days, as confirmed on June 17, 2022

Youngest to identify all Indian states and union territories by their respective outline maps

Smallest handwritten book on famous poet The record for making the smallest handwritten book was set by Praseetha M. (born on May 22, 1997) of Kozhikhode, Kerala. She wrote about ‘The Waste Land’ written by renowned 20th century poet ‘T S Eliot’ in this book (measuring 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm), as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

Songs in maximum languages sung by a kid

The record for singing songs in the maximum number The record for being the of languages was set by youngest to identify all the Indian states and union territories Bhavayami Prasad A . by their respective outline maps was set by Himaadri Gautam (born on June 7, 2018) of Thrissur, Kerala. She sang 31 songs in (born on October 10, 2020) of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. She identified all the 28 Indian states and 8 union territories by their 7 different languages including Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, respective outline maps in 1 minute and 7 seconds at the age of Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam at the age of 3 years, 11 months and 25 days, as confirmed on June 1, 2022.

1 year, 7 months and 23 days, as confirmed on June 3, 2022.

The record for being the fastest to swim from Elephanta Island to the Gateway of India was set by Reva Nikhil Parab (born on April 8, 2012) of Thane, Maharashtra. She started swimming from Elephanta Island and completed at the Gateway of India, Mumbai on February 23, 2022. She covered 14 km in 2 hours and 44 minutes, as confirmed on May 17, 2022.

Maximum aquatic animals identified by a kid

The record for identifying the maximum number of aquatic animals was set by Raghav Sathish Kumar (born on November 9, 2015) of Vilupuuram, Tamil Nadu (currently residing in Bangkok, Thailand). He identified 400 aquatic animals in 11 minutes and 27 seconds, at the age of 6 years, 6 months and 23 days, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

Fastest recitation of English and Tamil alphabet in reverse order by a kid The record for being the fastest to recite the English and Tamil alphabet in reverse order was set by Nila Amizhdha (born on May 31, 2017) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She recited 26 English (5 vowels and 21 consonants) and 31 Tamil (12 vowels, 18 consonants and 1 special character) letters in reverse order in 33 seconds, at the age of 5 years and 6 days, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

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Maximum football juggles with both feet in 30 seconds The record for performing the maximum number of football juggles with both feet in 30 seconds was set by Mohamed Aadhil K A (born on November 1, 2005) of Thrissur, Kerala. He performed 99 football juggles (with both feet) in 30 seconds, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

Maximum stencil art portraits made by a teen The record for making the maximum number of stencil art portraits was set by Aliya Siyad (born on May 18, 2009) of Ernakulam, Kerala. She made 50 stencil art portraits of famous personalities including Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Shahrukh Khan and Charlie Chaplin on different sheets of paper at the age of 13 years and 29 days, as confirmed on June 16, 2022.

Maximum front flips in one minute by a kid The record for performing the maximum number of front flips in one minute was set by Nistha Sikha Borah (born on August 3, 2017) of Sonitpur, Assam. She performed 20 front flips in one minute at the age of 4 years, 10 months and 18 days, as confirmed on June 21, 2022.

Maximum hula hoop spins by a kid in one minute The record for performing the maximum number of hula hoop spins in one minute was set by Ayira Theres Deepak (born on October 27, 2017) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. She performed 188 hula hoop spins in one minute at the age of 4 years, 7 months and 19 days, as confirmed on June 15, 2022.

Fastest motorcycle expedition from Kanyakumari to Kashmir by a Maximum countries’ flags represented female through Rubik’s Cubes in 5 minutes The record for being the fastest to The record for representing the flags of the maximum number of countries through Rubik’s Cubes was set by Reyansh Somani (born on March 9, 2015) of Guwahati, Assam. He arranged 3 x 3 Rubik’s Cubes and represented the colours of the flag of 46 different countries in 5 minutes at the age of 7 years, 3 months and 4 days, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

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complete a motorcycle expedition from Kanyakumari to Kashmir was set by Dashmi Rani C.J. (born on July 8, 1981) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. She started her expedition from Kanyakumari at 5:40 am on May 23, 2022 and reached Kashmir at 2:40 pm on May 27, 2022, covering 3,520 km in 105 hours, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Maximum scientific names of animals recited in one minute The record for reciting the scientific names of the maximum number of animals was set by Arman Animesh Jena (born on March 31, 2014) of Angul, Odisha. He recited the scientific names of 58 animals in one minute at the age of 8 years, 2 months and 21 days, as confirmed on June 21, 2022.

Fastest to demonstrate Bharatanatyam dance mudras while reciting viniyoga shlokas

The record for being the fastest to demonstrate Bharatanatyam dance mudras while reciting viniyoga shlokas was set by Keerthima Vijayan (born on November 1, 1995) of Kannur, Kerala. She demonstrated 52 Bharatanatyam dance mudras: 28 Asamyuta (single- hand gestures) and 24 Samyuta hastas (two- hand gestures) while simultaneously reciting viniyoga shlokas in 2 minutes, 56 seconds and 40 milliseconds, as confirmed on June 1, 2022.

Smallest Warli Art picture drawn by an individual The record for drawing the smallest Warli art picture was set by Dolly U (born on January 9, 1983) of Kollam, Kerala (currently residing in Pennsylvania, USA). She drew the smallest Warli art picture (measuring 1.5 cm × 1.5 cm) on white paper with a black pen, as confirmed on May 19, 2022.

Longest duration to float on water while performing various yoga poses by a quadragenarian The record for floating on water for the longest duration while performing various yoga poses was set by Bapu Baban Sonawane (born on June 5, 1979) of Pune, Maharashtra. He floated on water for 1 hour, 25 minutes and 54 milliseconds while performing 12 yoga poses namely Dand sthiti, Utkatasan, Tadasan, Vrikshasana, Ardha chakrasana, Ustrasana, Padmasana, Shavasana, Uttana mandukasana and Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana at the age of 43 years and 5 days, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

Largest portrait of Bruce Lee using spiral swirl art technique

The record for making the largest portrait of Bruce Lee using spiral swirl art technique was set by Nirbhai Singh (born on April 20, 1977) of Sangrur, Punjab. He made the portrait using spiral swirl art technique with five different coloured ballpoint pens. The complete portrait (measuring 33 inches x 24 inches) was made in 10 days, as confirmed on June 24, 2022.

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Tallest tower using wooden Jenga blocks made by a kid The record for making the tallest tower using wooden Jenga blocks was set by Aarush Adarsh (born on September 14, 2017) of Kollam, Kerala. He made a tower (measuring 22 inches in height) having 36 layers, using 76 wooden Jenga blocks, in 11 minutes and 33 seconds, at the age of 4 years, 8 months and 24 days, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

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Fastest to express English alphabet in BSL by a kid

Fastest to identify 100 famous personalities by a toddler

The record for being the fastest to express the English alphabet in BSL was set by Purvansh Arora (born on October 22, 2015) of Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

He expressed 26 letters of the English alphabet in BSL (British Sign Language) in 10 seconds and 56 milliseconds at the age of 6 years, 7 months and 15 days, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

The record for being the fastest to identify 100 famous personalities was set by Takshika Hari (born on March 10, 2020) of Sangareddy, Telangana. She identified 100 famous national and international personalities including Dr. Abdul Kalam, Barack Obama, Diana, Will Smith, Einstein, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Zidane and Ratan Tata in 1 minute, 37 seconds and 48 milliseconds at the age 2 years, 3 months and 11 days, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

Youngest Flyer to Fly Remotely Piloted Aeroplane and Helicopter With 3D Aerobatics The record for being the youngest flyer to fly remotely piloted aeroplane and helicopter with 3D Aerobatics was set up by Nihaal Baradwa (born on February 25, 2011) of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He performed extreme 3D Aerobatics with remotely Piloted Aero planes as well as remotely piloted Helicopters, at the age of 11 years, 2 months and 28 days as confirmed on May 23, 2022.

Tallest Hollyhock plant The record for cultivating the tallest Hollyhock plant was set by Jyoti Singh (born on January 2, 1981) of Ferozepur, Punjab. The height of the plant measured 12 feet and 3 inches as verified by the Horticulture Development Officer, Ferozepur, on April 7, 2022, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

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Fastest to recite the exponential powers of number blindfolded The record for reciting the exponential powers of a number blindfolded was set by Purvansh Arora (born on October 22, 2015) of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He recited the exponential powers of 2 (from 1 to 30) in 40 seconds and 98 milliseconds (while being blindfolded) at the age of 6 years, 7 months and 15 days, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

Smallest image of Lord Shiva made using mustard seeds and rice grains The record for making the smallest image of Lord Shiva using mustard seeds and rice grains was set by Abhilash V. Kumar (born on September 8, 2000) of Kannur, Kerala.

He made a small size image (portrait) of Lord Shiva (measuring 19.3 cm x 15 cm) using mustard seeds and raw rice, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

Fastest kid to recite Asmaul Husna The record for being the fastest to recite the names of Asmaul Husna (99 names of Almighty Allah) was set by Haadiya Mehrish Nizar (born on February 1, 2016) of Kollam, Kerala (now residing in Muscat, Oman). She recited accurately 99 names of Almighty Allah in 59.69 seconds, at the age of 6 years, 3 months and 27 days, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

The record for making the longest painting on a cloth was set by Army Public School, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. A group of 500 students and 40 teachers of the school made a long painting, (measuring 75 m) in which the outline of the painting was done by the artist from handicraft development. The painting was completed in 52 minutes and 58 seconds, as confirmed on June 2, 2022.

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Longest painting made on a cloth by a group

The record for performing the maximum number of Bharatanatyam dance mudras in the least time was set by Sreenanda Kaitheri Manikoth (born on September 12, 2008) of Kannur, 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 16 seconds and 89 milliseconds, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

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Maximum dishes prepared by a child in one hour

The record for preparing the maximum number of dishes in one hour was set by Sai Saswat Das (born on April 3, 2013) of Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

He cooked and prepared 57 delicious dishes, namely Ginger tea, aloo chokha, kheer, sprouts chaat, spiny gourd fry, wood apple panna, dal fry, fruit chart and many others in one hour, at the young age of 9 years, 1 month and 25 days, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

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Maximum historical monuments with their respective states carved on pencil leads

Maximum patterns made while cycling

The record for carving out the maximum number of historical monuments with their respective states on pencil leads was set by Tapas Chakraborty (born on April 12, 1987) of Howrah, West Bengal. He carved out the names of 29 historical places of India with their respective states including Golden Temple-Punjab, Fatehpur Sikri-Uttar Pradesh, Gol GumbazKarnataka, and Konark Temple-Odisha on 29 different pencil leads, as confirmed on June 16, 2022.

The record for making the maximum number of patterns while cycling as set

by Amit Sharma (born on June 14, 1977) of Chandigarh. He is a pattern cyclist and made 102 patterns while cycling including 51, God, RIP KK, 100, I Love Cycle, from December 8, 2021 to June 2, 2022, as confirmed on June 3, 2022.

Maximum districts covered by a group of female riders The record for covering the maximum number of districts by a group of female riders was set by Keerthini M. (born on March 1, 1990) of Ballari, Karnataka. She, along with three other female riders, covered all the 31 districts of Karnataka by covering 3,810 km. They started their journey from Chamara Vajra, Bengaluru on April 17, 2022 at 6: 30 pm and completed at Devandahalli, Bengaluru on May 22, 2022 at 2:17 pm. The cause of the expedition was “”Women Safe Karnataka””, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

Biggest portrait of an elephant made with iron nails The record for making the biggest portrait of an elephant with iron nails was set by Shashank S Salian (born on September 12, 1999) of Udupi, Karnataka.

He made a large sized portrait of an elephant (measuring 109 cm x 92 cm) on a foam sheet, using nails, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

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Maximum place value names recalled blindfolded by a child The record for recalling the maximum number of place value names while being blindfolded was set by Ashwin Sundaravadivel (born on November 12, 2013) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu (currently residing in Abu Dhabi, UAE).

He recalled 100 place value names in ascending order from One to Novemnonagintillion (ten raised to the power of 300) in 2 minutes, 15 seconds and 27 milliseconds (while being blindfolded) at the age of 8 years, 6 months and 5 days, as confirmed on May 18, 2022.

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Maximum women participated in writing slogans against sexual harassment The record for organising an event wherein maximum number of women participated in writing slogans against sexual harassment was set by Rakhi Gautam (born on August 4, 1982) of Kota, Rajasthan. On March 6, 2022, she organised an event wherein 6,200 women participated in writing slogans against women harassment, as confirmed on June 23, 2022.

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The record for planting the maximum number of saplings in one hour was set by 24x7 Hubli Dharwad Project of Larsen & Toubro Ltd in collaboration with the Inner Wheel Club Hubli west, Sri ChannaKeshava Government Polytechnic College of Bankapur, Karnataka.

They planted 800 saplings of different species including Almond tree, Jackfruit, Pinnata and Indian beach trees, at different zones in one hour from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm on May 17, 2022, as confirmed on May 26, 2022.

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Maximum peaks scaled by a quadragenarian

The record for scaling the maximum number of peaks was set by Payal Patnaik (born on June 20, 1981) of Bengaluru, Karnataka.

She scaled 3 peaks in 9 days (April 28, 2022 to May 6, 2022) including Nangkartshang (5077m), Kalapathar (5644m) and Imja Tse (6160m) at the age of 40 years, 11 months and 13 days, as confirmed on June 1, 2022.

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Maximum motorcycles passed on bare body of an individual The record for the maximum number of motorcycles passing on the bare body was set by Shihan Chikkala Srinivas Rao (born on April 5, 1965) of Thane, Mumbai. A total number of 503 motorcycles passed on his bare body (while lying on a bed of nails) in 11 minutes and 11 seconds, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

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Fastest couple to travel Spiti Valley Circuit on a tandem bicycle The record for being the fastest couple to travel Spiti Valley Circuit on a tandem bicycle was set by Dr. Vishva Vora (born on December 9, 1992) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat along with her husband. They started their journey from Shimla on August 20, 2021 at 9:25 am, travelled across Kingle-Jeori-Ribba-Pooh-Nako-Tabo-Kaza-Losar-Chandratal and completed at Batal on August 31, 2021 at 8:30 am. They travelled 530.4 km in 11 days, as confirmed on June 8, 2022.

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Fastest couple to travel Spiti Valley Circuit on a tandem bicycle The record for being the fastest couple to travel Spiti Valley Circuit on a tandem bicycle was set by Vora Jinalkumar Vinaykumar (born on October 7, 1992) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat along with his wife. They started their journey from Shimla on August 20, 2021 at 9:25 am, travelled across Kingle-Jeori-Ribba-Pooh-Nako-Tabo-Kaza-Losar-Chandratal and completed at Batal on August 31, 2021 at 8:30 am. They travelled 530.4 km in 11 days, as confirmed on June 8, 2022.

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Appreciation Abhinav Ram Kandukuri (born on July 24, 2019) of Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, is appreciated for identifying counting from 1 to 15, 10 colours, 45 logos, 20 animals, 11 fruits, 11 vehicles; reciting the National Anthem, national song, phonics from A to Z, Telugu alphabet and 5 rhymes at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

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Bhagyansh Jagdeep Shitole (born on August 4, 2017) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for reciting Gayatri Mantra, Hanuman Chalisa, Ganapati Stotra, Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, Samudra Vasane Devi Sanskrit Shloka, 40 Bhagavad Gita Sanskrit shlokas and Pasaydan, Karagre Vasate Lakshmi Mantra and Bhojan Mantra at the age of 4 years and 9 months, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

Anay Agarwalla (born on June 17, 2020) of Angul, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 10 vehicles, 16 food items, 12 insects, 20 animals, 20 fruits, 10 shapes, 20 parts of the body, 15 vegetables, numbers from 1 to 10 and alphabet from A to Z at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on June 8, 2022.

Aadrita L. S. (born on November 1, 2019) of Mysuru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 10 fruits, 5 vehicles, 10 colors, 12 parts of the body, 8 shapes, the English alphabet, 14 animals; reciting words associated with the English alphabet, days of the week, one rhyme and one mantra at the age of 2 years and 7 months, as confirmed on May 3, 2022.

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G.R. Shaves Christabel Gunaseelan (born on July 29, 2017) of Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting the names of 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, 99 flowers, 50 scientists along with their inventions, 56 rivers, 45 parts of the body, 20 birds, 20 animals, 20 fruits, 20 vegetables, 27 professionals, 15 shapes, 8 planets, 20 colours, 18 famous personalities, 7 rhymes, 35 government departments, 13 aathichudi and counting from 1–50 at the age of 4 years and 8 months, as confirmed on April 27, 2022.

Neha Riya P. I. (born on October 23, 2017) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 14 parts of the body, 8 vehicles, 14 animals, 12 fruits; and answering 40 antonyms at the age of 4 years and 6 months, as confirmed on May 6, 2022.

Dimitry Dowerah (born on April 3, 2020) of Guwahati, Assam, is appreciated for singing songs. She beautifully sang songs including the National Anthem, 1 Assamese song, 1 Hindi song and 4 nursery rhymes at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

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Krishvi Yarlagadda (born on May 31, 2019) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is appreciated for his English reading skills. He can read sentences and English story books at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on May 25, 2022.

Diya D. S. (born on May 8, 2007) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for recalling the names of Bharatanatyam dance mudras while performing 52 Samyukta and Asamyukta Hasta mudras (single and double hand gestures of Bharatanatyam dance) in 18 seconds, as confirmed on May 26, 2022.

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P. Nithvin Velavan (born on July 25, 2020) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying alphabet pictures in English and Tamil, 6 flowers, 5 community helpers, 17 animals, 23 sea creatures, 18 vehicles, 15 home equipment, 4 fruits, 4 family members, 5 foods, sounds of 5 animals, 5 birds, 3 insects and counting numbers (from 1 to 10) at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on June 8, 2022.

Rohann Muthu (born on February 21, 2020) of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 24 food items, 15 cars, 15 car logos, 11 parts of the body, 13 essential items, 24 vegetables, 23 vehicles, 13 colours, 24 birds, 35 animals, numbers from 1-10, 11 shapes, English alphabet with words, 15 electronic items and 19 fruits at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on June 8, 2022.

Arjun Pankaj Kshirsagar (born on June 25, 2017) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for reciting numbers from 1-100, multiplication tables from 2-11, squares of numbers from 2-10, cubes of numbers from 2-5, numbers from 100-122 and writing their number names; identifying random odd and even numbers; solving 17 addition, subtraction, multiplication and division sums at the age of 4 years and 10 months, as confirmed on May 5, 2022.

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Gnana Agastya Vashik Racha (born on April 16, 2020) of Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated for identifying the names of months in a year, 15 parts of the body, 26 alphabetical words, 25 fruits, 2 shlokas and days of the week at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

Yuvveer Nakra (born on November 25, 2020) of New Delhi, is appreciated for identifying 26 currencies, 21 parts of the body, homes of 7 animals, 8 planets, 16 birds, 24 sea creatures, 24 community helpers, 9 shapes, 10 colours, 6 insects, 6 flowers, 13 vehicles, 29 animals, young ones of 22 animals, 12 fruits, 15 vegetables, 11 landmarks, 12 elements of nature; and reciting days of the week at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Arshit Thakur (born on September 29, 2019) of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh is appreciated for identifying Colours, Domestic animals, Wild animals, Professions, Body parts, Flags, Fruits, Home appliances; reciting English Alphabet, Hindi Swar and Vayanjan, counting from 1 to 100, Mantras at the age of 2 years and 7 months, as confirmed on May 3, 2022.

Anvik B. (born on September 15, 2020) of Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 21 wild animals, 23 domestic animals, 24 sea animals, 20 fruits, 23 birds, 14 flowers, 23 vehicles, 22 actions, 11 natural items, 23 parts of the body and flags of 16 countries at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on March 15, 2022.

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Aanvi Amal (born on November 30, 2020) of Kollam, Kerala (currently residing in Kuwait UAE) is appreciated for identifying random 44 miscellaneous items including insects, fruits, birds and animals, 21 body parts, 8 action words and 2 colours, at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

Nayana Anna Alex (born on February 27, 2009) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala (now residing in Ajman, UAE) is appreciated for achieving certificates in different activities.

She achieved 13 certificates in dancing, singing, painting and reporting at the age of 13 years and 2 months, as confirmed on May 16, 2022.

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S. Rithvik (born on June 12, 2019) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting 7 poems, numbers from 1-20, days of the week, 6 deities, months in a year, English and Tamil alphabet with item images; identifying 10 parts of the body, 15 animals, 13 vehicles, 14 vegetables, 10 fruits, 10 colours, 10 electronic items, 11 food items, 6 cartoon characters; and imitating the sounds of 5 animals at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on May 16, 2022.

Meera Mandhahasan (born on November 25, 1998) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for making a spiral portrait.

She used a compass and pencil to make spiral portraits of 5 famous personalities including Mother Teresa, B R Ambedkar, A P J Abdul Kalam, Mahatma Gandhi and Indira Gandhi, on a single A3 Size Sheet, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

Aryan Shetty P. (born on May 10, 2019) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying numbers from 1 to 10, alphabet from A to Z, 12 vegetables, 17 parts of the body, flags of 12 countries; reciting 2 rhymes, multiplication tables of 2 to 10, days of the week, months in a year, sounds of 6 animals and 8 national symbols at the age of 3 years, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

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Rion Raj (born on August 7, 2013) of Kottakkal, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting the multiplication tables from 1 to 5 in 40 seconds at the age of 8 years and 8 months, as confirmed on May 4, 2022.

Pugazhini E. (born on August 22, 2018) of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying the names of 15 parts of the body, flags of 15 countries, 10 professionals, 15 famous leaders, 10 spices, 10 flowers, 25 animals, 20 birds; reciting 9 thirukkurals, 10 Aathichudi, 12 letters of the Tamil alphabet, 12 Tamil Months, 6 national symbols, 8 planets, 7 continents, 10 inventors and their inventions; and arranging 5 puzzles at the age of 3 years and 9 months, as confirmed on June 21, 2022.

Niranjan Anand (born on July 1, 2020) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 19 vehicles in 1 minute at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

Aayush Nithya Siju (born on November 17, 2015) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting the skip counting of numbers. He recited skip counting by 30, starting from 30 and ending with 1020 (34 numbers) in 1 minute and 44 seconds, at the age of 6 years, 6 months and 13 days, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

Adam Ashraf (born on July 14, 2020) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 8 wild animals, 7 domestic animals, 10 vehicles, 10 parts of the body, 4 shapes, 10 fruits, 9 vegetables, 5 freedom fighters and 5 actions at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

Gourav Roy (born on August 3, 2004) of Alipurdur, West Bengal, is appreciated for performing 140 football juggles with both thighs in one minute, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

Kenisha Khatri (born on July 29, 2008) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for performing Arganetram of Bharatnatyam dance. She performed ten dances at her solo Arangetram in 6 minutes from 5.01 pm to 5.07 pm at the age of 13 years and 9 months, as confirmed on May 26, 2022.

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Delilah Fernandes (born on August 14, 2020) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying 18 animals, 17 birds, 6 comic characters, 23 famous personalities, 12 flowers, 16 fruits, 15 musical instruments, 14 sea animals, 10 colours, 8 shapes, 20 vegetables, 10 vehicles and 15 parts of the body at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on June 2, 2022.

Reyansh Verma (born on March 3, 2016) of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh is appreciated for recalling 100 opposite words (antonyms) in 3 minutes, at the age of 6 years and 2 months, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

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Samyukta Yalakuri (born on March 2, 2019) of Haveri, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 20 vehicles, 15 wild animals, 14 insects, 12 flowers, 8 colours, English alphabet and words associated with it, numbers from 1-10 (in English and Kannada), Kannada vowels; reciting days of the week (English and Kannada), 16 national symbols, capitals of 28 Indian states, 12 Hindu months, months in a year and one rhyme at the age of 3 years and 3 months, as confirmed on June 18, 2022.

Aadya Dube (born on June 11, 2015) of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, is appreciated for writing a book titled ‘Always Be Unique’ (ISBN: 978-93-94593-02-2), published by Inchpaper.

The book, which is about a schoolgirl who believes in discovering inner strength to retain individuality and uniqueness, was written at the age of 6 years and 9 months, as confirmed on May 20, 2022.

Aarohi Ashish Dalvi (born on July 25, 2015) of Palghar, Maharashtra, is appreciated for being a turntablist at a young age. She has completed DJ course, Beat Juggling course, basic and advanced scratch course at the age of 6 years and 2 months, as confirmed on May 21, 2022.

Vishal Prasad (born on March 30, 2009) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for his research and innovation in numbers. He innovated ‘IVE’ a special number with a value when added makes any number zero at the age of 13 years and 2 months, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

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Ullas J (born May 18, 2015) of Bengaluru, Karnataka is appreciated for answering general knowledge questions. He answered 192 GK questions in 5 minutes, at the age of 7 years, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

Thanvi Sumesh (born on October 29, 2019) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting numbers from 1-10, English alphabet, 2 rhymes; identifying 8 colours, 11 body parts, 11 fruits, 7 vegetables, 11 animals, 12 birds, 5 great personalities at the age of 2 years and 7 months, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Arya Chatterjee (born on May 19, 2019) of Puruliya, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting the English alphabet in reverse order in 6 seconds at the age of 3 years, as confirmed on May 17, 2022.

Hannah Mariyam (born on November 15, 2019) of Thrissur, Kerala is appreciated for identifying 10 fruits, 10 vegetables, 10 animals, 11 vehicles; making 1 glass painting, 2 vegetable paintings and 6 paintings at the age of 2 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

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A. Hanvitha (born on January 9, 2016) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting the names of 20 famous persons, 25 car logos, flags of 123 countries, 17 national symbols, 8 planets, 14 Prime Ministers, capitals of all the 28 Indian states, answering 20 G.K. questions, alphabet from Z‑A and reverse counting from 100-1 at the age of 6 years and 4 months, as confirmed on May 21, 2022.

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Aadhira Thattari (born on January 3, 2020) of Warangal, Telangana, is appreciated for identifying 22 wild animals, 22 fruits, 22 birds, 15 parts of the body; recalling numbers from 1-20 and alphabet from A-Z with corresponding words at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on March 31, 2022.

Ashmi Mishra (born on March 29, 2013) of Balangir, Odisha, is appreciated for performing various dance forms, modelling and as a child actor. She performed in 5 different dance forms, modelling, acting in 4 short movies as a child actor and received 32 certificates at the age of 8 years and 11 months, as confirmed on March 19, 2022.

Taqwa Reyaz (born on April 25, 2017) of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir (presently residing in Qatar, United Arab Republic), is appreciated for identifying the national flags of 115 countries in 1 minute, 13 seconds and 43 milliseconds at the age of 5 years, as confirmed on April 27, 2022.

Trisha Mangesh Lokhande (born on August 22, 2019) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is appreciated for recalling the capitals of all 28 Indian states with 8 union territories in 1 minute and 9 seconds and all 195 (UN recognised) countries in 8 minutes and 57 seconds at the age of 2 years and 8 months, as confirmed on May 10, 2022.

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Dr. Sagar S Natraj (born on June 25, 1975) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is appreciated for receiving 400 honours and felicitations which include awards, certificates and trophies for outstanding contributions done in the field of dance over the past 25 years, as confirmed on May 25, 2022.

Eithan Tity (born on April 19, 2017) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying the flags of 193 countries in 4 minutes and 35 seconds, at the age of 5 years and 1 month, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

Chandrahasa Balanja (born on January 22, 1994) of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, is appreciated for authoring a book with 35 poems wherein the title and poems start with each Kannada alphabet. The name of the book is ‘Anthya Arambhakkondu Munnudi’ (ISBN: 978-93-92001-14-7) and is published by Yuvavahini (R.) Belthangady, as confirmed on May 10, 2022.

Kotoju Vaishree (born on December 13, 2019) of Adilabad, Telangana, is appreciated for identifying 11 shapes, 13 colours, 14 fruits; reciting the National Anthem, Gayatri Mantra, months in a year, days of the week and 8 national symbols at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

Soyam Divyanshu Sahoo (born on June 9, 2018) of Khordha, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 10 wild animals, 10 domestic animals, 12 birds, 9 vehicles, 12 vegetables, 12 fruits, 12 flowers, 18 parts of the body; reciting 3 rhymes, months in a year, days of the week, 6 seasons, colours of the rainbow, 9 national symbols, multiplication table of 2, capitals of 20 states and self-introduction at the age of 3 years and 11 months, as confirmed on May 26, 2022.

Fathimath Fawza Favaz (born on October 11, 2012) of Kasaragod, Kerala, is appreciated for speedily reciting the English alphabet in reverse order from Z to A in 3 seconds and 95 milliseconds at the age of 9 years and 7 months, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

Dr. Jayadevan K. S. (born on March 18, 1968) of Alappuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for writing and publishing a book titled ‘Arunamritham’ (ISBN – 978-93-92634-598), published by Kurukshetra Prakashan publishers on April 23, 2022. This book consists of 1001 poems about Sun as a deity, as confirmed on May 13, 2022.

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Varunavi V (born on July 6, 2020) of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 16 parts of the body, 15 fruits, 13 colours, 16 shapes, 17 vegetables, 21 food items, 27 vehicles, flags of 32 countries, 30 animals and English alphabet from A to Z, at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on June 14, 2022.

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Rahul K. H. (born on September 9, 1997) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, is appreciated for making stencil portraits.

He made 15 stencil portraits of all the Indian Prime Ministers on A3 size sheets using a black marker pen, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

Riya Raichel Ginu (born on June 29, 2006) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for simultaneously moving both fists for 70 times in 30 seconds wherein the little finger and thumb alternately open and close with each movement of fist, as confirmed on May 18, 2022.

D. S. Vishalini Shri (born on March 3, 2020) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying English, Tamil and Hindi alphabetical words, 14 fruits, 12 vegetables, 14 birds, 13 flowers, 15 vehicles, 8 professionals, 8 leaders, 8 historical places, 18 food items, 12 parts of the body, 10 festivals, 8 insects, 6 shapes, 15 Animals; reciting numbers from 1-10; recalling 5 national symbols, 4 seasons; and showing 15 expressions at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

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Mayra Puneet Maheshwari (born on April 14, 2018) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is appreciated for doing paragliding at a young age. She did paragliding with her father at Bir, Himachal Pradesh, at 8000 ft. above the sea level on November 6, 2021 at the age of 3 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

S. Sahasra (born on July 22, 2019) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 10 animals, 10 fruits, 8 vehicles, 9 colours, 15 parts of the body; reciting numbers from 1-10, days of the week in English and Tamil, letters of the alphabet, months in a year; telling the functions of 3 traffic signals, 3 rhymes; and imitating the sounds of 7 animals at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

Alpana Mittal (born on October 23, 1968) of Noida, Uttar Pradesh (now residing in Bayonne, New Jersey), is appreciated for making an artwork (measuring 5.5 inches x 11 inches) using pegboard and fusion beads, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

Chaithra A.P. (born on January 20, 2020) of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting the names of 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, 28 states of India, days of the week, months in a year, numbers from 1 to 10 in English, alphabet with corresponding words; naming the young ones of 10 animals, 8 vegetables; identifying 13 parts of the body and 10 assorted pictures at the age of 2 years and 4 months, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

Dhruv Deepak (born on October 9, 2020) of Alappuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 23 animals, 16 vehicles, 20 birds, 19 fruits, 12 vegetables, 11 parts of the body, flags of 4 countries, 6 freedom fighters and 21 general items at the age of 1 year and 7 months, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

Prajwal S. D. (born on December 15, 2017) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for naming 8 planets of the Solar System with features, 7 continents with features, 14 districts, 14 Chief Ministers and 44 rivers of Kerala, 28 states and their capitals, 10 cricketers, 27 symbols of India, 44 Asian countries with capitals, 5 great lakes of North America, 12 Indian Presidents and 14 Prime Ministers at the age of 4 years and 5 months, as confirmed on May 10, 2022.

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Swaroop Jaydeep Bodwade (born on August 29, 2014) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for recalling the names of all 195 countries by their flags in 2 minutes and 35 seconds at the age of 7 years and 8 months, as confirmed on May 11, 2022.

Taanya Santhosh (born on July 11, 2019) of Shimoga, Karnataka, is appreciated for recalling English alphabetical words in 1 minute and 2 seconds; identifying English alphabetical words in 1 minute and 14 seconds at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

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Ranaveera R. (born on January 1, 2020) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 10 shapes, 9 vehicles, 9 colours; reciting the English alphabet from A-Z along with 26 words; counting numbers from 1 -20 and reverse counting from 10-1 at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

Saqif Ahamed (born on August 20, 2019) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 10 fruits, 10 vegetables, 14 vehicles, 14 domestic animals, 16 wild animals, 30 general objects, 7 insects, 20 car logos, birds, 8 action words, 15 parts of the body; reciting alphabet A to Z, 7 days of the week and counting numbers from 1 to 10, at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Moniksha M. Acharya (born on August 20, 2020) of Chikmagaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying and placing English and Kannada alphabetical letters and numbers from 1-20 on cardboard puzzle boards; identifying 5 national leaders and 5 pictures of deities at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

Kayan Kapoor (born on June 10, 2019) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying the car logos.

He identified 56 car logos in 1 minute and 49 seconds at the age of 3 years, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

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Satyam Mukherjee (born on July 3, 2019) of Kolkata, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting letters of the alphabet from A to Z with corresponding words; identifying 15 flowers, 81 vehicles, 8 planets, 14 states (with their capitals) on the map of India and 20 general objects at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on June 21, 2022.

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Swarnik Swapnil Rane (born on October 8, 2020) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying 9 letters of the English alphabet; arranging 8 internal organs of human body as per their shapes and 11 items of the Solar System including 8 planets, satellite and rocket at the age of 1 year and 7 months, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

Pranika Sivakumar (born on March 10, 2020) of Puducherry, is appreciated for reciting the days of the week and months in a year in Tamil and English; identifying 23 animals, national flags of 10 countries, names of 15 fruits, 21 vehicles and 15 nursery rhymes at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on April 29, 2022.

Shivansh Saxena (born on February 20, 2012) of Guna, Madhya Pradesh, is appreciated for being a blogger at a young age. He created a website titled ‘Jagranbhaskar’ writing blogs about artificial intelligence, latest gadgets at the age of 10 years and 3 months, as confirmed on June 14, 2022.

Suravi Laskar (born on April 1, 1981) of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, is appreciated for solo expedition to Bhutan by car. She started her journey from Jalpaiguri and reached Bhutan on October 2, 2019 covering 430 km, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

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Aira Usha (born on June 29, 2020) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 48 famous personalities, flags of 27 countries, 26 parts of the body, 22 domestic items, 5 shapes, 24 animals, 22 birds, 22 vehicles, 24 fruits, 15 vegetables, 8 insects, 19 general items at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

Swastik Dey (born on July 27, 2018) of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, is appreciated for recalling capitals of 48 Asian countries, capitals of 28 Indian states, 30 Bengali rhymes; identifying 10 colours, 6 wild animals; answering 100 GK questions, at the age of 3 years and 10 months, as confirmed on May 31,2022.

Kaysha Salgotra (born on January 7, 2020) of Hoshiarpur, Punjab, is appreciated for naming and identifying 11 fruits, 10 animals, 14 parts of her body; reciting the English alphabet with corresponding words and a rhyme in English at the age of 2 years and 4 months, as confirmed on May 7, 2022.

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Suryanarayanan V (born on July 28, 2012) of Alappuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for making drawings. He has made 653 drawings including animals, trees, sceneries and flowers using pencils, crayons and watercolours at the age of 9 years and 10 months, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Yuktha Punarva S.P. (born on March 13, 2015) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for singing songs in ten different languages. She sang songs in 10 languages namely Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese and Sinhala at the age of 6 years and 11 months, as confirmed on May 9, 2022.

Ivaan Joshit M (born on March 17, 2018) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 5 continents, 10 dinosaurs, 18 landforms, 26 shapes, 9 planets, 25 butterflies, 38 monuments, 4 layers of earth, 7 plants, 7 liver functions, 6 parts of human brain, 6 parts of leaf, 7 parts of internal body organs, 10 parts of butterfly, 6 parts of human eye and 8 parts of tooth; answering 25 GK questions, at the age of 4 years and 2 months, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

Dhanya Hegde (born on January 24, 2007) of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, is appreciated for carving out the National Anthem on Jackfruit leaves.

She carved out the National Anthem of India in Hindi language on 7 Jackfruit leaves, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

Kannaki Madhu (born on July 25, 2010) of Alappuzha, Kerala is appreciated for making mural paintings at a young age.

She made 12 beautiful mural paintings, at the age of 11 years and 10 months, as confirmed on May 10, 2022.

Rudraprayag A. (born on November 12, 2017) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for rapidly answering 68 General Knowledge questions (based on various topics) in one minute, at the age of 4 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

Vinay Jani (born on August 20, 1984) of Delhi, is appreciated for being a passionate cyclist and runner. He completed 4 super randonneurs, 1000 km brevet, Temple Run Akshardham, BRM 1000 km, Half Marathon, City Marathon and National Marathon Championship from May 21, 2016 to December 10, 2021, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

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Dheeshith Kumar M N (born on January 7, 2015) of Bengaluru, Karnataka is appreciated for reciting countries and their capitals. He recalled 50 countries and their capitals in the form of a song in 1 minute and 40 seconds, at the age of 7 years and 5 months, as confirmed on June 14, 2022.

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Shourya Padmakar Domatwar (born on January 27, 2015) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for answering 100 opposite words; identifying the flags of 100 countries, 50 traffic signs; writing random 1 to 1000 roman numbers; reciting the capitals of 50 countries, Mahishasura Mardini stotram, Hanuman Chalisa and 28 Indian states and their capitals at the age of 7 years and 3 months, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

Zahwah Fatimah Abdurahman (born on July 16, 2013) of Kasaragod, Kerala (residing in Abu Dhabi, UAE), is appreciated for singing 5 mellifluous songs to explain the 8 planets of the Solar System; naming the dwarf planets and qualities, the water cycle song to explain its constituents and importance, the vertebrates’ song to name and explain them, the climate change song to explain the consequences of our lifestyles in 15 minutes and 44 seconds at the age of 8 years and 10 months, as confirmed on May 25, 2022.

Rudhvi Dey (born on December 8, 2017) of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting the Gayatri Mantra, Mahamritunjay Mantra, few lines of Hanuman Chalisa and Rabindranath Tagore’s Bengali poem, “Proshno”, the English alphabet and numbers from1 to 100 in reverse order; recalling 12 national symbols; answering 11 questions about birds and their qualities; and naming days of the week and months in a year in Bengali at the age of 4 years and 5 months, as confirmed on May 25, 2022.

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Shivansh Mohapatra (born on September 9, 2020) of Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 24 animals, 24 fruits, 22 birds, 16 vegetables, 12 flowers, 8 colours, 22 vehicles, English alphabet with words, numbers from 1-10, flags of 27 countries, 28 freedom fighters, 27 professionals, 28 parts of the body, 27 famous monuments, 27 celestial bodies, 27 inventors and their inventions, 28 actions at the age of 1 year and 8 months, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

Rasula Om Prakash (born on May 9, 2005) of Rangareddy, Telangana, is appreciated for drawing reverse (up-side) paintings of Shaheed Bhagat Singh at the age of 17 years, as confirmed on May 23, 2022.

Sarvesh Pagadala (born on September 17, 2017) of Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting reverse English alphabet, 21 professions; recognising shapes of 28 Indian states; counting numbers from 1 to 100; spelling names of 26 animals, 14 birds, 7 insects, 11 colours, 9 shapes, 10 vegetables, 10 fruits, 18 vehicles, 21 helpers, 12 parts of the body, 10 action words, months in a year, days of the week and176 3-letter words at the age of 4 years and 8 months, as confirmed on May 13, 2022.

Shreyansh Saha (born on October 8, 2018) of Kolkata, West Bengal, is appreciated for recalling the capitals of all the 28 Indian states and 8 union territories, 13 Indian ports, 17 national symbols, 4 cardinal directions, 15 Prime Ministers and 14 Presidents of India, 7 continents, 5 oceans, 7 seas, 10 glaciers, 7 hills, 5 mountains, 5 rainforests, days in each calendar month, 8 planets, 21 geometrical shapes and 13 chemical symbols at the age of 3 years and 7 months , as confirmed on June 2, 2022.

Srihan Paul (born on May 18, 2017) of Durgapur, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting the capitals of all the 28 Indian states and 8 union territories in 1 minute and 10 seconds, capitals of all the 195 countries (UN recognised) in 7 minutes and 24 seconds; and identifying the flags of all the 195 countries in 6 minutes and 35 seconds at the age of 4 years and 11 months, as confirmed on April 25, 2022.

Shraddha Miriyala (born on February 18, 2014) of Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated for playing 20 patriotic, Bollywood and devotional songs on a keyboard in 48 minutes and 14 seconds at the age of 8 years and 3 months, as confirmed on May 23, 2022.

Dakshit Joshi (born on April 6, 2019) of Bikaner, Rajasthan, is appreciated for identifying 10 sea animals, 16 birds, 19 vegetables, 18 parts of the body, 25 animals, 13 colors; reciting 7 continents, days of the week, months of the year, 8 planets,10 national symbols, counting 1 to 30, 23 Indian states and phonics from A to Z, at the age of 3 years and 1 month, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

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Shreyansh Sahoo (born on June 12, 2019) of Puri, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 11 shapes, 10 colours, 15 birds, 16 action words, 10 vehicles, 25 parts of the body; reciting 3 mantras, 3 rhymes, months in a year, all seasons, days of the week; counting numbers from 1 to 50, 8 planets, letters of the alphabet from A to Z; answering 10 General Knowledge questions and 12 national symbols at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on June 3, 2022.

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Subham Dadheech (born on August 12, 1998) of Rajsamand, Rajasthan, is appreciated for making a short film. The movie titled ‘2 km’ (of 5 seconds duration) gives a message that helping victims should be a priority, not filming a spot, as confirmed on June 1, 2022.

Shrikant Gorankar (born on January 11, 1974) of Nashik, Maharashtra, is appreciated for making paintings of Lord Ganesha. He made 11 paintings of Lord Ganesha (measuring 32 cm x 23 cm) using a CD marker pen, drawing ink and white poster colours, as confirmed on June 15, 2022.

Jay Vajrala (born on September 10, 2019) of Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated for identifying 50 car logos in 2 minutes and 20 seconds at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on June 16, 2022.

Keshav Charanyan (born on August 19, 2015) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for drawing the flags of 195 countries (UN recognised) on 16 different A4 size sheets using acrylic colours, at the age of 6 years and 9 months, as confirmed on June 2, 2022.

Pabitra Pattnaik (born on March 8, 1962) of Khorda, Odisha, is appreciated for composing songs in Odia language. He composed numerous Odia songs from opera to Odia cinema. He posted 30 Odia songs on his YouTube channel including two patriotic songs, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

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R Subramanyam (born on January 19, 1998) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for writing and collecting articles on Indian freedom fighters in Kannada and English language. He wrote and collected 990 articles from newspapers on Indian freedom fighters including articles, pictures and history of freedom fighters, as confirmed May 9, 2022.

Heyansh Naveen (born on August 17, 2020) of Mysuru, Karnataka (currently residing in Singapore), is appreciated for identifying 12 species of sharks, 9 parts of the body, 19 animals, 18 vehicles, 13 fruits; and solving 8 addition sums at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on June 1, 2022.

Yash Malviya (born on February 5, 1986) of Kota, Rajasthan, is appreciated for organising a felicitation programme for sanitary workers on Labour day. He honoured 2000 sanitary workers on May 1, 2022 at Geeta Bhawan, Kota, Rajasthan, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

Azman Ahmed T. (born on March 8, 2019) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 12 colours, 6 world monuments, 11 national flags, 17 national symbols, 11 national leaders, 7 continents, 14 fruits, 10 shapes, 20 vegetables, naming days of the week, months in a year, 12 wild and 8 domestic animals, 10 parts of the human body, counting from 1 to`10; and reading the English alphabet with corresponding words at the age of 3 years and 2 months, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

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Pranav Raddi (born on October 1, 2016) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting 20 Vachanas; answering 182 G.K. questions including on Solar System, animals, national symbols, Indian Prime Ministers, Presidents, seasons, months in a year, continents, capitals of all Indian states and others; and chanting shlokas at the age of 5 years and 7 months, as confirmed on May 20, 2022.

Prasanna Raddi (born on October 1, 2016) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting 20 Vachanas; and answering 240 G.K. questions including on the Solar System, animals, national symbols, Indian Prime Ministers, sense organs, continents, Indian states and union territories with their languages, houses of animals, sides of shapes and others; chanting 25 shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita at the age of 5 years and 7 months, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

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Dhruv Vishnu (born on May 18, 2020) of Alappuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for counting numbers from 1 to 10, identifying 12 parts of the body, 33 animals, 15 birds, 11 insects, 3 reptiles, 8 vegetables, 16 fruits, 8 food items, 18 vehicles, 12 household items and 7 colours at the age of 2 years, as confirmed on May 18, 2022.

D. Dhiyasri (born on November 18, 2017) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting the names of flowers in Tamil. She recited the names of 99 Tamil flowers of Kurinijipattu in 47 seconds and 39 milliseconds at the age of 4 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

M. Mitrah Balan (born on August 11, 2016) of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting counting. He recited counting non-stop from 1 to 100 and reverse counting from 100 to 1 in 2 minutes and 9 seconds at the age of 5 years and 9 months, as confirmed on May 19, 2022.

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Ankit Das (born on February 17, 2020) of Murshidabad, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting the names of months in a year and days of the week in English and Bengali, 53 rhymes and poems in Bengali, 6 English rhymes; identifying 6 professions, 4 seasons, 6 vehicles, 4 types of fish, 5 insects, 4 birds, 30 animals, 15 flowers, 15 vegetables, 15 fruits, 5 electrical appliances and 6 furniture items at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on May 2, 2022.

Pratiksha Shriram Mahajan (born on October 12, 1999) of Jalgaon, Maharashtra, is appreciated for making a finger painting of Shivaji Maharaj in 1 minute and 16 seconds on a sheet of paper by using just 2 colours, as confirmed on June 16, 2022.

Ojas Abhishek Kulkarni (born on September 2, 2019) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for reciting 26 letters of the English alphabet from A to Z, days of the week; counting numbers from 1 to 100 and reverse counting from 100 to 1 at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Avik Palamoor (born on June 27, 2017) of Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated for reciting 19 English rhymes flawlessly at the age of 4 years and 11 months, as confirmed on June 21, 2022.

Aswathy V. K. (born on July 6, 1989) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for making the flag of India using Canadian smocking stitching technique. She made the flag of India (measuring 26 inches x 20 inches) using Canadian smocking stitching technique on both sides of the flag, as confirmed on May 2, 2022.

Lakshit Khullar (born on August 23, 2016) of Hoshiarpur, Punjab, is appreciated for playing and singing different types of songs including National Anthem, sargam in different musical scales (musical notes) and Gayatri Mantra on a mini musical Keyboard at the age of 5 years and 8 months, as confirmed on May 14, 2022.

Ashmi P. (born on February 28, 2000) of Kannur, Kerala, is appreciated for mirror writing of a phrase. She wrote a phrase in mirror writing in 3 languages namely English, Hindi and Malayalam in 57 seconds and 43 seconds, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

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Aarush R. (born on November 28, 2019) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 14 fruits, 16 vegetables, 17 vehicles, 11 colours, 6 sea animals, 3 currencies, 15 parts of the body, 9 famous personalities, 8 general items; reciting 2 rhymes; imitating the sounds of 17 animals and vehicles; and answering 15 G.K. questions at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

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Vivaan Suraj Chiraniya (born on September 6, 2017) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying the number of Marvel and Avenger characters. He identified 95 Marvel and Avenger characters in 2 minutes and 27 seconds at the age of 4 years and 8 months, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

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Dhruvik Saini (born on August 9, 2020) of Banswara, Rajasthan, is appreciated for identifying 10 fruits, flags of 5 countries, 5 colours, 18 animals, 5 parts of the body, mimicking the sounds of 6 animals and 18 general objects at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on June 21, 2022.

Dr. Rajendra Kumar Sureka (born on December 6, 1953) of Jaipur, Rajasthan, is appreciated for organising free Epilepsy camps for the last 28 years. He has been organising the camps on the first Tuesday of every month in CHC Ratan Nagar, Rajasthan, wherein 500 to 600 patients get free consultation and free medicines, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

Avishek Das (born on April 24, 1989) of Kolkata, West Bengal, is appreciated for serving as a snake catcher. He caught and rescued around 2000 snakes in different villages in West Bengal (20202021). The snakes were either handed over to the forest department or released in the forest. He has also completed the advance training on snakes and snake bite management, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

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Aadam Muhammed (born on June 30, 2020) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 12 vehicles, 18 animals, 8 parts of the body, 7 fruits, 11 insects; reciting 1 rhyme, at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

Sarthak Goyal (born on November 7, 2003) of New Delhi, is appreciated for teaching foreign language. He taught French to the students at the age of 18 years and 7 months, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

Fathima Minha T. (born on April 12, 2006) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for being a motivational speaker at a young age. She makes reels and has 18.2 K followers on Instagram at the age of 16 years and 1 month, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

Printo Anto (born on September 25, 1996) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for balancing a Hockey stick on his right-hand index finger for 40 minutes and 24 seconds, as confirmed on June 3, 2022.

Raajkumar G. (born on May 24, 1974) of Erode, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for making a chalk carving.

He carved 10 designs including Lord Ganesha and musical statues on a single piece of chalk (measuring 8 cm in height and 1 cm in width), as confirmed on May 9, 2022.

Rushdha Mol (born on January 3, 2003) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for making the stencil art portraits 14 Presidents of India on a single A4 sheet using a black marker pen, as confirmed on May 19, 2022.

Bommali Prema Sagar (born on June 21, 1991) of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, is appreciated for making coloured along with black and white portraits of an Indian actress. He made 25 portraits of Indian actress Keerthy Suresh on 25 different A4 sheets using colours and graphite pencils, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

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Tony K Cherian (born on December 10, 1992) of Cherupuzha, Kerala, is appreciated for reading the small font size (0.5 font size in Calibri) of 20 words in 59 seconds, as confirmed on March 16, 2022.

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Puram Kyathi (born on May 15, 2020) of Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated for answering 10 devotional questions; recalling 11 national symbols, 5 vehicles of Gods; identifying 23 parts of the body, 7 vegetables, 18 general items, 21 vehicles, English alphabetical words; imitating 5 animals sound; reciting 4 rhymes; and performing 4 actions at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on April 8, 2022.

Monish Senthilsatheesh (born on August 31, 2019) of Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu (currently residing in Abu Dhabi) is appreciated for identifying 10 vegetables, 13 animals, 10 fruits, 7 cartoons, 6 shapes, 10 parts of the body, 88 countries flag, 10 colours; reciting alphabet A to Z and counting numbers from 1 to 11, at the age of 2 years and 8 months, as confirmed on May 5, 2022.

M. S. Hamsika (born on June 6, 2019) of Karur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 3 personalities, 13 parts of the human body, 6 professions, 5 insects, 9 domestic, 20 wild animals, 13 birds, 10 household goods; naming 6 vegetables in Tamil and 9 in English, 15 fruits, 10 eatables, 7 stationery items, 7 colours, 6 shapes; reciting 2 English and 2 Tamil rhymes; and singing one song at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on May 12, 2022.

S. Kiyoshaa (born on November 4, 2020) of Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 34 actions, 22 fruits, 16 greeting words, 6 clothes, English alphabetical words, flags of 6 countries, 8 cartoons, 6 festivals, 34 general items, 7 food items, 10 parts of the body, 70 domestic items, 8 flowers, 14 national symbols, 8 great personalities, 22 vegetables, 13 vehicles, 8 birds and 7 wonders of the world at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on June 3, 2022.

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J. Vishrutha (born on November 15, 2019) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for recalling the capitals of all the Indian states, English alphabetical words, 11 national symbols; solving 6 puzzles of 3D animals; arranging the English alphabet on a puzzle board; reciting Dashavataras of Lord Vishnu, 4 English and one Hindi rhyme, 8 planets, numbers from 1-10, months in a year, days of the week; identifying 21 fruits, 21 vegetables and 29 animals at the age of 2 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 14, 2022.

Shourya Sharad Choudhar (born on August 17, 2018) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying 18 animals, 12 body parts, 6 vegetables, 5 vehicles, 10 colours; reciting numbers from 1-20, English alphabetical words; answering 5 GK questions at the age of 3 years and 9 months, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

Deric. K. Shijin (born on May 8, 2019) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting 7 colours, days of the week (English, Hindi and Malayalam), 20 animals’ young ones, 8 planets, 28 Indian states with capitals, 43 inventors, 14 Indian Prime ministers, National Anthem, 14 districts of Kerala, 12 Chief ministers of Kerala; counting numbers from 1 to 50 (English and Malayalam), and from 1 to 20 (Hindi), at the age of 3 years and 1 month, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

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Aradhya Vishnu (born on May 14, 2019) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 10 parts of the body, 15 colours, 22 birds, 10 electronic items, 18 domestic animals, 20 vegetables, 14 insects, 12 sea animals, 20 flowers, 20 fruits, 22 opposite words, 29 action words, 13 household items; reciting days of the week and phonics from A to Z at the age of 3 years and 1 month, as confirmed on June 15, 2022.

Adith K. (born on May 24, 2004) of Kannur, Kerala, is appreciated for performing 65 push-ups in 30 seconds, at the age of 18 years, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

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Pragyan Pathak (February 26, 2016) of Kamrup, Assam, is appreciated for climbing and crossing the Monkey Bars at a young age. He crossed the Monkey Bars of 12 rods (full length) in 56 seconds at the age of 6 years and 3 months, as confirmed on June 14, 2022.

Dhruv Pandit (born on August 23, 2014) of Faridabad, Haryana, is appreciated for achieving multiple certificates by participating in different activities. He achieved 37 different certificates including 5 in SOF, 6 in OGO, 4 in Olympiads, Spell Bee and a Bronze medal in Shotokan Karate. He achieved Yellow belt, Orange belt, Green belt in Martial arts at the age of 7 years and 9 months, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Dhanvin Arun (born on January 27, 2020) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 6 fruits, 10 colours, 14 animals, English alphabet from A-Z and their corresponding words at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on April 18, 2022.

A. Afsan Haarish (born on May 25, 2018) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is appreciated for reading stories, poems, 39 words; writing numbers 1 to 40, English alphabet; identifying 20 vegetables, 20 vehicles, 10 shapes, 11 colours, 22 miscellaneous things, 22 farm animals, 17 fruits, 13 Tamil vowels; solving Indian geographical puzzle at the age of 4 years, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

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Anayka Pathak (born on October 1, 2020) of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, is appreciated for identifying 18 action words, 10 animals, 12 birds, 6 parts of the body, 6 colours, flags of 6 countries, 6 flowers, 15 food items, 6 famous personalities, 14 fruits, 10 vegetables, 10 miscellaneous things, 12 professionals, 8 shapes, 12 vehicles and pictures of the English alphabet and Hindi vowels at the age of 1 year and 8 months, as confirmed on June 24, 2022.

Hala Zainab Amithaf (born on May 18, 2018) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for answering 100 GK questions; recalling 15 opposite words; identifying 58 living creatures, 20 famous personalities, 25 fruits, 20 vegetables, flags of 18 countries, 10 colours, 10 shapes; reciting days of the week, 8 planets, 5 sense organs at the age of 4 years, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Arjun Joshi (born on March 31, 2015) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for arranging Chess pieces on a Chess board. He arranged the Chess pieces on a Chess board in 48 seconds at the age of 7 years and 1 month, as confirmed on April 30, 2022.

Mikhaiv M. Das (born on December 10, 2019) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for covering a distance of 1 km in 13 minutes and 56 seconds while riding a tricycle non-stop on May 1, 2022, at the age of 2 years and 4 months, as confirmed on May 6, 2022.

Liya Mehbin K K (born on May 8, 2015) of Kozhikode, Kerala is appreciated for performing 182 hula hoop spins in one minute, at the age of 7 years, as confirmed on May 26, 2022.

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Loukya Sathish (born on June 28, 2019) of Chikkmaguluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for counting from 1 to 10 in Kannada and English; naming 8 planets, 4 directions, 4 seasons, months in a year, 5 parts of a flower, young ones of 5 animals; identifying 19 parts of human body, 5 shapes, 10 colours; reciting one rhyme in Kannada and following 7 instructions at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on May 15, 2022.

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Advik S. Nishil (born on April 20, 2017) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying flags of 63 countries, 61 world landmarks, 8 planets, 34 animals, 25 birds, 29 parts of the body, 26 vehicles, 22 fruits, 20 vegetables; answering 57 GK questions; recalling English meaning of 70 Malayalam words, 14 national symbols; solving 2 puzzles (world and India map puzzles) at the age of 5 years, as confirmed on May 16, 2022.

Aston A. Alex Vaidyan (born on July 6, 2015) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, is appreciated for performing two activities simultaneously at a young age. He recalled the capitals of 36 countries while solving a 3 x 3 Rubik’s Cube in 1 minute and 14 seconds (while standing on a skateboard) at the age of 6 years and 11 months, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Abhijnaa Akshar (born on April 25, 2019) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting 15 Thithigalu, colours of the rainbow, Dashavatara (10), Saptrishi (7), numbers from 1 to 25 in English and 1 to 10 in Kannada, letters of the alphabet from A to Z, 8 planets, 12 Hindu calendar months, 9 rivers of India, 7 continents, 5 shlokas; and telling 5 national symbols at the age of 3 years and 1 month, as confirmed on June 22, 2022.

Lakhith Gowda T. (born on August 21, 2019) of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 24 actions, 25 general items, 22 birds, 18 body parts, 22 foods, 22 professions, 10 shapes, 11 colours, 22 vegetables, 22 vehicles, 22 fruits, 22 toys, 22 animals, corresponding words of A-Z; recitedalphabet, 9 Navagrahas, , months in a year (in English and Kannada),days of the week and answered 125 G.K. questions at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

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Evania Shan (born on August 14, 2020) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 26 animals, 6 fishes, 6 insects, 5 electronic items, 18 parts of the body, 13 vegetables, 13 actions, 12 vehicles, 12 birds, 11 fruits, 51 general objects, 6 cartoon characters, 5 famous personalities; imitating the sound of 5 animals, at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on May 17, 2022.

Ethan Rowan Bijoy (born on February 14, 2020) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 30 animals, flags of 20 countries, 14 birds, 13 fruits, 7 vehicles, 6 vegetables, 16 household items, 15 parts of the body; recalling 5 electronic items, months in a year, days of the week, corresponding words of alphabets (both English and Malayalam), 7 colours; counting numbers from 1-32; reciting 3 rhymes and answering 8 G.K. questions at the age of 2 years and 3 months, as confirmed on May 15, 2022.

Nandan Shankarling Antargangi (born on August 13, 2017) of Belagavi, Karnataka, is appreciated for answering 30 G.K. questions about living creatures; reciting 20 rhymes in English; recalling 23 national symbols, names of 21 animals and 7 proverbs in Kannada at the age of 4 years and 8 months, as confirmed on May 9, 2022.

K. Reyan Maruti (born on December 23, 2016) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting the spellings of 99 sight words in 7 minutes and 57 seconds, at the age of 5 years and 4 months, as confirmed on May 7, 2022.

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Ibris Leandro Liju (born on December 1, 2020) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 10 domestic animals, 8 aquatic animals, 14 birds, 9 colours, 11 flowers, 22 fruits, 22 vehicles, 14 vegetables, 18 wild animals, 11 home appliances, 10 parts of the body and 11 insects at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on June 1, 2022.

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Eniyan Sakthiyaperumal (born on April 28, 2019) of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu is appreciated for holding the head stand position for 2 minutes and 9 seconds at the age of 3 years and 1 month, as confirmed on May 26, 2022.

P. Abdul Azeez (born on March 19, 2018) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for recalling the names of mosques. He recalled the names of 45 mosques with their places in 1 minute and 17 seconds, at the age of 3 years and 11 months, as confirmed on March 12, 2022.

Shivanya Prasanth (born on October 15, 2017) of Wayanad, Kerala, is appreciated for reciting 12 Chief ministers of Kerala, 14 districts of Kerala, scientific names of 5 flowers, 4 special quotes of Mahatma Gandhi in Malayalam, 14 Prime ministers of India at the age of 4 years and 5 months, as confirmed on March 29, 2022.

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Adhyalakshmi A. M. (born on June 23, 2018) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 32 animals, 19 baby animals, 14 body parts, 14 Prime ministers of India, 14 districts of Kerala, 14 Presidents of India; reciting days of the week, 27 Nakshatras in astrology, National Anthem and 8 planets at the age of 3 years and 11 months, as confirmed on May 28, 2022.

Vihan Manikanta (born on January 22, 2019) of Mysuru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 15 birds, 15 fruits, 12 vegetables,7 colours, 12 pet animals, 10 flags, 11 parts of the body; and reciting the letters of the English alphabet from A to Z at the age of 3 years and 4 months, as confirmed on June 17, 2022.

Devak B. Raj (born on June 13, 2020) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 9 fruits, 4 vegetables, 9 vehicles; and performing 5 actions at the age of 2 years, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

Anaya Shishodia (born December 26, 2016) of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, is appreciated for identifying 5 flowers (in Khasi language), 4 places of worship; reciting months of the year, 7 rhymes, 10 action words, days of the week, 10 community helpers, 10 good habits, 10 fruits, 14 national symbols and narrating 1 story, at the age of 5 years and 5 months, as confirmed on June 14, 2022.

Greeshma G. J. (born on December 4, 2002) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for drawing ambidextrous portraits. She used A3 size sheets and then simultaneously drew 2 portraits of Tovino Thomas and Jayasurya (each measuring 29.5 cm x 21 cm) using both the hands by holding two sketch pens in each hand, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

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Tanvi Daya Velikeloth (born on November 12, 2020) of Kannur, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 11 wild animals, 8 farm animals, 10 vegetables, 6 vehicles, 4 birds, 6 parts of the body, 5 fruits, 10 random objects, sounds of 3 animals and 6 action words at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Naitik Chaturvedi (born on August 13, 2019) of Gurugram, Haryana, is appreciated for reciting the capitals of 92 countries and 28 Indian states, months in a year, days of the week, 5 mantras, 8 planets and 7 continents at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on May 16, 2022.

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Manasvini S. (born on October 13, 2020) of Chitradurga, Karnataka, is appreciated for recalling 4 parts of the body, 4 domestic animals, 4 vegetables and 5 household items at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on April 21, 2022.

S. Naviyaa (born on February 14, 2017) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for performing 76 Bharatanatyam dance mudras and movements namely 52 Samyukta and Asamyukta Hasta mudras (single and double hand gestures of Bharatanatyam dance) and 24 other movements in 36 seconds and 71 milliseconds at the age of 5 years and 3 months, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

Zermin Sunil (born on October 3, 2019) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 7 shapes, 7 vehicles, 11 colours, 10 cartoon characters, 19 parts of the body, 13 vegetables, 16 fruits, 12 birds, 35 animals, 16 food items, 56 household objects; reciting days of the week, 6 English rhymes, months of the year, 14 districts of Kerala; counting 1 to 10 (English, Malayalam, Hindi, Spanish and Japanese), at the age of 2 years and 8 months, as confirmed on June 13, 2022.

Shashankagouda Kenchanagoudra (born on March 5, 2017) of Dharwad, Karnataka, is appreciated for solving puzzles. He solved 17 puzzles including 4 on animals (6 pieces), 4 on fruits (6 pieces), 4 on birds (6 pieces), 4 on vegetables (6 pieces) and one puzzle on PM Narendra Modi (16 pieces) at the age of 5 years and 3 months, as confirmed on June 22, 2022.

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Ayra N Shetty (born on August 14, 2020) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, despite being affected with achondroplasia, is appreciated for recognising names of 6 relations, 13 parts of the body, 12 animals, sounds of 9 animals, 6 vehicles, 2 rhymes, 11 actions and 18 random objects at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on May 27, 2022.

Debasis Dev Deori (born on March 13, 2015) of Dhemaji, Assam, is appreciated for making an outline map of India on a steel plate in 1 minute and 57 seconds showing the state demarcations at the age of 7 years and 2 months, as confirmed on May 26, 2022.

Ruby John Charlas (born on April 23, 1991) of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for writing the Gospel of St. Matthew in English mirror writing. She wrote the Gospel of St. Mathew from the Holy Bible in English mirror writing on 58 pages, as confirmed on May 26, 2022.

Moshika M. D. (born on December 18, 2019) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 16 birds, 9 colours, 19 vegetables, 25 fruits, 17 animals, 16 vehicles, 10 numbers, 26 letters of the alphabet, 10 shapes, 11 countries on the map, 6 helpers and 8 nature creations at the age of 2 years and 4 months, as confirmed on May 9, 2022.

Dhakshan P. (born on September 10, 2015) of Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for drawing 50 countries’ flags, an outline map of the world; answering 46 GK questions at the age of 6 years and 7 months, as confirmed on April 11, 2022.

Khushi Harish (born on March 2, 2018) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for recalling the young ones of 35 animals in 1 minute and 24 seconds at the age of 4 years and 3 months, as confirmed on June 9, 2022.

Adhvik M. (born on June 17, 2020) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 7 birds, 4 musical instruments, 8 domestic animals, 15 cartoon characters, 6 home appliances, 2 shapes, 16 assorted objects, 19 vehicles and 8 parts of the human body at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on May 6, 2022.

L.Thashvik (born on December 6, 2019) of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 7 cartoon characters, alphabet from A to Z, 10 colours, 18 parts of the body, 27 animals, 7 ornaments; counting from 1 to 10, 7 insects, 6 reptiles, 6 shapes, 19 vehicles, 29 food items, 40 action words and 91 household items; reciting days of week, 3 seasons, sounds of 9 animals sounds and 12 ezhuthukkal at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on May 20, 2022.

Jisha Padhiary (born on October 14, 2018) of Khordha, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 27 animals, 18 colours, babies of 20 animals, 37 parts of the body; recalling 19 national symbols, 6 shlokas, 30 action words, 45 opposite words, houses of 20 animals, 19 insects, counting from 1-89, 11 shapes, 8 parts of a plant, 38 rhymes; singing the National Anthem; writing the letters of the alphabet from A-Z; solving 4 additions; and answering 34 G.K. questions at the age of 3 years and 7 months, as confirmed on May 25, 2022.

Sreenandhana V. S. (born on September 18, 2016) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for performing 150 spins in one minute using two hula hoops and 151 spins in one minute using a single hula hoop at the age of 5 years and 8 months, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

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Ipsita Priyadarshini Panda (born on November 24, 2004) of Khordha, Odisha, is appreciated for painting Lord Jagannatha’s face on various waste items like nail polish bottles, coins, medicine bottles, earring boxes and cream bottles. She painted on 10 items at the age of 17 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

Riyansh K. (born on March 15, 2017) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying international cars with their photos. He identified 80 cars with their photos in 1 minute and 14 seconds at the age of 5 years and 2 months, as confirmed on May 19, 2022.

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M. S. Jeeshna (born on April 27, 2019) of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 120 species of living creatures including 76 animals, 30 birds and 14 reptiles in 2 minutes and 39 seconds at the age of 3 years and 1 month, as confirmed on June 15, 2022.

Avyukt Sharma (born on November 8, 2018) of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, is appreciated for identifying letters of the alphabet from A to Z, numbers from 1 to 10, Hindi Varnamala, names of 12 fruits, 10 vegetables, Gayatri Mantra and Om Namah Shivay at the age of 3 years and 5 months, as confirmed on May 10, 2022.

Vivaan Rathi (born on October 18, 2013) of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, is appreciated for reciting Shiv Tandav stotram. He recited 14 shlokas of the Shiv Tandav stotram in 2 minutes and 3 seconds at the age of 8 years and 7 months, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Rashi Rajesh (born on September 20, 2020) of Tumkur, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 12 parts of the body, 5 games, 7 animals, 5 vehicles, 7 fruits, 4 vegetables, 2 professions, 34 general items; performing 8 actions; imitating the sounds of 10 animals; recalling Kannada alphabet and recognising 4 rhymes by their pictures at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on April 8, 2022.

Shreyan Routray (born on November 24, 2019) of Cuttack, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 64 famous personalities, names of 34 banks, 8 planets, 30 vehicles, 40 vegetables, 50 fruits, 20 colours, 22 shapes, 39 Arin Kumar Shukla, FRAS animals, 12 birds, 29 insects, (born on October 25, 2005) flags of 40 countries, 60 parts of Reva, Madhya Pradesh, of the body, alphabet from A-Z is appreciated or writing a and their corresponding words, numbers from 1-100 and days of book titled ‘Hindu Pauranik the week at the age of 2 years and 6 months, as confirmed on Kathaen’ (ISBN9798886677393), June 2, 2022. published by Notion Press. The book consists of 30 stories Rahitya Bhanuprasad Shetty (born on November 13, 2020) of based on Hindu mythology Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying and Indian culture at the age 25 domestic items, 13 food items, 10 family members and of 16 years and 7 months, as 1 God, 7 parts of the body; climbing up and down a ladder confirmed on May 28, 2022. independently; performing other physical activities at the

Muhammed Naeem K.T. (born on April 4, 2020) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 21 objects, 7 vehicles, 6 vegetables, 6 colours, 9 fruits, 5 birds, 10 parts of the body, 5 animals, flags of 7 countries, 6 famous personalities; and counting numbers from 1 – 10 in English, Malayalam and Arabic languages at the age of 2 years and 2 months, as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

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age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Chetaswi K (born on June 27, 2019) is appreciated for reciting 8 rhymes, 4 shlokas, songs in (English, Kannada and Telegu); identifying 10 national symbols of India, 7 continents of the world, 8 planets, Kannada vyakarana, numbers from 1 to 20 in (English and Kannada), days of the week, 7 colours, 8 vegetables, 10 fruits, 14 vehicles at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on April 30, 2022.

Abhinav Swapnil Shinde (born on November 4, 2017) of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, is appreciated for reciting all the 26 letters of the English alphabet in just 4 seconds and 22 milliseconds, at the age of 4 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 3, 2022.

Suman Das (born on March 3, 1990) of Bardhaman, West Bengal, is appreciated for completing a solo motorcycle ride to Bumla Pass. He started his journey on December 3, 2021 from Bardhaman and reached Bumla Pass (at a height of 15,300 feet) on December 9, 2021 and reached home at Bardhaman on December 16, 2021 as confirmed on June 10, 2022.

Deeraj Sumedh S (born on November 23, 2020) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 438 items, including animals, their babies, English alphabetical words, birds, body parts, colours, musical instruments, vehicles, fruits and other general items; imitating 15 animals’ sound; matching 31 cards at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

Kohil Khare (born on May 26, 2020) of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (currently living in London, UK). He recited the Gayatri Mantra in 10 seconds at the age of 2 years, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

H. K. Thanu (born on August 7, 2019) of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for solving a jigsaw puzzle of 60 pieces in 17 minutes, 15 seconds and 91 milliseconds at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on June 2, 2022.

Ishta Praveena Kumar Shetty (born on January 16, 2019) of Udupi, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting the National Anthem, days of the week, months in a year, numbers from 1-30, 8 planets, 5 shlokas, 4 seasons, 5 fingers, letters of the English alphabet, 8 festivals, 5 mantras, 10 rhymes; recalling 13 good habits, 11 opposite words; identifying 10 shapes, 13 colours, 25 animals, 13 vegetables, 13 vehicles, 8 professionals, 16 fruits and 10 creatures at the age of 3 years and 4 months, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

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Indu Bhushan Bali (born on September 20, 1962) of Jammu and Kashmir, is appreciated for writing four books titled ‘Kadve Sachh’ (ISBN-978-93-53006-83-9), ‘Rashtra ke Naam Sandesh’(IS BN-978-16-47334-85-7), ‘Mujhe Nyay Do’ (978-93-53008-079) and ‘Fitte Moonh Tunda’ (978-93-53119-47-8). The theme of these self–published books is to aim for complete justice and to strive for a corruption-free India, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

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Samaira Raj (born on December 19, 2019) of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 5 colours, 12 animals, 9 birds, 12 vegetables, 10 fruits, 13 parts of the body, 9 aquatic animals; reciting Lord Ganesha shloka, 8 planets, days of the week, months in a year, 6 seasons, 8 national symbols and capitals of 28 Indian states at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

Jaideep Adithya D. (born on September 3, 2017) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for delivering 4 short speeches on 4 occasions; reciting the names of 20 inventors with inventions, 30 countries, English alphabet with phonics, 28 Indian states, 10 avatars of Krishna, 8 directions, National Anthem, 2 devotional songs; identifying the Solar System, 60 animals; knowing numbers from 1-1000; and solving addition questions at the age of 4 years and 8 months, as confirmed on May 31, 2022.

Satish Kumar Dwivedi (born on January 1, 1973) of Koriya, Chhattisgarh, is appreciated for his efforts for protecting the environment. He is cycling since 1997 and spreading awareness among the people of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Bihar. He also travelled from Madhya Pradesh to Kathmandu, Nepal, on a bicycle in 1997 and covered 1,100 km, along with leading a delegation of students, for awareness of environment protection, as confirmed on June 2, 2022.

Shimna M. S. (born on July 4, 2005) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for making bottle art. She painted 12 bottles in different designs to depict a dressing table, a headlight and flower vases using glass bottles, acrylic colours, ribbons, mirrors, cereals and strands of woollen thread, as confirmed on May 30, 2022.

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Nainika Naveen (born on June 1, 2017) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for recalling the spellings of 200 words in 26 minutes and 54 seconds at the age of 4 years and 11 months, as confirmed Sandeep Bhat (born on June 17, 2000) of Bhatkal, Karnataka, is appreciated for his height. He has a height of 6 feet and 6 inches, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

Hayden Shibin (born on January 20, 2018) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 38 car logos, 28 wild and domestic animals, 21 fruits, 23 vegetables and 38 cartoon characters at the age of 4 years and 3 months, as confirmed on May 14, 2022.

Vaideesh Ram Subba (born on August 7, 2019) of Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated for identifying 9 shapes and symbols; reciting the capitals of 12 countries, Hanuman Chalisa, Rama Raksha stotram and 17 shlokas at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on June 3, 2022.

M. Darun Lakshith (born on November 12, 2018) of Salem, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for reciting the names of months in a year (both in English and Tamil), days of the week, 4 Tamil and 7 English rhymes; identifying 26 parts of the body, 8 occupations, Thirukural and Aathichudi 8 vehicles, 21 animals and 10 car logos at the age of 3 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 4, 2022.

Aparna Mohan (born on September 9, 1999) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for making an elephant caparison (nettipattam). She made a beautiful elephant caparison (nettipattam) (measuring 41 cm in width and 59 cm in length) using wool and silver decoration items, as confirmed on June 16, 2022.

Tarika Subramanian (born on July 9, 2019) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 6 vegetables, 7 fruits, 13 animals, 15 parts of the body, 7 national symbols, 9 shapes, 7 vehicles, 7 colours; reciting one Sanskrit Shokla, 2 English rhymes, A-Z phonics and 7 Hindi phonics; and counting numbers from 1 to 10 at the age of 2 years and 10 months, as confirmed on June 3, 2022.

Sheza Fathima Choudhary (born on April 9, 2020) of Malappuram, Kerala, is appreciated for arranging and solving 3 different puzzles consisting of animals, vehicles and numbers from 1 to 10. She also did forward roll (gymnastic exercise) at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on May 18, 2022.

Gortipati Raju (born on August 23, 2003) of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, is appreciated for carving the Indian Pledge on pencil leads.

He carved the Indian Pledge on 6 different pencil leads in 1 hour, 29 minutes and 59 seconds, as confirmed on May 11, 2022.

Shraddha Sai Sudhir (born on July 3, 2020) of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 10 opposite images, 13 vegetables, 7 vehicles, 11 colours, 15 fruits, 8 shapes, 13 birds, 5 gods, 50 general things, 12 parts of the body; reciting numbers from 1-10, letters of the English alphabet, one mantra, 8 rhymes; and imitating the sounds of 13 animals at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on May 25, 2022.

Manvith Ambati Purushotham (born on July 23, 2020) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying and fixing 10 vehicles in a puzzle, 5 fruits, 5 vehicles on paper, 9 mathematical shapes; and matching 10 objects on a wooden block at the age of 1 year and 10 months, as confirmed on June 7, 2022.

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Naila K.M. (born on November 10, 2003) of Thrissur, Kerala, is appreciated for her calligraphic skills. She wrote 11 calligraphies including Kalma Tayyaba, Kalma Shahadat and Surah Falaq at the age of 18 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

Shreeyansh Behura (born on April 3, 2020) of Cuttack, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 9 birds, 12 animals, 8 planets, 20 parts of the body,13 vehicles, 10 shapes, 7 national symbols, 10 colours, 13 fruits; and counting numbers from 1 to 10 at the age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on June 2, 2022.

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