India Book of Records, Fourth issue

July 2021

Issue 4

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Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

Biggest

Indian Flag

Hoisted Atop Mt. Rhenock

Estro Tech Robotics and Innovations

India’s first innovative UV sterilizing robot called ‘Viruzid UV Rover’

Contents

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The Biggest National Flag Unfurls Atop Mt. Rhenock

The record for hoisting the biggest Indian flag atop Mt. Rhenock was set by Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, led by Group Captain Jai Kishan.

Feature Story

Maximum Biomes visited by an Individual

Mukesh Gupta

A tea stall owner from Howrah, fights all the odds and sets a record for performing the maximum number of non-stop river water plunges.

The record for visiting the maximum number of terrestrial biomes in the world was set by Nitin Gairola.

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Arya Pankaj Takone made the record for being the fastest to cover 1000 metres while running.

27 The Largest Mosaic Portrait of MS Dhoni

The record for making the largest mosaic portrait, with Chess pieces was set by Abaasaheb Uttam Shewale.

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Editor’s Desk

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Let your story inspire the world!

Youngest to Melodiously Elucidate the Bhagavad Gita It is one of the most popular shlokas of Bhagavad Gita, which we have listened to while growing up.

young team of budding 14 Aentrepreneurs develops India’s first UV sterilizing robot

woman who dons many hats 20 Ameet Arundhati Bhalerao Biggest Indian 22 The Flag hoisted on top of Mt.Kilimanjaro

Participants Solving 24 Maximum Multiple Rubik’s Cubes on Digital Platform

31 Records 69 Achievements

India unlocks, and slowly life starts to take its due course. It’s an understatement to say that times have been difficult for all of us. But it is our high spirits and hopeful heart that keeps us surging forward.

As you flip through the pages of this month’s edition, you would get a glimpse of the importance of nurturing your passion despite hardships and challenges. A tea-stall owner who dared to dream, to the young team of entrepreneurs innovating; our record-holders always leads the way.

We, at the India Book of Records, every month strive to bring you stories from the nook and cranny of the country. Stories that mesmerises you and kindles aspirations in your heart.

We hope you would enjoy reading our 4th Edition and also spread the joy with others.

If you have a story or outstanding feat, then let your story; inspire the world. Write to us at emagazine@indiabookofrecords.in.

Neerja Roy Chowdhury Managing Editor

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Managing Editor

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Our Adjudicators/Reporters Delhi Biswadeep Roy Chowdhury, Vinod Kumar Singh Assam & North East Jitender Kumar Jain West Bengal Samar Chakraborty Telangana Vasudha Ashok, Jayasimha Ravirala Karnataka Harish R., Pradeep Peter Joseph Tamil Nadu Vivek Raja Kerala Sri Sri Aryamaharshi, Vivek Raja Maharashtra Nikhilesh Sawarkar, Dr. Manoj Tatwadi,

Dr. Sunita Dhote, Rekha Singh, Nagendra Singh, Sandeep Singh, Dilip Mane Uttar Pradesh Tushar Chetwani, Rakesh Vyas Rajasthan Deepander Pratap Singh Choudhary, Rajlakshmi Choudhary Haryana Ashutosh Mittal Himanchal Pradesh J. K. Sharma, Chitranjan Mahant Sikkim Soni Virdi All India Yogeshh Mittal, Mahesh Kaushik, Bhushan Chauhan, Manoj Prajapati, Manoj Singh, Hemant Sharma, Anjul Tomar

Maximum River Water Plunges Performed Non-Stop by an Individual M

By Sanjana Bhowmick

1. What inspired you to make this record?

I always wanted to make a record and do something different in life. I keep busy in my stall and hardly get any time for hobbies. So this time, I was determined to try out something new.

3. For how long did you plan this record?

I trained myself for two months.

4. What kind of support did you receive from your family?

My family had no clue of what I wanted to do and why. But they knew about my determination and supported me in my endeavour.

5. How many hours of training did you undergo?

I used to practice daily for about 2.5 to 3 hours.

6. Can you share an interesting event related to this record?

While I used to practice, I felt that it might take 5-6 hours to complete the record. But while I attempted the record, I am happy that I finished it in 4 hours, 10 minutes and 38 seconds.

7. What is the next record you trying to achieve?

For my next record, I want to stay underwater for the longest time.

8. What is the aim of your life?

The goal of my life is to cross the seven seas by swimming 9. How does it feel to be an India Book of Records titleholder?

Since the time I became a record-holder with the India Book of Records, people in my locality started recognising me and started respecting me.

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ukesh Gupta, a tea stall owner from Howrah, fights all the odds and sets a record for performing the maximum number of nonstop river water plunges. He performed 11,504 river water plunges in 4 hours, 10 minutes and 38 seconds at Telkal Ghat, Howrah. He talks to IBR about his hopes and ambitions.

2. What challenges did you face while making the record?

The main challenge was I had no clue and did not know what to do. I didn’t know where to begin and whom to contact.

Secondly, I didn’t have any trainers, so I started practicing on my own.

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Fastest Kid

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Cover 1000 metres

By Sanjana Bhowmick

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Arya Pankaj Takone made the record for being the fastest to cover 1000 metres while running. All of 3 years, 5 months and 21 days from Wardha, 1000 metres running in 6.01 minutes. Arya talks to IBR and shares her experience of making the record.

1. How does it feel to be the India Book of Records titleholder?

It is a moment of pride for me and my family. I get applauded and appreciated for my efforts.

2. What inspired you to make this record?

Milkha Singh and my mother are my inspiration. My mother always motivates me and says to push myself and achieve extraordinary feats.

3. What challenges did you face while making the record?

I have been training with my father for the last 1.5 years. The training sessions included physical drills. People used to come up to my father and say that I should not be doing such hard physical drills, at this age. But my father believed in my potential and didn’t get affected by negative comments.

4. For how long did you plan this record?

For the past two years.

5. How many hours of training did you undergo?

Almost 7 hours in a day.

6. What is the aim of your life?

To become an athlete. I want to compete in Olympic Games and secure a Gold Medal for India.

you would suggest future recordholders to break your record?

• Practice hard • Don’t lose consistency • Try to improve day by day

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Maharashtra, completed the

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Fastest Kid To Cover 1000 Metres While Running

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The record for being the fastest to cover 1000 metres while running was set by Arya Pankaj Takone (born on December 30, 2017) of Wardha, Maharashtra. She completed 1000 metres running in 6.01 minutes, at St Antony National School- ICSE, Wardha, Maharashtra, at the age of 3 years, 5 months and 21 days, on June 20, 2021.

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Biomes visited

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an Individual

By Sanjana Bhowmick

The record for visiting the maximum number of terrestrial biomes in the world was set

by Nitin Gairola. He visited 15 terrestrial biomes from January 2007 to July 2017, including Tropical and subtropical Coniferous Forests in India, Mangroves in Malaysia, Ice and Tundra in Greenland, Montane Grasslands and Shrublands in Peru and Deserts and Xeric Shrublands in Morocco.

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n adventure traveller, nature & wildlife photographer, a published writer and poet and a business management professional, that’s Nitin Gairola, an India Book of Records Holder.

He travelled to many remote places on Earth, exploring all-natural biomes or ecological regions, continents and nearly a century of countries. It is his quest to document and better understand the planet and its inhabitants.

Talking to IBR about his passion for travel, Nitin says, “My greatest passion was learning about the planet first hand through world travel. Over the years, I started focusing a lot more on the natural world than the human one during my travels. That greatly influenced my choice of destinations and I started visiting more and more remote places on the planet, such as the polar ice cap in Greenland, the dense rain forests of Central Africa, or the barren deserts in the middle of the Australian Outback or the great Sahara.”

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“My greatest passion was learning about the planet first hand through world travel. Over the years, I started focusing a lot more on the natural world than the human one during my travels.

The 15 biomes he visited have been named and recognised by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) as The Polar Ice biome, Tundra, Montane Grasslands, Boreal Forests, Temperate Coniferous & Broadleaf Forests, Temperate Grasslands, Mediterranean

Nitin believes that throughout history, we have always had world maps classified by Man-Made political borders (from Kingdoms in the ancient age to Empires in the middleages and Nation-States today).

But now, mankind witness maps classified, by natural boundaries as popularized by WWF, National Geographic and David Attenborough.

Following passion comes with a fair number of challenges as well. “One was the financial challenge of funding trips and transport to places where most people refrain from exploring. The cost of wildlife activities is also generally a lot more than routine city-based travel, as it is a lot more of a tailored experience for you, besides there is a cost for safeguarding the traveller.

Moreover, some places also have their own fair share of risks despite being accompanied by guides; such as the trek into the rain forests of Central Africa or savannah of

South & East Africa and many road trips into absolute desert wildernesses such as in the Atacama, Bolivia, Australian Outback, Arctic Ice Cap and more,” shares Nitin about the challenges he faced.

Reminiscing about his travel, Nitin shares an interesting incident from his travel diary.

“This incident occurred while tenting in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, East Africa. It was around 5 am and completely dark when I heard lions roaring very close to our tent. Our tent was a basic small non-luxury one, placed at ground level.

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Woodlands, Tropical Coniferous Forests, Tropical Dry & Moist Broadleaf Forests, Tropical Savannah, Flooded Grasslands, Mangroves and Deserts & Xeric Shrublands.

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While I was woken up by the roars, I gently placed my hand on my wife’s mouth to ensure she wouldn’t accidentally scream. Just when I thought the situation was under control, her mobile phone alarm went off for the morning safari. I fumbled with the phone in the cramped-up tent and finally, after 5 seconds, was able to switch off the alarm. After that, we just stayed still (almost like playing dead) till sunrise and when we couldn’t hear the lions anymore, we stepped out of our tent,” narrates Nitin about their narrow escape.

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For his next record, he would want to be the first Indian to visit all the major deserts of the world i.e. the 17 largest deserts on the planet, which are more than 200,000 square miles each in area. The list also includes the icy ‘frozen’ deserts such as Antarctica and the Arctic ice sheet beside the hot ones (classic sand or rock deserts) and the cold deserts (such as the Gobi in Central Asia or the ones in the Western United States).

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The Biggest National Flag Unfurls Atop Mt. Rhenock

By Sanjana Bhowmick

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apt. Jai Kishan, an accomplished skydiver and mountaineer, likes to think out of the box and encourage

people to accept challenges amidst a crisis to set new milestones. He is amongst the very few mountaineers in the

Capt. Jai Kishan says, “The expedition had multiple aims and objectives like, to commemorate 75 years of Independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Utsav’ and pay tribute to the Corona warriors.

country who had climbed the highest peaks in American Continent including, Mt. Denali and Mt Aconcagua. He along with a team of 70 members including, 15 mountaineering instructors, 5 support staff, and 45 trainees from the Basic Mountaineering Course unfurled the biggest National Flag.

Talking about the inspiration behind the record, Capt. Jai Kishan says, “The expedition had multiple aims and objectives like, to commemorate 75 years of Independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Utsav’ and pay tribute to the Corona warriors. Amidst all the negativity amongst people due to Covid-19, we thought to spread some positivity, show a ray of hope. A hope, that the way we won our fight for freedom; we Indians shall win the war against Covid-19.”

The trek started from Yuksom, leading to Tshoka, 9000 feet above sea level, then to Dzongri, 14000 feet above sea level. Finally, on the 4th day, they arrived at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute base Camp Chaurikhang, 14600 feet above sea level. The trek to HMI base camp was a challenging one

while carrying a backpack, negotiating uphill slopes in snowy conditions, slippery rocky trails, and sub-zero temperature. The team trekked for 7 to 9 hours daily, covering 15 km in a single day. While en route, they were accompanied by the scenic view of Rhododendron blooms and yaks grazing all around.

Further elaborating on the difficulties faced, Captain says, “The making of the flag took place in the HMI workshop and consisted of three panels, 50 x50 metres each. The real challenge was to carry the flag panels at 16500 feet above sea level, along with the setting of anchors and rope, maintaining all flag protocols, sub-zero temperature and extreme snowfall and blizzards. It took us almost six months of planning, preparation, and making fellow team members understand the concept.”

Hoisting the National Flag and singing the National anthem at such a high altitude was a very emotional sight for Captain, and by the end of the National Anthem, he couldn’t hold back his tears, reminiscence Capt. Jai Kishan.

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The record for hoisting the biggest Indian flag atop Mt. Rhenock was set

by Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, led by Group Captain Jai Kishan.

They hoisted the Indian flag, measuring 7,500 square feet (696.77 square metres) and weighing 70 kg, on Mt. Rhenock in Sikkim, symbolising the glorious journey of 75 years of Indian Independence.

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A young team of budding Feature Story

entrepreneurs develops India’s first

UV sterilizing robot

By Sanjana Bhowmick

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o-Founder and CEO of Estro Tech Robotics and Innovations Pvt. Ltd., Christo Kollannur along with his team, developed India’s first innovative UV sterilizing robot called ‘Viruzid UV Rover’. The project started in November 2019 as a part of their college final year project. They completed the prototype at the beginning of 2020 and then filed for the patent application.

Viruzid UV Rover is a UVC Disinfection mobile robot, which is an innovative next-generation mobile UV robot. It is designed to efficiently decontaminate spaces and closed areas while allowing the operator to operate with a remote from a distance with live camera feedback for utmost safety. UV disinfection technologies are known to play a major role in a multiple barrier approach to reduce the transmission of viruses and pathogens. Viruzid UV Rover uses high-intensity UV lamps producing short wave ultraviolet light at 254 nm to impair and destroy the exposed surface of pathogens. It is a mobile robot used for air and surface disinfection. The device was developed as a supplement to standard cleaning in rooms where no personnel are present. After completion of a manual cleaning process, the system automatically delivers a dose of germicidal Ultraviolet-C (UVC) energy, which alters the DNA of aggressive pathogens, to kill them. It helps sterilize hospital rooms, production

houses, offices, and storage areas without personnel present and provides 360° treatment.

Talking to IBR, Christo says, “I started my start-up along with my friend Christo Varghese last year. I am a young entrepreneur and seeking an opportunity in the field of technology to be a part of world-class, sustainable projects that are challenging, elevating, and contribute significantly to the betterment of mankind.”

His other team members are Christo Varghese, Don Thomas, Adharsh Govind, Rahul Vincent, Alin Ros David, Varsha Vinodand Jackson Christopher.

Talking about the inspiration behind the innovation, Christo says, “This idea started as a final year college project. From the beginning, we were looking for an interesting concept that can make a good social impact. In 2018, there was the Nipah Virus outbreak in Kerala, which resulted in several deaths. This incident inspired us to look for a solution and think about how technology can help if the outbreak repeats itself. We consulted our professors and a doctor from a nearby medical college and understood the need for sanitization. From there, our research began and we started to find technology-based solutions and finally came up with the idea of UV Sterilizing robots.”

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The path to innovation is never a joyride. There are bumps and challenges along the way. Their very first challenge was that they are all from a mechanical engineering background, but a robotic project isn’t complete without electronics, programming, and more. So, they took guidance from the experts and selflearned many theories, and began the project. Later on,

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the expenses incurred for the project posed a challenge. But with the help of bootstrapping, they managed to overcome it.

Then came the real obstacle that began in early 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic started. Labs were closed, industries stopped supplying raw materials, and they were unable to meet to work due to social distancing and the imposed lockdown. But

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they never gave up and took special permissions from the required authorities and got back to work and completed their first model.

Talking about the future of Viruzid UV Rover, Christo says, “All the trials and tests have been completed for this industrial grade UV sterilizing robot. Now we have launched this product in the market under the Brand name ‘Viruzid

UV Rover (UVSR2.0)’, and also, we are conducting Robotic Sanitization works as a service model.”

Currently, Christo is working on pandemic-related projects such as oxygen concentrators and he is planning to donate them to the needy.

Young entrepreneurs like Christo and his team would help lead India to a technologically enhanced country.

Youngest to Melodiously Elucidate

By Sanjana Bhowmick

the Bhagavad Gita karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi A student of the 10th standard from Jabalpur Surbhi loves to read Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, as she has a keen interest in understanding the universal truths showered by Lord Krishna through Bhagavad Gita.

Talking about her inspiration, she says, “My grandmother inspired me to understand the Bhagavad Gita. She has vast knowl-

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t is one of the most popular shlokas of Bhagavad Gita, which we have listened to while growing up. A shloka, which also inspired teenager Surbhi Muley to attain the stupendous feat of elucidating the whole of Bhagavad Gita shlokas in 6 hours and 17 minutes. She recited a total of 700 shlokas from 18 chapters of the Bhagavad Gita.

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edge in this field, and by watching her devotion towards the Bhagavad Gita, I was very much inspired to make this record.”

On the day of the record attempt, a jubilant and confident Surbhi melodiously elucidated the whole of Bhagwad Gita, mesmerizing both the audience and the adjudicator. It is not an easy feat to achieve. Her rigorous preparation for the past two years, with five hours of practice daily, helped her accomplish this record. Throughout her efforts, her family has been her pillar of strength. Surbhi’s parents, grandmother and sister, constantly motivated her to attempt the record.

Gleaming with hope, Surbhi shares her aim in life, “I aspire to spread the blessings of the Bhagavad Gita all over the world as it is a doctrine of universal truths and teaches the management of life. I will try to convert it into English and present it at the International level. In the future, I will try to relate the Medical Science with the Spiritual Science of the Bhagavad Gita.”

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A woman who

dons many hats Meet

Arundhati Bhalerao

By Sanjana Bhowmick

The record for directing the maximum number of drama shows was set by Dr. Arundhati Ashutosh Bhalerao of Thane, Maharashtra. She has directed 39 drama shows related to children and women, along with conceptual shows.

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“I feel very proud and happy to receive this award. It is a valuable addition to my career. My family, friends, students are very happy,” says Arundhati.

“Theatre has no language barrier; it is a good example of National Integration. Theatre creates a psychological impact on your mind. It helps to promote social discourse, helps to open up a dialogue and brings people together in a platform. It also acts as

a mirror to articulate current social issues. Personally, it gives me energy and keeps me alive,” says Arundhati while talking about the importance and the need for theatre.

Arundhati feels since theatre as a subject is not compulsory and no exams are conducted, the subject is not treated with dignity by kids. But, slowly the attitude towards the subject is fast changing. Her academy has students who are enthusiastic about theatre. Every year she teaches one batch comprising of 30 students in her academy.

According to Arundhati, to popularise the art of theatre amongst the younger genera-

tion has been a long-drawn struggle. Today’s generation looks for quick success on the silver screen, but theatre is all about ‘Riyaz’ (practice) of speech, intonation, expressions, body language and vocabulary, feels Arundhati.

Talking about her inspiration, she says, “I derive my inspiration from people who despite many struggles, strive to build a beautiful life on their own merits. These people see the positive side of every difficult situation they encounter and this is what motivates me.

Stories inspired by real people is what theatre is all about.”

For Arundhati directing kids is what she enjoys the most,

as kids are more enterprising, loving and full of positive energy.

“I feel very proud and happy to receive this award.

It is a valuable addition to my career. My family, friends, students are very happy,” says Arundhati.

T ips for Future Theatricians • Be honest • Work Hard • Do Riyaz everyday • Read as many books as you can • Watch all kind of films, dramas and short films • Be committed to the art

Write to us : emagazine@indiabookofrecords.in

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ounder of Prarambha Kala Academy, an experimental play director, a motivational speaker, a columnist, a radio artist, Dr. Arundhati Bhalerao is a woman who wears many hats.

Armed with a Ph.D. in Children’s Theatre and recipient of many awards, Arundhati is an accomplished theatrician and has been successfully running her academy in Thane Mumbai for the past 18 years.

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chanta Umesh Kumar, an accomplished International level Table Tennis player and a mountaineer, made the record for hoisting the biggest Indian Flag on top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. He hoisted the Indian Flag (measuring 22 m x 33 m) at Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, abiding by all national flag hoisting codes and procedures.

I derive my strength from my parents.

Though they were initially scared, thinking about the treacherous trek, yet they supported and constantly motivated me to make the attempt. It is their faith in me that triggered me to make the record.

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on top

anjaro

Working as a Postal Assistant in the Government of IndiaDepartment of Posts, Achanta has won many International Table Tennis tournaments including, US Open Table

Achanta about his inspiration.

It took him six days to climb up and two days to trek down, summing up to a total of eight days of the expedition. For a trek of this feat, fitness is of prime importance. As a Tennis player, fitness played a vital role in Achanta’s life. For this attempt, he ensured that he is at the peak of his strength and practiced fours daily for the past year.

“I derive my strength from my parents. Though they were initially scared, thinking about the treacherous trek, yet they supported and constantly motivated me to make the attempt. It is their faith in me that triggered me to make the record”, says a happy son.

For his next record, he plans to hoist the biggest Indian Flag in the highest peak of Europe, at Mount Elbrus, located in Russia.

Future record-holders to break the record • Focus on fitnes • Have more courage than strength • Be determined

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Tennis Championship, B Division Championship North Carolina USA. Also, a skilful mountaineer, he climbed peaks like Mount Rehnock in Sikkim, Mount Meerathang in Arunachal Pradesh and Mount Tulian in Kashmir.

“Last year I, had a close shave with death due to Covid-19. As I slowly recovered from it, I decided to accomplish something big beyond Table Tennis. I wanted to show my gratitude towards my country, which has given me immense opportunities throughout my life, so I attempted this record”, says

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Maximum Participants

Solving Multiple Rubik’s Cubes on DIGITAL PLATFORM

By Sanjana Bhowmick

The record for the maximum number of participants solving multiple Rubik’s Cubes together on a digital platform was set by Little Cubers Solution - Cube Pluss. A total of 442 participants solved three Rubik’s Cubes including, 3x3x3, 2x2x2, and Pyraminx Cubes on the Zoom platform with an average solving time of 10 minutes. The Director of Cube Pluss, Mrs.Leena Savla, talks to IBR about the record attempt.

1. Tell us about your organisation?

Cube Pluss is a learning centre dedicated to Rubik’s cube. We aim to make cube solving easy and comprehensible. Our designed courses with various levels and techniques make cube solving fun with developing problem-solving skills in young minds. We also organize various competitions to harness healthy competitiveness.

2. What challenges did you face while attempting?

It was very challenging to organize an event of this scale with 441 participants across the globe on a virtual platform. Firstly, to train the participants and bring them all on the same page was a task in itself. But our team mentors achieved it effortlessly with their efficiency and professional approach.

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Moreover, since the event was conducted virtually it needed a lot of coordination amongst the various team. Before the actual event, we had to organise mock sessions to ensure the smooth flow of the event.

3. For how long did you plan this record?

It took us nearly three months to plan and execute the event.

4. How many hours of training did you undergo?

Every single day we dedicated five hours to planning, training and execution.

5. Tips you would suggest future recordholders to break your record?

If you dream it, you can achieve it. Be dedicated and work hard.

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The Largest Mosaic Portrait of MS Dhoni

By Sanjana Bhowmick

1. Tell us something about yourself?

I was passionate about art since I was a child, and I continue to cultivate that passion. By profession, I am an animator, but at heart, I am an artist.

2. How many people participated in this artwork?

A total of 30 members were working, all from different professional backgrounds. We divided the work into six groups, each team comprised of 5 people.

3. What inspired you to make this record?

I got inspiration from Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s life and achievements.

4. What challenges did you face?

Well, challenges are part and parcel of life. No matter how much you plan, one has to face them. I, too faced challenges, while executing the artwork. I had ordered the chess materials from Delhi, and it was supposed to arrive by road in 3 days, but the materials arrived 12 days later. So I had to order by air, which increased my cost. As the materials were in large quantity, it was simultaneously under production and we received it in 3 parts. To compensate for the time loss we worked both day and night shifts to complete the artwork in 14 days.

5. For how long you planned this record?

Six months of long planning.

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he record for making the largest mosaic portrait, with Chess pieces was set by Abaasaheb Uttam Shewale. The mosaic portrait, measuring 30 ft × 20 ft of MS Dhoni, was made using 1,41,000 Chess pieces. He painted the Chess pieces in six different colours. Talking to the India Book of Records, Abaasaheb shares his inspiration and struggles while making the record.

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Largest Mosaic Portrait made with Chess Pieces

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The record for making the largest mosaic portrait with Chess pieces was set by Abaasaheb Uttam Shewale (born on December 9, 1986) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, along with his team members. The mosaic portrait (measuring 30 ft × 20 ft) of MS Dhoni is made using 1,41,000 Chess pieces at Korum Mall ,Thane, Maharashtra. He painted the Chess pieces in six colours, as confirmed on May 6, 2021.

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July - 4th issue

Records

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Remarkable book describing Hindi Chhand in poetic form Maximum stencil portraits of Indian Prime Ministers on a single sheet The record for making the maximum number of stencil portraits of Indian Prime Ministers on a single sheet was set by K. Hima Bindu (born on June 13, 2002) of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. Using special pencils and black markers, she drew 15 boxes (measuring 2 cm x 2 cm on a single A4 size sheet and made look-alike portraits of 15 Indian Prime Ministers in each box, as confirmed on April 15, 2021.

The record for writing a remarkable book describing Hindi Chhand in poetic form was set by Sanjeew Kumar Chowdhary (born on December 10, 1959) of Dwarka, Delhi.

The book, titled ‘Chhand Vinyas (Kavyarup)’ (ISBN: 978-81-9501112-4), is published by SDR Infoways India Pvt. Ltd. It describes the grammatical details about popular Hindi Chhand in few poetic lines that can be easily deciphered and remembered, as confirmed on March 19, 2021.

Maximum chalk carvings by a teen The record for making the maximum number of chalk carvings was set by Arna Mitra (born on June 18, 2007) of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. She carved out 44 sculptures of famous comic characters including Chota Bheem, Chutki, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Bal Hanuman, Stuart Little and Dumbo the elephant on different chalk sticks using small pointed bamboo sticks, needles and adhesive, as confirmed on April 20, 2021.

Maximum stencil portraits of Chief Ministers of Kerala The record for making the maximum number of stencil portraits of Chief Ministers of Kerala was set by Abdul Hassan T. S. (born on March 27, 2001) of Kollam, Kerala. He made stencil portraits of 12 Chief Ministers of Kerala on different A4 size sheets including E. M. S. Namboodiripad, Pattom A. Thanu Pillai, R. Sankar, K. Karunakaran and P. K. Vasudevan Nair. He made all the 12 portraits in 2 hours and 58 minutes, as confirmed on May 12, 2021.

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Maximum Kathak dance spins in 30 seconds The record for performing the maximum number of Kathak dance spins in 30 seconds was set by Arohi Tiwari (born on February 17, 1998) of Noida, Uttar Pradesh. She performed 45 Kathak dance spins in 30 seconds, as confirmed on April 16, 2021.

Maximum rhymes recited in five minutes The record for reciting the maximum number of rhymes in five minutes was set by Sriansh Majumder (born on December 27, 2014) of Nadia, West Bengal. He recited 30 English rhymes in five minutes, at the age of 6 years, 3 months and 6 days, as confirmed on April 3, 2021.

Maximum Ganesha portraits drawn on a postcard with ‘1 Paisa’ coin

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The record for drawing the maximum number of Ganesha portraits on a postcard was set by Kumar Mahesh H M (born on October 31, 1986), Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. He drew unique 64 Ganesha portraits within the circles made with a ‘1 Paisa’ coin from 1964. He first drew the circles on the postcard and then drew the Ganeshas inside the circles in 19 minutes and 10 seconds, as confirmed on April 26, 2021.

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Biggest replica of India Gate using bamboo sticks The record for making the biggest replica of India Gate using bamboo sticks was set by Biju Deka (born on January 10, 2002) of Kamrup, Assam. He made the biggest replica measuring 42 cm in height, 24 cm in length and 15 cm in breadth, as confirmed on March 3, 2021.

Maximum Ironman Triathlons completed in a year The record for completing the maximum number of Ironman Triathlons in a year was set by Hardik Dayanand Patil (born on September 21, 1987) of Thane, Maharashtra.

He completed six full Ironman Triathlons in 2019 namely Cairns, Lake Placid, Copenhagen, Taiwan, Cozumel and Busselton, as confirmed on March 9, 2021.

Biggest Indian flag hoisted on Hatu Peak The record for hoisting the biggest Indian flag on Hatu Peak was set by Pardeep Kumar (born on June 12, 1992) of Jind, Haryana, along with two team members. The event was organised by the Indian Adventure Foundation. The team of three hoisted the 151-feet-long Indian flag on Hatu Peak, situated at an elevation of 3,400 m in Shimla on January 26, 2021, abiding by all national flag hoisting codes and procedures, as confirmed on May 12, 2021.

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Youngest to recite the entire periodic table The record for being the youngest to recite all the elements of the modern periodic table, along with their symbols and atomic numbers, was set by Ashmita V. M. (born on August 4, 2016) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. She recited the entire periodic table in 4 minutes and 30 seconds, at the age of 4 years, 8 months and 9 days, as confirmed on April 13, 2021.

Maximum basketball dribbling in one minute using both hands The record for dribbling the basketball the maximum number of times in one minute using both hands was set by Geet Vijay (born on March 7, 2016) of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. She dribbled two basketballs together using both hands for 220 times in one minute, at the age of 5 years, 1 month, and 16 days, as confirmed on April 23, 2021.

Artistic Handmade Chess Pieces Created Using M-Seal The record for creating artistic handmade Chess pieces using M-seal was set by Srujan S. Athreya (born on January 2, 2003) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. He crafted all the Chess pieces by moulding the M-seal paste into shapes (Bishop, Knight, Queen, King) using a knife, wooden block and brush sticks. The completed pieces were painted beautifully and placed on a cloth Chess board, as confirmed on May 14, 2021.

The record for depicting the names of the maximum number of countries on a glass bottle was set by Sandhra Santosh (born on December 11, 1997) of Kottayam, Kerala. She beautifully depicted the names of 195 countries horizontally and vertically on a single glass bottle, as confirmed on April 24, 2021.

The record for being the fastest to recite the names of all the districts of Tamil Nadu was set by A. A. P. Sai Mrityunjay (born on May 29, 2015) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He recited the names of 38 districts in 37.05 seconds at the age of 5 years, 10 months and 10 days, as confirmed on April 8, 2021.

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Maximum names of countries depicted on a glass bottle

Fastest to recite all districts of Tamil Nadu

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Maximum standing bicycle crunches in one minute The record for performing the maximum number of standing bicycle crunches was set by Nivetha Balaji (born on November 6, 1994) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She performed 118 standing bicycle crunches in one minute, as confirmed on April 12, 2021.

Youngest child to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro The record for being the youngest to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro was set by Virat Chandra Telukunta (born on October 9, 2013) of Hyderabad, Telangana. He, along with his father and guide, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,895 m high) located in Tanzania on March 6, 2021, at the age of 7 years, 4 months and 25 days, as confirmed on April 26, 2021.

Miniature portraits of all Indian Presidents on bottle caps The record for making miniature portraits of all the Indian Presidents on bottle caps was set by Akshaya Lal S. (born on June 6, 2000) of Alappuzha, Kerala. She made portraits of all 14 Indian Presidents on 14 bottle caps (measuring 2.8 cm in diameter), as confirmed on February 26, 2021.

Maximum interviews of celebrities conducted by an RJ

The record for conducting the maximum number of interviews of celebrities was set

by Animesh Sharma (born on May 29, 1983) of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. He conducted interviews of 6,450 celebrities from September 2004 to April 2021. He has been working as a Radio Jockey since the last 16 years (11 years for Red FM Kolkata; 5 years for Friends FM Kolkata). He has conducted interviews of actors, politicians, sportspersons and renowned personalities of India, as confirmed on May 1, 2021.

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Fastest to recite all Indian states

Maximum squats by a kid while doing single stick Silambam rotations The record for performing the maximum number of squats while doing single stick Silambam rotations was set by C. Akil Aryav (born on February 25, 2015) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He performed 99 squats in 2 minutes and 30 seconds while doing single stick Silambam rotations, at the age of 6 years, 1 month and 28 days, as confirmed on April 22, 2021.

The record for being the fastest to recite the names of all Indian states was set by Ishan Narayan (born on August 16, 2015) of Vennikulam, Kerala, He recited the names of 28 Indian states in just 11.60 seconds, at the age of 5 years, 8 months and 18 days, as confirmed on May 3, 2021.

Maximum portraits of Shambhuraj Shivajirao Desai made by an individual The record for making the maximum number of portraits of Shambhuraj Shivajirao Desai was set by Dr. Sandip Gayabai Rajaram Dakave (born on January 9, 1984) of Satara, Maharashtra. He beautifully sketched 54 portraits of Maharashtra Home Minister Shambhuraj Shivajirao Desai on 54 A4 size sheets, as confirmed on April 15, 2021.

Maximum species of dinosaurs identified in one minute

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The record for identifying the maximum number of species of dinosaurs in one minute was set by Serah Maria Charit (born on April 14, 2015) of Wayanad, Kerala (currently residing in Dubai). She identified the pictures of 59 species of dinosaurs with their correct names in one minute, at the age of 5 years, 10 months and 29 days, as confirmed on March 13, 2021.

Maximum species of dinosaurs identified by their skeletons The record for identifying the maximum number of species of dinosaurs by their skeletons was set by Serah Maria Charit (born on April 14, 2015) of Wayanad, Kerala (currently residing in Dubai). She identified 77 skeletons of dinosaurs in 2 minutes, 20 seconds and 68 milliseconds, at the age of 5 years, 11 months and 13 days, as confirmed on March 27, 2021.

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Maximum Padmasanas performed with hands on head in one minute The record for performing the maximum number of Padmasanas with hands on head in one minute was set by Poonam Rani (born on January 17, 2000) of Sirsa, Haryana. She performed the Padamasana for 34 times in one minute while keeping her hands folded overhead, as confirmed on April 27, 2021.

Maximum portraits of Prime Ministers made using string art The record for making the maximum number of portraits of Prime Ministers using string art was set by Mohammed Farhan (born on September 3, 2007) of Kottayam, Kerala. He made 15 portraits of Indian Prime Ministers on A4 size sheets using string art, as confirmed on April 10, 2021.

Biggest realistic ballpoint pen painting of Golden Temple The record for making the biggest realistic ballpoint pen painting of Golden Temple was set by Surinder Singh (born on December 18, 1995) of Sangrur, Punjab. He made a realistic painting of the Golden Temple on a sheet of chart paper (measuring 71 cm x 56 cm) with ballpoint pens, as confirmed on April 22, 2021.

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Maximum objects made using paper quilling art The record for making the maximum number of objects using paper quilling art was set by Selviedison (born on June 11, 1985) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She made 815 objects of different items including fruits, vegetables, desserts, bakery products, vehicles, cartoon characters and flowers using paper quilling art, as confirmed on April 22, 2021

Maximum multiplication sums solved in one minute using abacus technique The record for solving the maximum number of multiplication sums in one minute using abacus technique was set by Krishna Vatnani (born on January 10, 2012) of Vadodara, Gujarat. He mentally solved 35 multiplication sums (two-digits multiplied by one-digit) in one minute using abacus method, at the young age of 9 years and 29 days, as confirmed on February 8, 2021.

Youngest to recite all shlokas of 3rd chapter of Bhagavad Gita

The record for being in the Ustrasana (kneeling backbending pose) for the longest duration was set by Natali Agarwal (born on May 25, 2013) of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

She held herself in the Ustrasana yoga pose for 5 minutes and 18 seconds, at the age of 7 years, 11 months and 2 days, as confirmed on April 27, 2021.

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Longest duration to hold Ustrasana yoga pose

The record for being the youngest to recite all shlokas of the 3rd chapter of the Bhagavad Gita was set by Sreenandana S J (born on September 14, 2013) of Idukki, Kerala. She recited all the 43 shlokas of the 3rd chapter ‘Karma Yoga’ of the Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit language in a time period of 3 minutes and 44 seconds, at the young age of 7 years, 7 months and 12 days, as confirmed on April 26, 2021.

Maximum tables recited blindfolded by a kid in one minute The record for reciting the maximum number of tables in one minute while being blindfolded was set by Aayush Krishnanivas Supal (born on July 31, 2015) of Wayanad, Kerala (currently residing in Dubai, UAE). He recited multiplication tables from 1 to 13 in one minute (while being blindfolded), at the age of 5 years, 8 months and 5 days, as confirmed on April 5, 2021.

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Paddy planting with Karagam dance

The record for planting paddy while performing Karagam dance was set by Krishnaveni P. (born on May 29, 2005) of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. On January 20, 2021, she planted paddy in a water-filled farm and performed Karagam dance, while balancing three pots on her head. Being hearing-impaired, she did this activity for one hour, at the young age of 15 years, 7 months and 22 days, as confirmed on January 29, 2021.

Maximum birds identified by their pictures in one minute The record for identifying the maximum number of birds by looking at their pictures in one minute was set by Vivan Dutta (born on June 13, 2015) of Pune, Maharashtra. He identified the names of 66 birds by looking at their pictures in one minute, at the age of 5 years and 10 months, as confirmed on April 24, 2021.

Maximum CDs flipped and caught in one minute The record for flipping and catching the maximum number of CDs in one minute was set by Dhruv P Wari (born on July 19, 2008) of Mysuru, Karnataka. He flipped 71 CDs, out of which he caught 68 CDs in one minute, at the age of 12 years, 6 months and 11 days, as confirmed on January 30, 2021.

Longest chain made from a single bath soap

The record for sculpting the longest chain from a single bath soap was set by Biju CG (born on November 28, 1979) of Trivandrum, Kerala. He carved out the 23 cm long flexible chain with twelve interlocked rings within two hours using a single pottery tool, as confirmed on April 20, 2021.

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Fastest to recite the capitals of Indian states and union territories by a toddler The record for being the fastest to recite the capitals of Indian states and union territories was set by S. Joshni (born on August 25, 2018) of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. She recited the capitals of all the 28 Indian states and 9 union territories in just 43 seconds, at the age of 2 years, 8 months and 1 day, as confirmed on April 26, 2021.

The record for being a junior astronomer was set by Begari Teja (born on September 9, 2009) of Hyderabad, Telangana. He achieved many certificates from reputed institutions including NASA for his contribution to observations of nearEarth objects and Main Belt asteroids by participating in the analysis of images from PanStars. He also appointed as an ambassador for International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition-2021 & got Space Magica Membership Passport with the validity till December 2022, as confirmed on March 2, 2021.

Car Encyclopedic child The record for being the car encyclopedic kid was set by Santhosh Kanna (born on November 24, 2012) of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. He identified the names of 98 cars brands and body types (SUV, MUV, Sedan, Hatchback, truck and minivan) also the difference in fuel types, transmission types, car wheel driving type, Indian 5-star rating cars and new cars in 2021, at the age of 8 years, 3 months and 7 days, as confirmed on March 1, 2021.

Longest duration of backward bending of all fingers of both hands The record for performing the backward bending of all fingers of both hands for the longest duration was set by Somu Sunil Kumar (born on August 2,1996) of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. One by one, he bent all the eight fingers backwards (excluding thumb fingers of both hands) and held each one for 50 seconds in the bent position, as confirmed on April 19, 2021.

Maximum blood donations by an individual The record for donating blood for the maximum number of times was set

by Vishwesh Sadashiv Lele (born on May 30, 1958) of Mumbai, Maharashtra.

He has voluntarily donated blood 174 times from August 1976 to December 2020. He is a regular voluntary blood donor and has been donating blood regularly since the last 45 years, as confirmed on April 7, 2020.

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Fastest recitation of Athichudi in Tamil

The record for being the fastest to recite Athichudi in Tamil was set by N. Nahul (born on February 20, 2017) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He recalled all 109 Athichudi in Tamil (line includes insightful quotes expressed in simple words; includes good habits, discipline and doing good deeds) in 1 minute and 20 seconds, at the age of 4 years, 2 months and 9 days, as confirmed on April 29, 2021.

Maximum squares recited in 30 seconds The record for reciting the squares of the maximum numbers in 30 seconds was set by Akshara Sridhar (born on December 29, 2012) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu (residing in Warrington, UK).

She recited the squares of numbers from 1 to 35 in 30 seconds, at the age of 8 years, 2 months and 27 days, as confirmed on March 25, 2021.

Biggest Cloth Painting of A Jackfruit Tree Using Acrylic Colours The record for making the biggest cloth painting of a Jackfruit tree using acrylic colours was set by Vinil K. P. (born on July 6, 1995) of Kannur, Kerala. On a cloth, measuring 120.8 inches (10.07 feet) in length and 70.4 inches (5.87 feet) in width, he painted a beautiful and tall Jackfruit tree loaded with green leaves and fruits using acrylic colours, as confirmed on May 21, 2021.

Fastest Arrangement of Chess Pieces by a Child The record for being the fastest to arrange the Chess pieces on a Chess board was set by S. Yunela (born on May 25, 2013) of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. She arranged the Chess pieces on a Chess board in 17.89 seconds, at the age of 8 years and 1 day, as confirmed on May 26, 2021.

Largest ‘Best Out of Waste’ Lord Ganesha Idol Created by an Individual The record for creating the largest ‘best out of waste’ Lord Ganesha idol was set by G. Harish (born on November 27, 2004) of Thrissur, Kerala. He made a Lord Ganesha idol (measuring 17 inches in height and 9.8 inches in width) using waste newspaper, cardboard, fevicol and water-based paint.

He started making these idols in 2018 and has made 18-20 idols till date. The idols are also bought by local people during the Ganesha Chaturthi festival, as confirmed on May 17, 2021.

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Maximum number of chemical structures drawn on painted glass bottles The record for drawing the maximum number of chemical structures on painted glass bottles was set by Krishnapriya L. (born on June 2, 1995) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She painted two glass bottles and then drew 58 chemical structures of medicines, along with their common and scientific names, including Codeine, Irinotecan, Quinine and Andrographolide in 1 hour and 30 minutes, as confirmed on March 17, 2021.

Most flexible feet The record for possessing the most flexible feet was set by Prabudh Joshi (born on August 4, 2008) of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. He has the ability to turn his feet from 0 to 225 degrees (from front to back) one by one, as confirmed on April 12, 2021.

Maximum rhymes played on a keyboard by a kid

Fastest to recite names of all the constellations blindfolded The record for reciting the names of all the constellations blindfolded was set by Arnesh V. (born on September 24, 2013) of Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. He recited the names of all the 88 constellations in 34 seconds and 79 milliseconds, at the age of 7 years, 6 months and 30 days, as confirmed on April 23, 2021.

Maximum shlokas written on bay leaves The record for writing the maximum number of shlokas on bay leaves was set by Bitupan Dutta (born on October 9, 2000) of Sibsagar, Assam. He wrote 30 Gita shlokas on 30 bay leaves in 16 minutes and 43 seconds, as confirmed on April 6, 2021.

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The record for playing the maximum number of rhymes on a keyboard was set by Pratham Ankitkumar Bhatt (born on August 8, 2016) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He played 28 English rhymes, along with one Bollywood song, 2 patriotic songs and the Gayatri Mantra on a keyboard in 16 minutes and 40 seconds, at the age of 4 years, 8 months and 13 days, as confirmed on April 24, 2021.

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Maximum single leg football juggles performed in one minute The record for performing the maximum number of single leg football juggles in one minute was set by R.G. Srinivas (born on July 16, 2005) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He performed 210 football juggles with his right leg in one minute, as confirmed on March 30, 2021.

First Down Syndrome actor to play lead role in a commercial movie The record for being the first Down Syndrome actor to play the lead role in a commercial movie was set

by Gopikrishnan K. Varma (born on July 14, 1998) of Kozhikode, Kerala. He played the lead role in the Malayalam commercial film ‘Thirike’. The film was released on February 26, 2021 on a regional OTT platform called NeeStream, as confirmed on March 27, 2021.

Largest Elephant Statue Made by an Individual The record for making the largest statue of an elephant was set by Sreedharan Dhamodaran (born on May 14, 1965) of Calicut, Kerala. He made the elephant statue with cement, measuring 139 inches (11.5833 ft) in height from head to foot and 143 inches (11.9167 ft) in length from tusk to tail, as confirmed on May 17, 2021.

Distinctive crematorium

The record for making a distinctive crematorium was set by Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta (born on June 30, 1958) of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. He is operating and maintaining a crematorium named Lions Muktidham in Porsa. This beautiful crematorium has a fountain, park for elderly people and a children park, various fruit trees, herb plants and an idol of Lord Shiva. There are two beautiful gardens- one has a big Trishul and the other has a big Aum in the centre, as confirmed on April 8, 2021.

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Youngest female to achieve LTCL in music performance The record for being youngest female to achieve LTCL (Licentiate of Trinity College London) in music performance was set by Sara Kothari (born on August 24, 2005) of Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. LTCL Instrumental/Vocal Teaching is a diploma is equivalent to completion of the final year of a full-time undergraduate course at a higher education institution. She achieved LTCL on February 15, 2021 at the age of 15 years, 5 months and 22 days, as confirmed on April 6, 2021.

Maximum portraits painted with a single hair strand The record for painting the maximum number of portraits with a single hair strand was set by Hari Murali (born on July 2, 2000) of Ernakulum, Kerala. He painted eight famous personalities including Mahatma

Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Kamal Hasan, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Charlie Chaplin and Virat Kohli, as confirmed on March 17, 2021.

Youngest to type Z to A on a laptop The record for being the youngest to type alphabet in reverse order from Z to A on a laptop was set by Krishaang Shankar (born on March 15, 2018) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

He typed the complete English alphabet in reverse order on a laptop in just 47 seconds, at the age of 2 years, 11 months and 25 days, as confirmed on March 9, 2021.

Youngest polyglot

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The record for being the youngest polyglot was set by Shivanshika Harish Raghuwanshi (born on February 14, 2018) of Pune, Maharashtra, (currently residing in Doha, Qatar). She can introduce herself in thirty different languages (ten national and 20 international) at the age of 3 years, 1 month and 4 days, as confirmed on March 18, 2021.

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Records National animals of maximum countries recited The record for reciting the national animals of the maximum number of countries was set by Mada Nigamateja Samridh (born on May 7, 2012) of Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He recited the national animals of 176 countries in 7 minutes and 6 seconds by just looking at the physical map of the world, at the age of 8 years, 10 months and 8 days, as confirmed on March 15, 2021.

Maximum logos of vehicles identified by a kid The record for identifying the maximum number of national and international logos of vehicles was set by S. Krish (born on July 14, 2015) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He identified 161 national and international logos (in alphabetical order) of two, three and four-wheeler vehicles in 5 minutes and 20 seconds, at the age of 5 years, 9 months and 2 days, as confirmed on April 16, 2021.

Youngest to cover 100 km by bicycle on Republic Day The record for being the youngest to cover 100 km by bicycle on Republic Day was set by Siddhesh Sachin Niphadkar (born on March 4, 2008) of Pune, Maharashtra. He covered the 100 km journey by a non-gear bicycle in 6 hours, 17 minutes and 22 seconds from Nigdi-Theur-Nigdi Maharashtra on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, at the age of 12 years, 10 months and 22 days, as confirmed on February 22, 2021.

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Maximum distance walked as a daily routine exercise The record for walking the maximum distance in a year as a daily routine exercise was set by Inderjeet Singh Bist (born on July 27, 1957) of Noida, Uttar Pradesh. He walked a distance of 3,738 km from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 with 366 walking days and a walking time of 811 hours, 35 minutes and 20 seconds, as confirmed on February 10, 2021.

Maximum videos of national interest posted on YouTube in one day The record for posting the maximum number of videos of national interest on YouTube channel in one day was set by Om Kumar (born on September 08, 2008) of New Delhi. To mark the celebration of 75 years of Independence, he posted 75 informative videos in Hindi on March 21, 2021 with the hashtag ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ including topics on Forts of India, Jan Dhan Yojna, Swachh Bharat Mission and PM Suraksha Bima Yojna, as confirmed on March 23, 2021

Maximum car models identified by a kid

The record for identifying the maximum number of car models was set by Dharvin Nath K. (born on July 20, 2014) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He identified and recalled the names of 100 national and international car models in 1 minute and 16 seconds, at the young age of 6 years, 6 months and 30 days, as confirmed on February 19, 2021.

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Fastest to recite Brihaspati Samvatsara Chakra

The record for being the fastest to recite Brihaspati Samvatsara Chakra was set by Ninaad A.Gupta (born on September 10, 2017) of Davanagere, Karnataka. He recited the names of all the 60 Samvatsaras in just 1 minute and 2 seconds, at the age of 3 years, 7 months and 16 days, as confirmed on April 24, 2021.

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Fastest couple to cover all Indian States Capitals and six Union Territories Dummy thermal power plant created on two bottles The record for creating a dummy thermal power plant on two bottles was set by Vinay Ganesh (born on September 9, 1988) of Ernakulam, Kerala. He created a complete setup of a thermal power plant on two glass bottles using scrap material. He made all the parts of a standard thermal power plant including cooling towers, diesel distributor, condense pump, transformer, boiler and fuel pump, as confirmed on May 12, 2021.

The record for being the fastest couple to cover all Indian States Capitals and Union Territories was set by Sameera (born on December 13, 1987) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, along with her husband. They started their journey from Bengaluru, Karnataka on November 28, 2020 covering all Indian States and six Union Territories and completed at Bengaluru, Karnataka, on December 22, 2020. They covered 16,325 Km in 24 days and 9 hours, on their two KTM DUKE 390 Motorcycles, as confirmed on March 3, 2021.

Longest duration of backward bending of thumb finger The record for performing the backward bending of the thumb finger for the longest duration was set by Aradhya A. Rai (born on February 2, 2014) of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. She held her thumb bending it backward for 12 minutes and 3 seconds, at the young age of 7 years and 8 days, as confirmed on February 10, 2021.

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Maximum questions answered on the Solar System

Largest Indian national emblem drawn on banana leaf The record for drawing the largest Indian national emblem on banana leaf was set by Hariraj Ravichandran (born on June 27, 2005) of Arasarkulam, Tamil Nadu. He drew the Indian national emblem on a banana leaf (measuring 82 cm x 34 cm) with black, blue and white poster colours, as confirmed on April 16, 2021.

The record for answering the maximum number of questions on the Solar System was set by Sreenand P. Arun (born on April 7, 2015) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. He rapidly answered 75 General Knowledge questions on the Solar System in just 3 minutes, 2 seconds and 85 milliseconds, at the age of 6 years and 13 days, as confirmed on April 20, 2021.

Fastest to recall 100 digits of Pi value by a kid The record for being the fastest to recall 100 digits of Pi value was set by Savya Dakhera (born on October 13, 2014) of Bhilwara, Rajasthan (Currently residing in Dubai). He recalled 100 digits of Pi value in 15 seconds and 31 milliseconds, at the age of 6 years, 5 months and 23 days, as confirmed on April 5, 2021.

Fastest to solve a Soma cube blindfolded

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Fastest to recall Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu while hula hooping

The record for being the fastest to solve a Soma cube while being blindfolded was set by Thanya J. Kishore (born on April 17, 2015) of Hosur, Tamil Nadu. She solved the Soma cube (in just 20 seconds and 36 milliseconds), at the age of 5 years, 11 months and 10 days, as confirmed on March 27, 2021.

The record for recalling the maximum number of Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu while hula hooping was set by Shriya S. (born on October 27, 2010) of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She recalled the names and places of all 108 Divya Desams (Vishnu temples) while hula hooping for 4 minutes and 23 seconds, at the age of 10 years, 4 months and 14 days, as confirmed of March 10, 2021.

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Maximum decline push-ups in one minute The record for performing the maximum number of decline push-ups in one minute was set by Sanin Das (born on March 9, 2002) of Thrissur, Kerala. He performed 89 decline push-ups in one minute, as confirmed on April 30, 2021.

Maximum movie names used for typographic portrait of an Indian actor The record for making the portrait of an Indian actor using the maximum number of names of movies was set

by Sooraj Santhosh (born on March 15, 2001) of Kottayam, Kerala. He drew the portrait of famous South Indian actor Mohanlal Viswanathan from the movie Devasuram and depicted the character of Mangalassery Neelakandan using 346 names of movies, as confirmed on April 9, 2021.

Maximum virtual interviews on Instagram live The record for holding the maximum number of virtual interviews on Instagram live was set by Kishore. S (born on May 14, 2001) of Erode, Tamil Nadu. He held 61 interviews of celebrities, influencers and journalists within 85 days (May 5, 2020 to July 29, 2020) on his Instagram digital creator account “VJ_KISHORE” show named “Insta happy hours with celebrity”, as confirmed on February 22, 2021.

Youngest to solve a snake cube The record for solving a snake cube was set by Nivaan Agrawal (born on February 13, 2015) of Faridabad, Haryana.

He solved a snake cube in just 7 seconds and 90 milliseconds, at the young age of 5 years, 11 months and 29 days, as confirmed on February 11, 2021.

Maximum Portraits of Women Freedom Fighters Carved on Leaves The record for carving out the maximum number of portraits of women freedom fighters on leaves was set by Sayana Das (born on December 15, 1999) of Malappuram, Kerala. She beautifully carved out the portraits of ten women freedom fighters including Rani Laxmi Bai, Aruna Asaf Ali and Sarojini Naidu on ten Jackfruit leaves, as confirmed on May 20, 2021.

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Biggest Portrait of Chief Minister of Karnataka Painted on a Newspaper Collage The record for painting the biggest portrait of the Chief minister of Karnataka on a newspaper collage was set by Vignesh Kumar K. (born on March 21, 2002) of Kanthamangala, Karnataka. He made the biggest portrait measuring 113 cm x 137 cm (3.71 ft x 4.49 ft) of Karnataka CM, B. S. Yediyurappa, in 2 hours and 55 minutes on a canvas made up of sheets of newspaper using paints and brushes, as confirmed on May 21, 2021.

Maximum Karate kicks with one leg in 30 seconds The record for performing the maximum number of Karate kicks with one leg in 30 seconds was set by Saptaporni Chakraborty (February 1, 1991) of Alipurduar, West Bengal. She balanced herself on her left foot only and performed 91 non-stop Mawashi Geri (Roundhouse Kicks) in 30 seconds, as confirmed on May 5, 2021.

Youngest to memorise a deck of playing cards The record for being the youngest to memorise a deck of playing cards was set by Shivansh Neha Pratap Gujar (born on January 21, 2015) of Pune, Maharashtra. He memorized and recalled a complete deck of 52 playing cards in random order in just 3 minutes and 30 seconds, at the age of 6 years, 3 months and 18 days, as confirmed on May 8, 2021.

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The record for identifying the maximum number of mobile brands by their official ringtones was set by Asher Nithin Thomas Kurakar (born on July 2, 2016) of Kollam, Kerala. He identified 35 mobile brands including Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia, Oppo, Blackberry, Apple, Lava and HTC by listening to their official ringtones in 2 minutes and 32 seconds, at the age of 4 years, 8 months and 30 days, as confirmed on April 5, 2021.

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Maximum images of elephant drawn on single A-3 sheet The record for drawing the maximum number of images of an elephant on a single A-3 sheet was set by Kalesh Ponnappan (born on August 23, 1983) of Alappuzha, Kerala.

He drew 303 images of an elephant on a single A-3 size sheet using black colour ballpoint pen and brush pens, as confirmed on May 5, 2021.

Biggest Portrait of Theyyam made using Coffee Powder The record for making the biggest portrait of Theyyam (a popular ritual form of dance worship in Kerala and Karnataka) using coffee powder was set by Vismaya Chandran (born on August 18, 1997) of Ernakulam, Kerala. She made a painting of Theyyam (measuring 73.07 inches x 52.95 inches) using coffee powder on canvas, as confirmed on May 15, 2021.

Fastest kid to write English alphabet in lowercase in mirror writing The record for being the fastest kid to write the English alphabet in lowercase in mirror writing was set by Batthula Rithvin (born on January 13, 2014) of Peddapalli,Telangana.

He wrote the entire English alphabet in lower case in mirror writing on one A4 size sheet in 36 seconds and 88 milliseconds, at the age of 7 years, 2 months and 28 days, as confirmed on April 17, 2021.

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Maximum tweets posted by an individual in a single day The record for posting the maximum number of tweets on Twitter Online Message Service in a single day was set

by Dipesh Kumar (born on January 15, 1997) of Fatehabad, Haryana. He tweeted 697 times on February 8, 2021, as confirmed on February 11, 2021.

Fastest Reassembly of Miniature Toy Bike The record for the fastest reassembly of a miniature toy bike was set by Alan Mathew Thomas (born on October 14, 2000) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. With the help of a screwdriver and nuts, he properly reassembled the different parts of a miniature toy bike in 2 minutes and 30 seconds, as confirmed on May 13, 2021.

Maximum Rubik’s Cubes solved while recalling countries and capitals The record for solving the maximum number of Rubik’s Cubes while recalling the countries and their capitals was set by Devisetty Jaswin (born on August 27, 2015) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. He solved ten Rubik’s Cubes including Mirror cube, Skewb and Pyraminx while recalling 41 countries and their capitals by identifying their flags in just 4 minutes and 18 seconds, at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days, as confirmed on April 17, 2021.

Passionate Thai flute beat boxer The record for being a passionate Thai flute beat boxer was set by Hari Haran (born on October 23, 1997) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. He gave a fantastic beatboxing performance using Thai flute at the age of 23 years and 3 months, as confirmed on February 15, 2021.

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Maximum back plank recline crunches in one minute

The record for performing the maximum number of back plank recline crunches (Niralamba Purna Chakrasana) in one minute was set by Vikruti (born on June 20, 2009) of Gurugram, Haryana. She performed 18 back plank recline crunches in one minute, as confirmed on April 27, 2021.

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Records Maximum yoga postures Largest dot art on canvas depicted through quilling art The record for making the largest dot art on canvas was set The record for depicting the maximum number of yoga postures through quilling art was set by Harishmitha C.B. (born on January 27, 2002) of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. She depicted 13 yoga postures of Surya Namaskar through her quilled 3D dolls, at the age of 19 years, 3 months and 16 days, as confirmed on May 12, 2021.

by Sreelakshmi K.K. (born on November 8, 2002) of Kozhikode, Kerala. She made a design using dots of various sizes and series on the canvas (measuring 130 inches in length and 100 inches in breadth) using pencil, compass, ruler, colours and bud (instead of painting brush). She has made ten drawings on a single sheet, as confirmed on March 22, 2021.

Youngest to recall national animals, fruits and capitals of countries by flags The record for being the youngest to recall national animals, fruits and capitals of all countries by looking at their flags was set by Ranveer Agrawal (born on April 11, 2015) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He identified the flags of 195 (UN recognised) countries and recited their capitals, national animals and fruits respectively, at the age of 5 years, 10 months and 1 day, as confirmed on February 12, 2021.

Fastest to recite the names of all launched Indian satellites with their applications The record for being the fastest to recite the names of all the launched Indian satellites with their applications was set by J. Arudhra (born on February 1, 2016) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She recited the names of 111 launched Indian satellites (starting from Aryabhata launched in April 1975 to CMS-01 launched in December 2020) with their applications in 1 minute and 54 seconds, as confirmed on March 17, 2021.

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Maximum shlokas recited in one minute by a kid The record for reciting the maximum number of shlokas in one minute was set by Mansi Pandey (born on May 25, 2015) of Noida, U.P. She recited thirteen Sanskrit shlokas in one minute, at the age of 5 years, 10 months and 29 days, as confirmed on April 26, 2021.

Fastest to type English alphabet while performing Nunchuk strikes

Maximum pencil portraits of freedom fighters made by an individual The record for making the maximum number of pencil portraits of freedom fighters was set by Athira Anilkumar (born on January 4, 2001) of Kannur, Kerala. She made 30 portraits of Indian freedom fighters including Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Bhagat Singh, B R Ambedkar and others on 30 A4 size sheets using only a pencil, as confirmed on May 3, 2021.

The record for being the fastest to type the English alphabet while performing Nunchuk strikes was set by Athul P.R (born on June, 15, 1999) of Thrissur, Kerala. He typed the English alphabet from A to Z with his right hand in 11.995 seconds while simultaneously performing Nunchuk strikes with his left hand, as confirmed on May 1, 2021.

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Smallest hut created using pencil pieces and shavings The record for creating the smallest hut using pencil pieces and shavings was set by Ruma Shaw (born on May 3, 2003) of Howrah, West Bengal. She created a hut along with a tree using pencil pieces and shavings of colour pencils and wax crayons. The hut measures 2.7 inches x 3 inches and the completed area measures 4.72 inches x 6.69 inches, as confirmed on May 3, 2021.

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Largest portrait of an Indian actor using Mahogany leaves

Maximum young ones of animals recalled by a kid The record for recalling the names of the maximum number of young ones of animals was set by Sathvik Sreekumar Chunkapalli (born on July 8, 2017) of Kozhikode, Kerala (currently residing in Oman). He identified and recalled the names of 110 animals and their young ones in 4 minutes and 10 seconds, at the young age of 3 years, 7 months and 5 days, as confirmed on February 13, 2021.

The record for making the largest portrait of an Indian actor using Mahogany leaves was set by Ananthu Shajan (born on April 20, 1999) of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. He pasted 12 chart papers on a wall and using pencil, drew the outline of Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi (measuring 2.14 m x 2.21 m) and then pasted the Mahogany leaves (Swietenia macrophylla). He completed the art in 3 hours and 59 minutes, as confirmed on May 3, 2021.

Amazing Dragon Wall Art The record for making an amazing dragon wall art was set by Rutba Showkat (born on February 2, 2007) of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. She made an amazing dragon wall art (measuring 79 inches x 57 inches) using black ink, paint brushes and a marker, as confirmed on May 17, 2021.

Smallest clock tower carved on chalk The record for carving out the smallest clock tower on chalk was set by Mohit Khambra (born on March 15, 1994) of Alwar, Rajasthan. He carved out the clock tower of Alwar on chalk (measuring 4 cm x 1.6 cm) with a detailing knife and paint brush, as confirmed on February 12, 2021.

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Maximum words sung in a rap song in one minute The record for singing the maximum number of words in a rap song in one minute was set by Hardik (born on October 21, 2000) of Delhi. He sang 462 words in one minute, as confirmed on February 13, 2021.

Maximum hand embroidered monograms The record for making the maximum number of hand embroidered monograms was set by Niveditha S. Nair (born on August 23, 2001) of Palakkad, Kerala. She made hand embroidered monograms of 26 letters from A -Z on cloth using needle and coloured threads, as confirmed on April 29, 2021.

Youngest to recite Tamil years

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The record for being the youngest to recite Tamil years was set

by Shreya Ganesh Kumar (born on March 15, 2017) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She recited all the 60 Tamil years in 31 seconds, at the age of 4 years, 1 month and 24 days, as confirmed on May 8, 2021.

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Shortest man Records

The record for being the shortest man was set by Anbu S. (born on May 26, 1973) of Kolar, Karnataka. He is 2.95 ft (90 cm) tall, as confirmed on April 9, 2021.

Smallest wooden spoon The record for making the smallest wooden spoon was set by Donthamsetti Bala Nageswara Rao (born on May 31, 1976) of Mandapeta, Andhra Pradesh. He made the smallest wooden spoon of length 3.09 mm, bowl length 1.19 mm, bowl width 0.65 mm, outer bowl height 0.05 mm, inner bowl depth 0.20 mm, as confirmed on February 1, 2021.

Youngest to Perform Bharatanatyam with Hula Hoop The record for being the youngest to perform Bharatanatyam with hula hoop was set by Advaita Garg (born on March 17, 2012) of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. She beautifully performed Bharatanatyam with hula hoop for 1 minute and 56 seconds, at the age of 9 years, 2 months and 2 days, as confirmed on May 19, 2021.

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Youngest dual-instrumentalist The record for being the youngest dual instrumentalist was set by Zanea Amin Ali (born on March 3, 2007) of Hyderabad, Telangana. She completed her Grade 8, Level 3 certificate in electronic Keyboard from Trinity College London in February 2019 and Grade 8, Level 3 certificate in Piano from Rock School on January 12, 2021 at the young age of 13 years, 10 months and 9 days. She played 24 different types of genres on Piano and Keyboard, as confirmed on February 20, 2021.

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The record for making the maximum number of portraits with tea powder was set by Fathima Fidha.K. (born on January 27, 2002) of Kozhikode, Kerala. She made the portraits of 29 former Indian Prime Ministers and Presidents including Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Pratibha Patil, Dr. Zakir Husain, Ram Nath Kovind, Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Bahadur Shastri on A4 size sheets (measuring 210 mm x 297mm) using brush, pencil and tea powder, as confirmed on May 19, 2021.

Youngest weapon instructor The record for being the youngest weapon instructor was set by Vivek Kumar (born on December 4, 1990) of Chhapra, Bihar (currently residing in Italy).

He is a certified weapon instructor and was conferred the National Diploma by MSP Italia- A functional sports body of CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee), Government of Italy, on October 17, 2020, at the age of 29 years, 10 months, and 13 days, as confirmed on April 3, 2021.

Maximum space-related questions answered in one minute The record for answering the maximum number of space-related questions in one minute was set

by Subhaan Mohamed Bin Siyad (born on May 16, 2014) of Kozhikode, Kerala. He answered 33 spacerelated questions in one minute, at the age of 6 years and 11 months, as confirmed on April 16, 2021.

Typography portraits of all ISRO Chairmen The record for making typography portraits of all ISRO Chairmen was set by Asna K. Hassan (born on November 23, 2003) of Wayanad, Kerala. She made portraits of all the ten ISRO Chairpersons from 1963 to 2021 on A4 sheet with a black pen, at the age of 17 years, 2 months and 24 days, as confirmed on February 16, 2021.

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Fastest to recite Mahishasura Mardini Stotram The record for being the fastest to recite the Mahishasura Mardini Stotram was set by Kanishka Choudhary (born on November 9, 2011) of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. She confidently and clearly recited all the 21 stanzas of the divine poem in 5 minutes and 3 seconds, at the age of 9 years, 5 months and 21 days, as confirmed on April 30, 2021.

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Maximum Number of Tennis Ball Bounces on a Cricket Bat The record for performing the maximum number of tennis ball bounces on a cricket bat was set by Vansh Vardhan Singh (born on July 29, 2010) of Kota Rajasthan. He performed 1,006 bounces of a tennis ball on a crickrt bat in 7 minutes and 56 seconds, at the age of 10 years, 9 months and 14 days, as confirmed on May 13, 2021.

Names of all continents carved on a single pencil lead

Maximum tiles broken by a kid in one minute The record for breaking the maximum number of tiles was set

by Kabir Hitesh Suchak (born on May 13, 2013) of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. He broke 50 tiles in one minute at the age of 7 years, 11 months and 22 days, as confirmed on May 4, 2021.

The record for carving out the names of all the continents on a single pencil lead was set by Kakumani Mukesh (born on May 10, 2003) of Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh.

He carved out the names of all seven continents namely Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, North America and South America on a single pencil lead, as confirmed on March 9, 2021.

Maximum prestigious national awards carved in dual languages on pencil leads The record for carving out the maximum number of prestigious national awards in dual languages on pencil leads was set by Lijeesh K. (born on January 12, 1995) of Palakkad, Kerala. He carved out the names of ten prestigious national awards including Bharat Ratna, Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Jnanpith Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Padma Vibhushan (both in Hindi and English language) on 20 different pencil leads, as confirmed on May 4, 2021.

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Maximum Gods and Goddesses identified by a kid in one minute The record for identifying the maximum number of Gods and Goddesses (41) by a kid in one minute was set by Chandolu Aadhya (born on June 29, 2018) of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, at the age of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, as confirmed on April 22, 2021.

Distinctive shadow portrait of Mahatma Gandhi

Maximum Monuments Drawn Using Leaf Cutting Art

The record for drawing a distinctive shadow portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was set by Meera P. Nandagopal (born on September 13, 2006) of Thrissur, Kerala. She made a beautiful shadow portrait of Mahatma Gandhi measuring 14.5 cm in length and 12 cm in width, as confirmed on May 6, 2021.

The record for drawing the maximum number of monuments using leaf cutting art was set by Bharat Jeet Mahato (born on November 28, 1997) of Kharsawan, Jharkhand. He carved out the pictures of 12 famous monuments of India on 12 different leaves, as confirmed on May 20, 2021.

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Maximum short films starting with same letter made by an individual The record for making the maximum number of short films starting with the same letter by an individual was set by Krushna Chandra Sahu (born on March 16, 1992) of Makarajhola, Odisha. He has made 6 short films in Odiya starting with the letter ‘A’ from April 2018 to December 2020. The films named ‘Antaswar, Asabarna, Abhilasha, Abhipsa, Anuraga and Ananya’ convey social awareness messages and have won accolades at various local and national film festivals, as confirmed on April 21, 2021.

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Maximum backward cycling rounds performed by a child Smallest dream catcher The record for making the smallest dream catcher (sacred hoop with ring diameter 0.2 cm) was set by Devika K. (born on August 27, 2004) of Kannur, Kerala. She made the dream catcher using thread, ring with copper wire, beads and feather, as confirmed on May 4, 2021.

The record for performing the maximum number of backward cycling rounds was set by Mahijith Kadungath Biju (born on September 23, 2009) of Palakkad, Kerala. He sat opposite the seat and rode the bicycle backwards balancing through foot pedals. He completed six rounds on a single stretch (in elliptical route approximately 500 metres) in 3 minutes and 9 seconds, at the age of 11 years, 7 months and 17 days, as confirmed on May 10, 2021.

Maximum floors climbed by an individual The record for climbing the maximum number of floors was set by Arun Ravindranath Nayak (born on November 4, 1976) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He climbed 2,963 floors of his building in 21 hours, 34 minutes and 58 seconds. He started his journey at 4:59 pm on January 9, 2021, as confirmed on May 3, 2021.

Maximum one hand push-ups in one minute

The record for performing the maximum number of one hand push- ups in one minute was set by Atish Mohapatra (born on June 1, 1992) of Rourkela, Odisha. He performed 35 one hand push-ups in one minute, as confirmed on April 20, 2021.

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Smallest car carved on a pencil lead The record for carving out the smallest car on a pencil lead was set by Priyadarshini Swain (born on November 21, 2001) of Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. She carved out the graphite lead of a pencil in the shape of a car with moving wheels (measuring 4 mm in length), as confirmed on March 30, 2021.

Maximum tweets posted by an individual in a single day The record for posting the maximum number of tweets on Twitter Online Message Service in a single day was set by Gurkirtan Kaur (born on October 7, 1996) of Patiala, Punjab.

She tweeted 2,440 times on March 10, 2021, as confirmed on March 12, 2021.

Maximum Facebook posts by an individual in a day The record for posting the maximum number of posts on Facebook in a day was set by Nitin Insan (born on July 18, 2001) of Noida Uttar Pradesh. He uploaded 1,473 posts in a day on April 11, 2021, on his Facebook account ‘@imNNitin’, as confirmed on April 17, 2021.

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Maximum Mathematical concepts represented through one diagram The record for representing the maximum number of Mathematical concepts through one diagram was set by Suganya K. (born on July 19, 1992) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She made a unique diagram named ‘Queen of Science’ through which she represented 200 Mathematical concepts including circle, hypercube, Trigonometry and dilution, as confirmed on April 26, 2021.

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Maximum car models identified by a kid The record for identifying the maximum number of car models was set by Mohammad Zayan (born on August 13, 2014) of Palakkad, Kerala. He identified and recalled the names of 150 national and international car models in 3 minutes and 19 seconds, at the age of 6 years, 8 months and 21 days, as confirmed on May 3, 2021.

Longest duration to hold a person on stomach by a girl child The record for holding a person on stomach without any support was set by Bhakti Kailas Dahiphale (born on December 31, 2008) of Pune, Maharashtra, and her friend Vrudula Pawar (born on September 14, 2008) of Pune, Maharashtra.

Both the girls sat on the floor with the support of hips but their feet and hands were in the air; the mothers of both the girls stood on their stomachs for 1 minute and 21 seconds. She balanced successfully at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 30 days, as confirmed on May 20 2021.

Youngest to recite ten longest English words The record for being the youngest to recite ten longest English words was set by Anaisha Shalaka Anish Kering (born on March 5, 2015) of Pune, Maharashtra. She recited ten longest English words with their spellings including hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, honorificabilitudinitatibus, at the young age of 6 years, 2 months and 3 days, as confirmed on May 8, 2021.

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A unique and exclusive Table Calendar The record for developing a unique and exclusive Table Calendar was set by R. P. Sharma (born on April 10, 1968) of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The calendar named ‘0001 AC’ is one of its kind, in which one can mark important days and also enjoy fun-filled videos of his poems by scanning the QR code (placed on each page) from mobile devices. The poems are topic based, have optimistic messages and also feature illustrations, as confirmed on May 12, 2021.

Youngest to teach foreign language

The record for being the youngest to teach foreign language was set by Disha Gautam Prasad Parab (born on April 5, 2000) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. She taught ‘French Language’ to the students at the young age of 21 years and 29 days, as confirmed on May 4, 2021.

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Maximum distance covered on bike for the cause of child trafficking The record for covering the maximum distance for the cause of child trafficking was on a motorbike was set by Ved Prakash (born on October 19, 1994) of Tarapur, Assam. He started his journey from Delhi on September 30, 2020 and completed on October 14, 2020 in Guwahati covering a total distance of 7,085km via New Delhi – Jaipur – Ahmedabad – Nashik – Hubli – Bengaluru – Kanyakumari – Chennai – Vijayawada – Gandepalli – Rajahmunky – Bhubaneswar – Kolkata – Siliguri – Guwahati, as confirmed on April 24, 2021.

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Maximum Flags Painted On A Glass Bottle The record for painting the maximum number of flags on a glass bottle was set by Anaswara Muraleedharan (born on May 8, 1997) of Kozikhode, Kerala. She painted the flags of 50 countries (along with their names) on a glass bottle using water colours, as confirmed on May 13, 2021.

Maximum Facebook posts by an individual in a day The record for uploading the maximum number of posts on Facebook in a day was set

by Nizinka Ahuja (born on May 1, 2000) of Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab. She uploaded 667 posts on March 16, 2021, at the age of 20 years, 10 months and 17 days, as confirmed on March 18, 2021.

Largest Portrait Made By Stapler Pins

The record for making the largest portrait using stapler pins was set by Seevaga Valuthi (born on November 13, 1986) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He made the largest portrait by stapling the stapler pins on a wooden board (measuring 7 feet in height and 3 feet and 6 inches in width), as confirmed on May 15, 2021.

Maximum Diamond pushups in 30 seconds The record for performing the maximum number of Dimond push- ups in 30 seconds was set by Avinash. D. G. (born on October 28, 1987) of Kasaragod, Kerala (currently residing in Kuwait). He performed 55 Diamond push- ups in 30 seconds, as confirmed on April 19, 2021.

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Maximum Mandala art CDs made by an individual The record for making the maximum number of Mandala art CDs was set by Laxmi Giridhar Awar (born on October 18, 1989) of Hyderabad, Telangana. She made beautiful Mandala art on 201 different CDs, as confirmed on May 6, 2021.

Maximum portraits made using turmeric and coffee powder The record for making the maximum number of portraits using turmeric and coffee powder was set by Vanshika Tushar Ghag (born on June 13, 2007) of Vadodara, Gujarat. She made 21 portraits using turmeric and coffee powder, at the age of 13 years, 10 months and 29 days, as confirmed on May 12, 2021.

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Maximum species of dinosaurs identified in one minute

The record for identifying the maximum number of species of dinosaurs in one minute was set by Reyaansh Sandip Pardeshi (born on September 9, 2015) of Pune, Maharashtra. He identified the pictures of 79 species of dinosaurs with their correct names in one minute, at the age of 5 years, 6 months and 2 days, as confirmed on May 12, 2021.

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Aryan Abhijith (born on March 27, 2019) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying nine animals, nine fruits, five birds, five colours, eleven vehicles; reciting numbers from 1-10 (in English and Malayalam), dancing and singing on two rhymes, at the age of 2 years, as confirmed on March 12, 2021.

Hari B. Unnikrishnan (born on September 4, 2019) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying eight colours, six shapes, seven animals, nine vehicles, four flowers, eight fruits, six vegetables, four birds; and reciting five numbers in Tamil, at the age of 1 year and 4 months, as confirmed on January 21, 2021.

Kaadambare Mahesh (born on March 23, 2017) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying 18 colours, 18 shapes, 44 animals, 20 vegetables, 17 fruits, 18 birds and eleven insects in English and Tamil; reciting seven days, seven rainbow colours, National Anthem, eight thirukkurals, ten rhymes and months in English and Tamil, numbers from 1-10 in English, Tamil and Hindi; answering 21 antonyms and twelve national symbols at the age of 4 years, as confirmed on March 15, 2021.

Sanvika K. (born on June 5, 2019) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 20 actions, 17 body parts, 21 animals, 13 professionals, twelve birds, 16 vehicles, 15 fruits, 16 vegetables, ten personalities, 15 gadgets, eight historical places, five computer parts, six festivals, five parts of plant, nine musical instruments, 13 stationery items, ten utensils, A-Z, four places of worship, imitating sounds of five animals and five birds, at the age of 1 year and 9 months, as confirmed on March 22, 2021.

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Anees Fathima (born on June 20, 1998) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for achieving and maintaining 100 percent attendance for 17 consecutive years from LKG to Final year of her graduation. She maintained 100 percent attendance from 2002 to 2019, as confirmed on April 28, 2021.

Mainak Misra (born on August 23, 1995) of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, is appreciated for making three tiny statues of shavings and wood dust: Ganesh Ji (measuring 2 inches in height and 3 inches in width), Shiv Ji (measuring 1.5 inches in height and 2.8 inches in width) and Lord Jagannath Ji (measuring 2.3 inches in height and 1.5 inches in width), as confirmed on March 4, 2021.

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Harika S. (born on September 06, 2018) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying six shapes, twelve parts of the body, six colours, eight birds, eleven vegetables, nine fruits, 20 animals, seven leaders; reciting capitals of Indian states, months, numbers 1-15, ten national symbols, nine antonyms , English alphabet with words; solving two puzzles; imitating sounds of five animals; performing five feelings and twelve actions, at the age of 2 years and 6 months, as confirmed on March 5, 2021.

Tanishq Rowan (born on September 18, 2017) of Mysuru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 61 logos, 33 fruits, 16 colours, 15 mechanical tools, twelve medical equipment, 28 cars, 23 body parts, 49 animals, ten birds; reciting 28 opposite words, ten commandments of Bible, National Anthem, English alphabet, eleven G.K. questions, 21 national symbols, days of week, twelve months, eight planets and numbers from 1-20, at the young age of 3 years and 4 months, as confirmed on February 8, 2021.

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Ved Prakash Rana (born on April 4, 2017) of Cuttack, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 34 logos, 23 flags; reciting twelve rhymes, nine shlokas, seven days, twelve months (English & Oriya), ten inventors, 21 freedom fighters, 23 countries, 28 states and their capitals, 30 districts of Odisha, National Anthem, 22 national symbols, eight planets; writing 26 English words and counting from 1-100, at the young age of 3 years and 10 months, as confirmed on February 16, 2021.

Sarithiran Sundar (born on October 10 2018) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying 9 fruits, 8 vegetables, 6 crockery items, 5 make-up items of daily use, 7 stationery items, 9 household goods, 6 domestic cleaning items, 5 animals, numbers from 1-10 and the sound of 12 animals, at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on May 3, 2021.

Garvita Bahadur (born on February 11, 2013) of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, is appreciated for reciting the capitals of all Indian states and union territories in just 1 minute and 14 seconds, at the young age of 8 years, as confirmed on February 13, 2021.

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Tanvi K. Gaurav (born on June 19, 2018) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying seven rainbow colours, six flowers, seven continents on world map, 16 body parts, 15 fruits, ten birds, five parts of plant, 24 animals, eight planets, 15 vehicles, three modes of transport, 15 vegetables, ten shapes, ten sea animals; counting from 1-10, reciting seven days and twelve months in Kannada, at the tender age of 2 years and 7 months, as confirmed on February 2, 2021.

Sai Shivanya R.S. (born on February 13, 2017) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for recalling numbers 1-20, 14 food items, 20 types of transport, 20 toys, 21 fruits, items from A-Z, 16 wild and 17 pet animals; identifying 18 vegetables, 13 colours, nine shapes, 22 occupations, ten opposites, 20 objects, 30 body parts, eight reactions, five senses; blowing eight balloons in one minute, at the tender age of 3 years and 11 months, as confirmed on January 29, 2021.

Shreyas Vartia (born on November 2, 2006) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is appreciated for writing a fiction mystery book titled ‘The Hunched Man’ (ISBN:979-8664644-09-8). It is a selfpublished book and also available on Amazon since October 9, 2020, as confirmed on March 27, 2021.

Shanaya Rishit Hemani (born on November 17, 2018) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying nine vehicles, eleven food items, 18 colours, flags of 14 countries and reciting three English poems, at the age of 2 years and 4 months, as confirmed on March 25, 2021.

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Sonvi Gandhi (born on May 5, 2018) of Jharsuguda, Odisha, is appreciated for identifying 11 colours, 10 shapes, 20 fruits, 12 body parts, 16 animals, reciting days of the week, months in a year, 8 planets, capitals of 28 states and 8 union territories of India, Ek Omkar, Gayatri Mantra and number names from 1-10, at the age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed on April 30, 2021.

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Yog Jai Varu (born on November 11, 2018) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying 12 cartoon characters, 13 animals, 5 birds, 6 insects, 20 body parts, 10 kitchen items, 20 foods, 15 vehicles, 5 different goods, 6 G.K. questions; reciting 4 poems (English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati), alphabet and its matching words; numbers 1-20, 12 months, 7 days; mimicking 6 animal sounds, at the age of 2 years and 5 months, as confirmed on May 6, 2021.

Aadhavan Gupta (born on April 18, 2018) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying 10 Indian Prime Ministers, 83 objects, flags of 11 countries, 51 animals, 25 vehicles, 20 fruits, 20 vegetables, 15 birds, 17 body parts, 15 sports persons, 12 shapes, 10 colours, 10 flowers; answering 12 antonyms; reciting numbers from 1-40, English alphabet with words, days; imitating sound of 8 animals; and solving 2 puzzles, at the age of 3 years, as confirmed on April 24, 2021.

Riddhima Anand (born on November 13, 2012) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for solving 4 different Rubik’s Cubes; explaining 6 Math’s tricks related to tables and squares; playing 3 songs on the keyboard including the National Anthem; singing 8 songs; delivering 16 speeches on different topics including the work done by PM Modi; playing Badminton, skating and wave boarding; and dancing on different songs, at the age of 8 years and 5 months, as confirmed on April 15, 2021.

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Saumil Nema (born on July 23, 2016) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for reading a full story book in English, typing spelling of 15 fruits, 15 vegetables, 14 shapes, 15 colours, 31 animals, 15 domestic items, 1-20 numbers, 10 vehicles on his laptop in English at the age of 4 years and 7 months, as confirmed on February 23, 2021.

Sri Ridha Vankayala (born on August 1, 2015) of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, is appreciated for reciting seven shlokas in one minute; identifying countries with their capitals; naming animals in alphabetical order; naming continents, oceans and planets; days of the week and body parts in Hindi, English and Telugu, at the tender age of 5 years and 6 months, as confirmed on February 3, 2021.

Tadikonda Vayu Nandan (born on October 12, 2019) of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, is appreciated for identifying 18 vegetables, 17 fruits, six flowers, 16 birds and 17 animals, at the tender age of 1 year and 4 months, as confirmed on February 16, 2021.

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Ruhaansh Budhiraja (born on July 16, 2017) of Delhi, is appreciated for counting from 1-10 (English), 1-15 (Hindi); reciting 6 pet animals, 11 vegetables, 11 fruits, 17 human body parts, 5 national symbols, 11 vehicles, days of the week, 7 opposite words and one shloka, at the age of 3 years and 8 months, as confirmed on April 12, 2021.

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V. Samiksha (born on July 14, 2018) of Salem, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for identifying nine vehicles, 32 animals, six shapes, six colours, eight vegetables, 15 birds, seven national leaders, ten flowers; reciting the English alphabet with their associated words, numbers from 1 to 10 and capitals of ten Indian states, at the age of 2 years and 7 months, as confirmed on February 5, 2021.

Ayushman Roy (born on August 11, 2001) of Nagaon, Assam, is appreciated for making the cloth masks using cloth pieces, needle, elastic and thread. He stitched eleven cloth masks in one hour without the help of any sewing machine, as confirmed on February 8, 2021.

Clara Archana (born on July 21, 2002) of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for painting the Indian Flag on a single cube of sugar, using a pointed brush and acrylic paint, in 37 seconds and 84 milliseconds with the help of a magnifying glass, plain glass and tweezers, as confirmed on April 22, 2021.

Veeksha S. (born on February 6, 2017) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for reciting the names of 48 Asian countries, along with their respective capitals, by identifying their flags in 1 minute and 17 seconds; pointing out Indian states on a map and naming their respective capitals in just 50 seconds, at the age of 4 years and 1 month, as confirmed on March 31, 2021.

Mulukala Akshayini (born on August 31, 2013) of Karimnagar, Telangana, is appreciated for reciting 108 shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita; performing Martial Arts and breaking the wooden board (measuring 22 cm in height, 30 cm in width and 6 mm in thickness); and telling one story at the age of 7 years, 7 months and 18 days, as confirmed on April 19, 2021.

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Kevin Joseph K. (born on September 7, 2001) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for authoring a book titled ‘The Transmutation of Emotions into Energy’ (ISBN 978-1636063-62-1), published

by Xpress Publishing, as confirmed on February 9, 2021.

Bhaveena B. Ratnam (born on November 8, 1995) of Kollam, Kerala, is appreciated for making 12 portraits of freedom fighters on 12 A4 size sheets.

She made the faces of Chandra Shekhar Azad, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Rani Lakshmi Bai and Mahatma Gandhi by writing a self-prepared pledge related to COVID-19 on the outlines of their faces. On an average, the portraits measure between 14 cm in length and 13.5 cm in width, as confirmed on April 24, 2021.

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Aashika John (born on September 11, 2019) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 18 fruits, 17 vegetables, 19 animals, seven body parts, 23 domestic objects, six vehicles, three insects; matching eight colours, ten shapes, nine professionals, nine planets and the English alphabet, at the age of 1 year and 5 months, as confirmed on February 25, 2021.

Divita Vaishnava (born on February 9, 2017) of Raipur, Chhattisgarh, is appreciated for telling the capitals of twelve countries by their flags, capitals of 16 countries with their famous things by their flags, capitals of 28 Indian states and nine union territories, names of eight planets, seven continents and five community helpers; and explaining three traffic lights with their uses, at the age of 4 years and 1 month, as confirmed on April 2, 2021.

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Dr. Abhijit Bopardikar (born on March 9, 1975) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is appreciated for being actively involved in two life- saving DCGI, FDA and ICMR approved and CTRI registered clinical trials to treat COVID-19, as confirmed on May 3, 2021.

Manya Aggarwal (born on January 28, 2013) of Delhi, is appreciated for making 67 creative works of art including drawings, paper craft, colourful paintings using oil pastels, colour pencils and water colours at the age of 8 years and 3 months, as confirmed on May 20, 2021.

Archana Apte Tiwari (born on March 14, 1970) of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, is appreciated for uploading 30 songs related to Lord Shiva on the holy occasion of Savan month on her YouTube channel. She uploaded 30 videos in 30 days from July 6, 2020 to August 4, 2020. She also uploaded videos of a similar kind on the occasion on Navratri and Bhulabai festival, as confirmed on March 22, 2021.

Ankit Kumar Shakya (born on January 17,2000) of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, is appreciated for successfully accomplishing a cycling journey from Anupam Nagar, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh at 5.46 pm and completing at 8.29 pm at the same place, cycling 50.4 km in 2 hours and 43 minutes on January 26, 2021 on his gearless bicycle, as confirmed on March 23, 2021.

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Rahul Mehta (born on September 7, 1990) of Chamoli, Uttarakhand, is appreciated for reaching the Gupt Khal Pass in the month of October. Rahul, along with his two friends, started their trekking on October 7, 2020 from Joshimath and reached Gupt Khal (altitude of 5830 metres) on October 16, 2020, when the temperature was minus 25 degrees, as confirmed on May 20, 2021.

Muhammad Irfan K.V. (born on July 7, 2006) of Kozhikode, Kerala, is appreciated for making a beautiful pointillist portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. The portrait (measuring 27.5 cm in height and 19.5 cm in width) is made on white paper with a black pen by using stippling art, as confirmed on May 20, 2021.

Dr. M.V. Raghavendra Rao (born on January 1, 1949) of Guntur district ,Guntur is appreciated for being an eminent degree holder. He holds SEVEN degrees including B.Sc in April 1969, B.Ed in January 1971, M.A. in July 1975, M.Sc. in October 1979, Ph.D. in December 1993, M.D. in May 2017 and D.Sc. in June 2020, as confirmed on April 27, 2021.

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Dhakshana Kaarthick (born on October 10, 2010) of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, is appreciated for solving the Rubik’s Race puzzle in just 25 seconds and 95 milliseconds. She also solved the Indian flag puzzle in Rubik’s Race in just 23 seconds and 72 milliseconds, at the age of 10 years and 7 months, as confirmed on May 22, 2021.

Navaneeth V. Nair (born on September 1, 2001) of Ernakulam, Kerala, is appreciated for making 2,560 miniature images (measuring 4 mm x 4 mm each) of different types of fruits on an A4 size sheet with colour pencils, as confirmed on May 1, 2021.

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Charith Abhiram (born on September 9, 2017) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 43 car logos, 30 freedom fighters, 39 great personalities, 17 national flags, twelve monuments, nine vehicles, 13 vegetables, 16 birds, 25 animals, 15 fruits, 16 shapes, 16 colours, 15 body parts; reciting 41 periodic table elements, capitals of 28 Indian states and 25 countries, 24 antonyms, numbers 1-30, A-Z, four rhymes, at the age of 3 years and 5 months, as confirmed on February 9, 2021.

Gaurav V. Gireesh (born on May 28, 2019) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is appreciated for identifying 55 great personalities, 25 animals, 15 fruits, 15 vehicles, 10 kitchen items, 10 birds, 7 geometrical shapes, 6 national symbols and 5 social media symbols, at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on April 19, 2021.

Jimesh P. (born on August 5, 1983) of Kozhikode, Kerala is appreciated for an incredible photoshoot on the hardships and sacrifices of the farmers. He directed a photoshoot with the help of a model who worked alongside the farm workers, using the fields as a background, aiming to show the tough life of farmers, as confirmed on May 24, 2021.

Varnika Kuntnal (born on January 22, 2018) of Hyderabad, Telangana is appreciated for colouring Mandala art drawings. She painted two Mandala art outlines with sketch pens, at the age of 3 years and 2 months, as confirmed on April 27, 2021.

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Saesha Singhania (born on April 26, 2019) of Kolkata, West Bengal, is appreciated for reciting corresponding words of Hindi swar; identifying 28 animals, ten birds, 21 body parts, six food items, five vegetables, four shapes, seven household articles; solving animal puzzles; matching animals, birds, colours, shapes and animal skin patterns, at the age of 1 year and 11 months, as confirmed on March 27, 2021.

Dhruv Mittal (born on August 11, 2017) of Greater Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated for identifying 32 varieties of fruits, writing the alphabet from A to Z in English, Spanish and Russian, at the age of 3 years and 8 months, as confirmed on April 27, 2021.

Mirali Bariya (born on October 3, 2002) of Porbandar, Gujarat, is appreciated for sketching different faces on a single drawing sheet using black sketch pen; drawing Mandala art designs on a single drawing sheet using black sketch pen; making miniature Indian farmers using aluminium binding wire, coloured paper, sketch pens and glue, as confirmed on May 21, 2021.

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Ira Yogesh Somawar (born on December 31, 2018) of Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for identifying five fruits, six vegetables, 13 body parts, 14 animals, six birds, 50 household articles, English alphabet; mimicking the sounds of ten animals, at the tender age of 2 years and 1 month, as confirmed on February 5, 2021.

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