Author: ABR Team

Mekhala Nayak (born on March 31, 1987) of Bengaluru, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing a mail bag escape magic trick on stage. She performed the trick at Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala, Karnataka, on November 21, 2011 from 6 pm to 7.30 pm in which two people came from spectators and examined the canvas mail bag, then locked her inside the bag using padlocks. The bag was covered with a curtain and she escaped in a flash and came among the spectators, as confirmed on March 21, 2023.

JSW MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd. set a record for achieving the fastest 0-100 km/h acceleration on a salt-lake through their sports car, the MG Cyberster. The sports car achieved 0-100 hm/h acceleration in just 3.2 seconds on December 18, 2024 at the Sambhar Salt Lake in Rajasthan. It is the world’s leading MG roadster, which has 510 PS power and 725 NM torque, as confirmed on December 25, 2024.

Chiranjeev Mipun (born on December 7, 2009) of Assam, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making five folk art pictures depicting ‘Radha Krishna’ (each measuring 27.5 cm x 11 cm) using five different techniques, including Pattachitra, Phad painting, Assamese scroll painting, Madhubani art and Kangra miniature painting; and pasting them on a single sheet of chart paper, at the age of 14 years and 11 months, as confirmed on January 20, 2025.

Himani Pankaj Mehta (born on September 3, 1994) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for making the maximum number of Mandala art patterns on a ruled sheet of paper. She made 140 circular Mandala art patterns (each measuring 2 cm in diameter) on a ruled sheet of paper, using a black pen, as confirmed on June 8, 2024.

The Professional Skills Enrichment Committee (PSEC) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) set a record for conducting the maximum number of programs on entrepreneurship skills in a day. A total of 97 programs focusing on entrepreneurship skills were organized on June 26, 2024, across various cities, including Ahmednagar, Amravati, Bhubaneswar, Durgapur, Dibrugarh, Gurugram, Ludhiana, Kurukshetra, Karnal, and Siliguri, as confirmed on February 10, 2025.

Meheransh Nikhil Vartak (born on January 1, 2018) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of famous artworks. He identified 60 famous artworks and recalled the names of 60 national and international artists in 2 minutes and 27 seconds by viewing the images of the artworks on a laptop screen, at the age of 6 years, 10 months and 17 days, as confirmed on November 22, 2024.

Miah Anna (born on September 23, 2008) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for being a registered shooter of the National Rifle Association of India and performing 20 shots (in 10 rounds) in 1 minute and 48 seconds, using a shotgun, at the age of 16 years and 3 months, as confirmed on January 17, 2025.

Mohamed Maheen (born on May 10, 2001) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for assembling a 5-inch FPV (First Person View) drone in 28 minutes and 45 seconds, equipped with 3-bladed propellers, each measuring 5 inches in diameter, as confirmed on January 15, 2025.

N. R. Ranjith (born on December 8, 1996) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing 27 face-kicks (without hitting the opponent’s face) in 41.89 seconds, as confirmed on January 17, 2025.

JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Kochi, Kerala, India, set a record for organizing the ‘Largest Gathering of Experts Addressing SDGs in a University Programme’. The event, held from January 25, 2025 to February 1, 2025, featured a total of 315 global experts delivering sessions on topics such as education, technology, climate change, renewable energy, art, design and media, entrepreneurship and innovation, agriculture, politics, food, literature and culture, as confirmed on February 1, 2025.