Author: ABR Team

Biman Sarkar (born on January 7, 1969) of West Bengal, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making a small wooden pencil (measuring 4 mm x 1 mm) in 6 minutes, 27 seconds and 2 milliseconds by using a drill bit, glue, lead and wood, as confirmed on October 31, 2025.

Arjun Nishit Pavagadhi (born on January 27, 2023) of Maharashtra, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for riding a bicycle without support wheels and covering a distance of 4.90 km (on the road) in 32 minutes and 20 seconds with an average speed of 9.1 km/hr, at the age of 2 years and 8 months, as confirmed on October 22, 2025.

Music India Dubai set the record for the most distinct song snippets of a single playback singer performed live by a team. On September 7, 2025, a total of 79 singers performed 79 unique song snippets in a relay singing within 79 minutes, as a tribute to the legendary Indian playback singer Dr. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam on his 79th birth anniversary. The program was held in Dubai, UAE, as confirmed on September 19, 2025.

Dr. Hulikal Nataraj, President KSSRC, India, set a record for the maximum number of functional telescopes assembled by students. A total of 150 students assembled 150 functional telescopes, including 100mm aperture optical mirror, mirror holder, telescope tube, finder scope, focuser in a short span of time, also performing final optical alignment and collimation. The event aims to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical science, as confirmed on October 8, 2025.

CP Meena of  Rajasthan, India, set a record for riding a motorcycle for the longest duration hands-free by a quinquagenarian. He covered a total of 145 kms in 4 hours and 45 minutes and 41 seconds while sitting on the Royal Enfield 350cc motorcycle, without holding the handle bars (hands-free). This attempt took place without any break at BSF Academy, Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh at the age of 58 years and 4 months, as confirmed on November 5, 2025.

Vishwajeet Bhatia of Uttar Pradesh, India, set a record for covering the longest duration to ride a motorcycle hands-free while standing on the footrest on one side. He covered a total distance of 432 km in 9 hours, 6 minutes and 22 seconds while standing on the footrest on one side of a Royal Enfield 350 cc motorcycle. He started the ride at 7.15 am and concluded at 4.21 pm at Parade Ground BSF Academy Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh, as confirmed on November 4, 2025.

Abhijeet Jain (born on August 2, 2017) of Delhi, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for winning 16 Gold medals in Taekwondo at state, national and international tournaments from December 26, 2022 to April 27, 2025, at the age of 7 years and 11 months, as confirmed on August 4, 2025.

Shraddha Shetty (born on August 17, 2004) of Karnataka, India, set a record for making the largest flower rangoli. She made a large flower rangoli in a circular pattern, measuring 245 cm (8 feet) in diameter, in 1 hour and 39 minutes, using petals of different flowers, including red rose, jasmine, orange and yellow marigold, as confirmed on October 9, 2025.’

Asvanth Balasubramaniyam (born on January 26, 2013) of Tamil Nadu, India (currently residing in Doha, Qatar), set a record for being the fastest to identify all international maritime signal flags. He identified all 40 international maritime signal flags and recalled the meanings of all flags in 1 minute and 8 seconds by viewing the images of flags on a laptop screen, at the age of 12 years and 7 months, as confirmed on October 4, 2025.

Dr Hulikal Nataraj, President KSSRC, India, set a record for the maximum number of students building reflector telescopes. During the eight-day residential programme, 150 students came together to build various 100 mm aperture reflector telescopes by grinding and polishing optical mirrors, creating precision concave surfaces and testing focal lengths, fabricating telescope tubes and dobsonian mounts, as confirmed on October 8, 2025.