Author: ABR Team

Mountain Goat, Himachal Pradesh, India, set a record for ‘Largest Convoy of 4WD Vehicles to Reach Spiti Valley in Winter’. A total of 83 4WD vehicles started from Shimla on February 17, 2025, after a scrutiny and flag off by dignitaries. The convoy successfully reached Spiti Valley on February 19, 2025 and concluded the journey in Manali on February 23, 2025. This expedition tests and strengthens the resilience of all the drivers, fostering them to navigate through rocky and treacherous snowy terrains, all while enduring extreme cold temperatures that drop to -20°C, as confirmed on February 23, 2025.

Unnikrishnan A. (born on June 6, 2010) of Kerala, India, set a record for balancing a football in the headstall position for the longest duration. He balanced a football in the headstall position for 17 minutes and 30 seconds, at the age of 14 years, 7 months and 15 days, as confirmed on February 6, 2025.

Vaibhav Raj (born on December 20, 2008) of Delhi, India, set a record for developing the maximum range of a FPV drone. He developed a FPV (First Person View) drone (measuring 285 mm x 285 mm x 50 mm) which achieved a range of 4 km with a top speed of 120 kmph, at the age of 16 years, as confirmed on February 4, 2025.

Shaik Zain (born on November 25, 2017) of Telangana, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of Hindu squat push-ups. He performed 1,500 Hindu squat push-ups (Sapaate) in 1 hour, 37 minutes and 59 seconds, at the age of 7 years, 1 month and 30 days, as confirmed on February 8, 2025.

Anushka Rathore (born on March 15, 2005) of Madhya Pradesh, India, set a record for making the largest Mandala art picture on combined sheets of paper. She made a large size Mandala art picture, measuring 548.64 cm x 304.8 cm (18 feet x 10 feet), on combined sheets of paper, using pencils and micron pens, at the age of 19 years, 10 months and 29 days, as confirmed on February 18, 2025.

VI-John Healthcare India, set a record for the maximum participation in a digital pledge for personal grooming. A total of 10,410 devotees became a part of ‘Grooming Ka Mahakumbh’ at Prayagraj 2025 and took ‘Grooming Pratigya’. The campaign’s objective was to raise awareness about personal grooming and move India forward to become a groomed nation, as confirmed on March 5, 2025.

L.N. Lakshmi Balachander of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for collecting the maximum number of commemorative coins of different denominations. He collected a total number of 10,392 coins of different denominations, issued on different occasions such as Shaheed Bhagat Singh Birth Centenary, 150 Years of First War of Independence, 200th Birth Anniversary of Tatya Tope and many others, as confirmed on January 2, 2025.

L.N. Lakshmi Balachander of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for collecting the maximum number of definitive coins in UNC condition. He collected 21,377 coins of different denominations, namely Rs 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 in uncirculated condition (UNC), as confirmed on January 2, 2025.

Yazhini Balaji (born on April 3, 2019) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for solving Rubik’s Cubes while reciting Tamil rhymes. Trained by R. Bindu Priyanka (under the guidance of Tamil Nadu Cube Association), she solved 5 different types of Rubik’s Cubes, namely Wooden Cube, 2×2 Cube, Skewb Cube, Pyraminx and 3×3 Cube in 8 minutes, 20 seconds and 73 milliseconds while reciting 10 Tamil nursery rhymes, at the age of 5 years and 8 months, as confirmed on December 10, 2024.

Punya V. (born on November 4, 2010) of Karnataka, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for reciting 8 lines of the original lyrics of the divine text ‘Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram’ 12 times in 1 minute and 28 seconds, at the age of 14 years and 3 months, as confirmed on February 17, 2025.