Author: ABR Team

Avni Singh (born on July 27, 2019) of Karnataka, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for solving 2 ‘Mind Puzzler’ sliding puzzles 10 times (5 times number puzzle and 5 times picture puzzle) in 15 minutes, 25 seconds and 44 milliseconds, at the age of 4 years and 10 months, as confirmed on August 27, 2024.

Sneha P. (born on May 31, 1996) of Kerala, India, set a record for carving out the largest wooden Nandikesh. She carved out the largest Nandikesh (measuring 34 inches x 32 inches) from wood and painted it with acrylic paint, as confirmed on August 30, 2024.

Hazel Yadav (born on March 14, 2022) of Maharashtra, India (currently residing in Dubai, UAE), set a record for identifying the maximum number of English words. She identified 163 English words (consisting of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters) in 13 minutes and 35 seconds by viewing the words on flashcards, at the age of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, as confirmed on February 19, 2024.

Pranav Vinayraj (born on February 11, 2015) of Kerala, India, set a record for being the youngest to achieve 100 percent accuracy in typing speed. He achieved a typing speed of 118 WPM (words per minute) with 100% accuracy on a computer in 15 seconds, using an online typing test app ‘monkeytype’, at the age of 9 years, 4 months and 11 days, as confirmed on June 22, 2024.

Pharmed Limited of Karnataka, India, set a record for the ‘Maximum Gynaecologists Pledged to Combat Thyroid Disorders During Pregnancy via Iodine Fortification’. From September 1 to September 14, 2024, a total of 4064 gynaecologists across India pledged to combat thyroid disorders through iodine fortification. With 1 in 3 pregnant women in India affected by iodine deficiency, this initiative aims to raise awareness and promote iodine fortification to prevent thyroid complications during pregnancy, as confirmed on September 14, 2024.

Rudra Hari (born on January 8, 2015) of Kerala, India is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for singing the names of all melakarta ragas at a young age. She melodiously sang the names of all 72 melakarta ragas in 2 minutes and 28 seconds, at the age of 9 years and 4 months, as confirmed on July 23, 2024.

Dong Do Technical and Commercial Company Limited of Vietnam set the record for assembling the most rice grain shapes from stone mortars to build a tower. The 15-metre-tall Than Nong Tower in Dong Do Village, Bac Ninh, has been constructed using 1,012 stone mortars shaped like rice grains, symbolizing the rice culture of the Kinh Bac region. Located within a 20,000-square-metre ecological area featuring over 3,000 artifacts curated by Mr. Tran Van Toan, it celebrates the heritage of Northern Vietnam, as confirmed on October 15, 2024.

Shubhangi Bhadbhade, Chairperson Padmagandha Sahitya Pratishthan, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, set a record for portraying the lives of the maximum number of female freedom fighters in a play, which was written by 25 female writers and conceptualised by Shubhangi Bhadbhade. A total of 25 female artists portrayed the lives of 25 female freedom fighters on stage in the play over three days, from September 27 to September 29, 2024, at LAD College, Bhavani Shankar Niyogi Auditorium, Shankar Nagar, Nagpur, as confirmed on September 29, 2024.

The record for covering the maximum distance on a motorcycle to promote Cyber Safety Awareness was set by Sankar Raj (born on March 24, 1985) of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He started his expedition from Coimbatore on May 12, 2024 at 6.23 am; covered 19 Indian states and 6 union territories, including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and completed the expedition at 6.57 pm on June 16, 2024 at Coimbatore; travelled 12,859 km in 35 days, 12 hours and 34 minutes, as confirmed on July 9, 2024.

Konijeti Sai Swara Srimayi (born on July 1, 2015) of Telangana, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing 78 hula-hoop spins in one minute while playing a melodica and moving in a circular path on the waveboard, at the age of 9 years and 2 months, as confirmed on September 11, 2024.