Author: ABR Team

Naresh Kumar Agrawal (born on January 1, 1986) of Madhya Pradesh, India, set a record for winning the maximum number of logo designing contests. He won 10 logo designing contests from 2015 to 2024 at state, national and international levels, including CC Global Summit 2015, Binaytara Foundation 2017, Maitri Diwas and State Wildlife Barasingha Sanctuary Hastinapur 2024, as confirmed on August 17, 2024.

Cadbury Oreo in association with Lokmat Media Pvt set a remarkable record for the ‘Maximum Participation of People Attempting to Make Modaks in a Single Day.’ On September 14, 2024, 3202 participants from households across Maharashtra and Goa took part in this unique initiative, preparing modaks at home, with each modak being distinct. This extraordinary effort reflects the community’s creativity and commitment to tradition, as confirmed on September 27, 2024.

Dr. Vijay Viswanathan of Tamil Nadu, India, set the record for the maximum number of students performing therapeutic yoga asanas to raise diabetes awareness. A total of 1011 students performed therapeutic yoga asanas to promote diabetes prevention and healthy living. This initiative aligns with Dr. Vijay Viswanathan’s mission, as the Managing Director & Chief Physician of M.V. Hospital for Diabetes, to instill healthy habits among the younger generation, as confirmed on November 10, 2024.

LuckyWhiteOwl Publications of Kerala, India, set the record ‘Maximum Writers Contributed to a Festival-Themed Anthology’ under the guidance of Reshma Ramachandran, Managing Director of LuckyWhiteOwl Publications. 82 writers wrote a micro anthology titled “Pookkalam”, celebrating the cultural and festive essence of Onam, Kerala’s 10-day harvest festival. The anthology written in Malayalam features a unique combination of writers’ micro writings alongside photos of their Pookkalam (floral designs), reflecting the vibrant traditions of Onam, as confirmed on October 16, 2024.  

Ambady Leji (born on February 25, 2010) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for touching the nose with his tongue and remaining in this position for 50 minutes and 11 seconds, at the age of 14 years and 7 months, as confirmed on October 4, 2024.

Kapil Kishore (born on November 25,1978) of Haryana, India, set a record for organising the maximum number of blood donation camps. He organised 227 blood donation camps from October 14, 2012 to August 11, 2024, wherein 23,786 units of blood were collected, as confirmed on September 17, 2024.

Aaryav Chaurasia (born on February 11, 2010) of Madhya Pradesh, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for typing all 26 letters of the English alphabet from A to Z (in small letters) without spacing in 2 seconds and 371 milliseconds (using the ‘Type the Alphabet’ app), at the age of 14 years and 6 months, as confirmed on September 2, 2024.

Aranya Chhabra (born on March 23, 2014) of Uttar Pradesh, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for mentally solving 16 multiplications sums (7 digits by 1 digit) and answering correctly in 15 minutes (with answers of all sums exceeding 1 crore) by viewing the sums on a laptop screen, under the guidance of ‘Brain Power Zone’, at the age of 10 years and 5 months, as confirmed on September 24, 2024.

A team of students from Government Schools of Haryana set a record for performing Yoga at highest altitude was set by a team of 88 students (44 girls, 22 boys and 22 specially abled) went to Baralacha La Pass out of which 68 students (35 girls, 18 boys and 15 specially abled) along with their teachers performed yoga at Baralacha La Pass, at a height of 4,850 metres (15,910 ft), on International Yoga Day (June 21). This expedition was jointly organised by the Directorate of School Education, Haryana and National Adventure Club (India), Chandigarh, as confirmed on June 30, 2022.

Avyukth Karthikishan (born on July 10, 2020) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for solving 55 activity puzzles, namely shapes matching puzzle, parts of the body puzzle, flower shape seriation puzzle, car puzzle, tortoise anatomy puzzle, geometry multi shape sorter board and others in 47 minutes and 32 seconds, at the age of 4 years and 2 months, as confirmed on September 24, 2024.