Author: ABR Team

I. Bheemanth (born on March 22, 2017) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for recalling 37 abbreviations with full forms in one minute, at the age of 7 years and 9 months, as confirmed on January 16, 2025.

Nathan Serrao (born on December 13, 2019) of Maharashtra, India (currently residing in UAE), is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for solving and writing the answers of 50 addition and subtraction sums (consisting of single and double digits) on a sheet of paper in 4 minutes and 44 seconds, using a pencil, at the age of 4 years and 9 months, as confirmed on November 22, 2024.

Sherin Deena Gleeson (born on November 8, 1994) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for writing the Indian Pledge in combined reverse and upside-down images in 4 minutes and 15 seconds, using pen and paper, as confirmed on January 23, 2025.

Tay Hui Chong (born on September 23, 1983) of Malaysia set a record for being the first person to give a talk on debt collection management using technology at a live webinar held on November 19, 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as confirmed on December 28, 2024.

Yadnesh Darshan Jeurkar (born on November 15, 2012) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for playing the Tabla for the longest duration. He played the Tabla for Teen Taal in different ‘Layas’ with multiple Kayadas, Relas, Tukdas, Chakradhar and Teehai for 1 hour, 26 minutes and 43 seconds at the age of 10 years, 3 months and 5 days, as confirmed on February 20, 2023.

Surja Handaka Vijjananda (born on June 22, 1971) of Jakarta, Indonesia, set a record for being the first to translate Pali Canon Books into Indonesian language. He started translating the 34 Pali Canon Books (the Pali Canon is a Buddhist holy book written in Pali) on September 1, 2018. Till date, he has translated 11 Pali books into Indonesian language, including Dhammapada, Theragāthā, Sutta Nipāta (ISBN: 978-60-28194-97-6) among others, which have been published by Indonesian Tipitaka Institute between October 31, 2021 and January 10, 2025, as confirmed on January 22, 2025.

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.