Author: ABR Team

Tapas Das (born on December 31, 1985) of West Bengal, India, set a record for writing the maximum number of letters to the Editor of a Bengali newspaper. He wrote 140 letters to the Editor of a Bengali daily newspaper ‘Ananda Bazar Patrika’ which were published in the newspaper from May 5, 2020 to September 20, 2023. The letters dealt with problems including bad road conditions, hygiene, and animal safety as confirmed on September 30, 2023.

Devank Amit Dargad (born on March 24, 2013) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite all the Indian states’ names, their capitals and official languages. He recited the names of all the 28 Indian states, along with their capitals and official languages, in 30 seconds and 66 milliseconds at the age of 9 years, 10 months and 28 days, as confirmed on February 21, 2023.

Ankana Das (born on October 19, 2013) of West Bengal, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing eight types of dance forms, namely Rabindra Nritya, Bengali Folk, Creative Dance, Chinese Dance, Modern Dance, Nepali Dance, Bollywood Dance and Western Dance in 15 minutes, at the age of 9 years and 10 months, as confirmed on September 11, 2023.

Durgesh Bhagwan Borse (born on July 31, 2002) of Maharashtra, India, along with his brother, set a record for performing the maximum number of alternate fist bumps in 30 seconds. They performed 345 alternate fist bumps in 30 seconds, as confirmed on September 13, 2023.

Pankaj Jain (born on November 8, 1968) of Uttar Pradesh, India, set a record for floating in the reclined Parvatasana yoga pose in water for the longest duration. He floated in the reclined Parvatasana yoga pose (mountain pose) for 1 hour and 5 minutes at the Cawnpore Club Swimming Pool, as confirmed on September 13, 2023.

Pankaj Mehta (born on June 6, 1986) of Uttarakhand, India, set a record for being the fastest to summit Mt. Yunam carrying a bicycle. He started trekking from the Yunam Base Camp on August 23, 2023 at 4:02 am carrying a 12 kg bicycle (a SCOTT Scale 940), and reached the summit of Mt. Yunam (6,111 m) at 12:36 pm; trekking 3.89 km in 8 hours and 34 minutes, as confirmed on September 8, 2023.

Kunal Bhagwan Borse (born on May 22, 2004) of Maharashtra, India, along with his brother, set a record for performing the maximum number of alternate fist bumps in 30 seconds. They performed 345 alternate fist bumps in 30 seconds, as confirmed on September 13, 2023.

Aagan Naresh (born on September 10, 2019) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for reading the maximum number of English words. He read 1,399 English words (consisting of 3 to 12 letters) in 40 minutes by looking at the words on a mobile screen, at the age of 3 years, 11 months and 11 days, as confirmed on September 9, 2023.

Lakshya Agrawal (born on July 13, 2017) of Rajasthan, India, set a record for running the maximum distance on Independence Day holding the Indian Flag. He ran for a distance of 11.77 km on August 15, 2023 (Independence Day) in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 16 seconds from Vikram Chowk to Shaheed Smarak Kota while holding the Indian Flag, at the age of 6 years, 1 month and 2 days, as confirmed on August 25, 2023.

Commissionerate Police, Amritsar and CATT (The Congenital Anomaly Treatment Trust) set the record for the largest congregation and walkathon by students to pray for drug free Punjab at the Harmandir Sahib (The Golden Temple) in Amritsar, Punjab, India. A total of more than 35000 students in yellow-coloured dresses from 57 Schools, walked through the walled city and congregated at the Golden Temple to offer prayer (Ardaas) for a ‘Drug free Punjab’ in the presence of ‘Bhagwant Mann’, Chief Minister of Punjab as confirmed on October 18, 2023.