Author: ABR Team

Nimisha Rajeshbhai Parekh of Gujarat, India, along with her team, depicted the maximum number of episodes and verses of Ramayana in Warli art form using henna. They depicted 51 episodes and 51 verses (chopais) of Ramayana in Warli art form on both hands of 51 women, using henna (mehandi), at a cultural event ‘’Mehndikrit Ramayana’ in Surat, as confirmed on March 30, 2024.

Manan Goyal (born on April 3, 2012) of Punjab, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite the Ramayana Manka 108. He recited the complete Ramayana Manka 108 in 11 minutes, 13 seconds and 53 milliseconds, at the age of 11 years, 9 months and 24 days, as confirmed on January 27, 2024.

Prateeksha Haravishettar (born on February 23, 2005) of Karnataka, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for completing a solo round trip motorcycle expedition from Karnataka to Kashmir. She started her solo expedition on a KTM Duke 390 at 10.09 am from Dharwad (Karnataka) on February 13, 2024, travelled across Lonavala, Vadodara, Jodhpur, Amritsar and other places to reach Srinagar (Kashmir) on February 17, 2024; returned to Dharwad at 11.27 pm on February 21, 2024; covered 5,380 km in 9 days, at the age of 18 years and 11 months, as confirmed on April 12, 2024.

The Trained Nurses’ Association of India (TNAI)- Tamil Nadu Branch set the record for the maximum nurses donated hair for cancer patients. A total of 3013 TNAI & SNAI members throughout Tamil Nadu, led by Dr. S. Ani Grace Kalaimathi, President of the TNAI Tamil Nadu branch, participated from different hosting institutions across the state, generously donating their hair for the cause of helping cancer patients, as confirmed on May 8, 2024.

Nairanjana Radhika (born on November 7, 2013) of Haryana, India, set the record for being the Youngest Female Santoor Player. She demonstrated her skill and played a total of 7 songs including National Anthem, Raag Bhoopali, Bhairav & 4 different songs on Santoor, an Indian traditional instrument, for 32 minutes, 38 seconds and 70 milliseconds at the India Book of Records office in IMT Faridabad, Haryana, at the age of 10 years and 6 months, as confirmed on May 3, 2024.

Akhil Bhartiya Terapanth Yuvak Parishad of Rajasthan, India (Indore Branch), set the record for Organising Blood Donation Camp for the Longest Duration at a Single Venue. The Longest Running Blood Donation camp was organised at the Bholaram Ustad Marg, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, which started at 8 a.m. on May 4, 2024, and was completed the next day, at 12 o’ clock midnight after completing 40 hours, during this period more than 1000 donors participated in camp and a total of 1013 blood units were collected, as confirmed on May 5, 2024.

Saveetha College of Pharmacy, SIMATS, Tamil Nadu, India set the record for “Maximum Intellectual Property Protection granted to a Pharmacy College”. A total of 420 students and faculty members filed the Intellectual Property Rights application forms and received grants for 55 UK Design Patents for Pharmaceutical Machineries and Devices at the institution, as confirmed on May 6, 2024.

Ardra S. Raj (born on September 3, 2000) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for painting 8 symbols of Kerala on her face, including state bird, state animal and state tree among other symbols, using paints, as confirmed on March 18, 2024.

Anika Kalva (born on April 12, 2019) of Telangana, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for identifying and recalling the names of 195 (UN recognised) countries on a coloured political world map in 3 minutes and 43 seconds, at the age of 4 years and 11 months, as confirmed on March 27, 2024.

Bhavi Sharma (born on October 20, 2012) of Rajasthan, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of hula hoop spins while singing a Hindi song on Karaoke. She performed 723 hula hoop spins in 6 minutes and 12 seconds, while singing a Hindi song on Karaoke, at the age of 11 years, 4 months and 6 days, as confirmed on April 1, 2024.