Author: ABR Team

Pankaj Jain (born on November 8, 1968) of Uttar Pradesh, India, set a record for floating in the swimming pool in a standing position for the longest duration. He floated in the middle of the swimming pool in a standing position (without touching the bottom of the pool) for 1 hour and 40 minutes, at Cawnpore Club Swimming Pool, as confirmed on August 24, 2023.

S. Tejaswini (born on January 5, 2017) of Tamil Nadu, India is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for identifying the flags of the different countries in one minute while simultaneously solving Rubik’s Cubes. She identified the flags of 43 countries in one minute while simultaneously solving 3 Rubik’s Cubes namely Snake Cube, Pyraminx and Skewb at the age of 5 years and 8 months, as confirmed on September 8, 2022.

Ankurraj Phukon (born on January 9, 2004) of Assam, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for painting an Assamese Gamosa pattern on a Myrobalan seed. He painted the Assamese Gamosa pattern on a Myrobalan seed (measuring 1.8 cm x 1 cm) in 6 minutes and 22 seconds, using fabric paints, at the age of 19 years and 6 months, as confirmed on August 18, 2023.

Jenarius Dalyn Samuel (born on December 24, 2011) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being the fastest to type all countries’ names by viewing their flags. He typed the names of all the 195 (UN recognised) countries in 10 minutes and 35 seconds, by viewing the pictures of the flags at the age of 11 years, 3 months and 24 days, as confirmed on April 18, 2023.

Ishani Akshay Dhore (born on February 24, 2016) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the fastest to solve 100 addition and subtraction sums. She solved 100 sums (consisting of 25 digits in a single row) in 5 minutes, 33 seconds and 92 milliseconds (using abacus method) at the age of 6 years, 2 months and 24 days, as confirmed on May 23, 2023.

Akash M.S. (born on April 24, 2000) of Kerala, India, set a record for making the largest portrait of Malayalam actor Mohanlal using crushed stones. He made a large sized portrait (measuring 12 feet x 8 feet) of famous actor Mohanlal on the floor by using crushed stones, as confirmed on July 10, 2023.

Shivani. S (born on March 9, 2014) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for receiving 25 certificates from school, academy, district and state level Chess tournaments from September 18, 2022 to March 12, 2023 at the age of 9 years, as confirmed on April 13, 2023.

Anuj Tiwari (born on March 26, 2010) of Madhya Pradesh, India, set a record for non-stop blowing of the conch for the longest duration. He performed non-stop conch blowing for 8 minutes and 25 seconds at the age of 13 years, 2 months and 25 days, as confirmed on August 17, 2023.

Parth Sainath Mestry (born on October 8, 2008) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the fastest to make a picture of Lord Vitthal on a Tulsi leaf using Rangoli colours. He made a picture of Lord Vitthal on a Tulsi leaf (measuring 3 cm x 1.5 cm without stalk) in 18 minutes, 10 seconds and 48 milliseconds using rangoli colours at the age of 14 years, 8 months and 26 days, as confirmed on July 24, 2023.

S. Amrish (born on October 28, 2013) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of countries by their passports in one minute. He identified 98 countries by their passports in one minute by viewing the pictures of passports on a large screen, at the age of 9 years, 3 months and 16 days, as confirmed on February 13, 2023.