Author: ABR Team

Dr. Edupuganti Padmaja Rani of Telangana, India, set a record for receiving the maximum number of educational degrees. She received 21 educational degrees including B.Sc, B.Ed (Maths, 3rd Methodology -Telugu), Bachelor of Law, M.Sc and M.Ed Maths, M.A (Telugu, Sanskrit, Jyothisham, Philosophy and Predictive Astrology), P.G. Diploma in Engg. Vaastu and Medical Astrology, MPhil Education, Ph.D Astrology, from UGC recognised universities namely Andhra, Kakatiya, Osmania, Kuvempu, Venkateswara, Telugu, National Sanskrit and Karnataka Sanskrit as confirmed on March 3, 2023.

Sharvanth S. (born on July 27, 2009) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for writing a trilogy fiction on adventures of a detective. His first book ‘The Abysmal Thief and Other Stories’ (ISBN: 978-93-90677-10-8) was published on January 2021, ‘The Devious Person’ (ISBN: 978-93-90677-97-9), published on January 2022 and ‘The Magical Blitz’ (ISBN: 978-93-92188-33-6) published on August 27, 2022 at the age of 13 years and 1 month, as confirmed on May 25, 2023.

Anaisha Preshmi Premkumar (born on April 29, 2018) of Kerala, India (Currently residing in UAE), set a record for playing the maximum number of Chess games. She played 12 Chess games in 20 minutes, 4 seconds and 66 milliseconds, and checkmated her opponent in all the 12 games, at the age of 4 years and 11 months, as confirmed on March 29, 2023.

Anaisha Preshmi Premkumar (born on April 29, 2018) of Kerala, India, (currently residing in UAE), set a record for solving the maximum number of six-digit by one-digit multiplication sums using pen and paper. She calculated and wrote the correct answers of 20 multiplication sums (six digits by one digit) on a sheet of paper in 33 minutes and 19 seconds at the age of 4 years, 11 months and 19 days, as confirmed on May 3, 2023.

Anaisha Preshmi Premkumar (born on April 29, 2018) of Kerala, India (currently residing in UAE), set a record for orally solving the maximum number of two-digit by one-digit division sums. Out of 78 sums (2 digits divided by 1 digit), she orally answered 74 sums correctly in 2 minutes and 49 seconds (by looking at the question paper) at the age of 4 years, 11 months and 21 days, as confirmed on May 3, 2023.

Anurag Verma, Collector (born on May 7, 1983) of Madhya Pradesh, India set a record for maximum plots of land demarcated in 12 hours. A total of 1,552 plots of land were demarcated in 12 hours on May 20, 2023 under the Seemankan Maha Abhiyan organized under Jan Seva Abhiyan 2.0 of MP Government, as confirmed on June 1, 2023.

A Thai couple, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat in Pattaya, Thailand, set a record for the longest kissing, after locking lips for of 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds while other couples around them fainted from exhaustion at a Valentine’s Day event, as confirmed on May 22, 2023.

Nguyen Hung and the Huong Viet Ceramic Company of Hanoi, Vietnam, set a record for creating the largest ceramic sculpture of a mythical creature. The ceramic sculpture is the ‘holy three-legged toad’ made from clay and a unique enamel, weighing 1,500 kg, measuring 173.5 cm in length, 110 cm in width, and 77.8 cm in height. It is also known as feng shui toad, and is a symbol of prosperity, as confirmed on May 22, 2023.

Sara Takanashi of Japan set a record for the maximum podium finishes in the Ski Jumping World Cup. A count of 115 was achieved by her between January 8, 2012 and February 5, 2023, as confirmed on June 2, 2023.

Amedeo Grieco of Italy set a record for crushing the maximum walnuts with the teeth in one minute on the set of ‘Felicissima Sera’ in Milan, Italy. His count in one minute was 30, as confirmed on June 2, 2023.