Author: Asia Book of Records Team

B. Srinivasan of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being the fastest to run barefoot from Chennai to Kanyakumari. He started running barefoot from Chennai at 4.50 a.m. on December 23, 2023, and reached Kanyakumari at 12.40 p.m. on January 1, 2024; completed 714.79 km in 9 days and 7 hours, as confirmed on January 17, 2024.

Datuk Dr. Hajah Rosmawati Haji Lasuki, Chief Executive Officer, Sabah International Convention Centre, Sabah, Malaysia set the record for the preparing and displaying Maximum Dishes of International Cuisines. A total of 870 different type of traditional, local and international dishes were prepared out of 55 cuisines and displayed to celebrate Ramadan Dinner Buffet 2024 and bring the ‘Taste of the World’ to people. The buffet started on March 15, 2024 from 5.00pm onwards and will continue till April 9, 2024 at the Sabah International Convention Centre, Sabah, Malaysia as confirmed on April 4, 2024.

K. Deepan Chakravarthy (born on November 4, 1994) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being the fastest to break 100 wooden tiles using single leg Taekwondo kicks. He broke 100 wooden tiles with the right leg in 1 minute and 5 seconds, using Taekwondo kicks, as confirmed on January 30, 2024.

Servier India Private Limited of Maharashtra, India set a record for ‘Maximum Doctors Raising Awareness on Chronic Diseases via Radio’. The radio awareness activity which started from October 2022 till March 2024, saw the participation of 300 doctors who came on radio and raised awareness on Chronic Diseases as confirmed on April 4, 2024.

Jean-Claude Biguine Salons of Maharashtra, India set the record for performing the maximum hair and foot spa done across multiple locations. A team of experts conducted a total of 1560 sessions, including 780 hair spas and 780-foot spas, within a span of 3 hours (from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm) across 20 salons, including JCB Salons in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, and Chennai. Confirmed on April 4, 2024.

Aadya Gupta (born on March 26, 2015) of New Delhi, India, set a record for being the fastest to label all Indian states and union territories on an Indian political map blindfolded. She labelled all 28 Indian states and 8 union territories on an Indian political map in 4 minutes, 30 seconds and 58 milliseconds while being blindfolded, using a pen, at the age of 8 years, 10 months and 27 days, as confirmed on February 27, 2024.

Leakzes Angmo (born on March 11, 2003) of Ladakh, India, set a record for covering the maximum distance on a tandem bicycle, along with her friend. They started cycling from Manali on September 17, 2023, and reached Umling La Pass on September 28, 2023 midnight; covering 570 km on a tandem bicycle in 11 days, 7 hours and 30 minutes, as confirmed on October 17, 2023.

V. Chadwick Andersson (born on August 16, 2022) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for running a distance of 50 metres in 52 seconds, at the age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on February 21, 2024.

Kamalesh Kannan (born on September 9, 2001) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being in the Parsva Dandasana yoga pose for the longest duration. He held the Parsva Dandasana yoga pose (Side Staff Arm Balance Pose) nonstop for 4 minutes and 33 seconds, as confirmed on February 21, 2024.

Azin Zehak Nabeel (born on December 10, 2018) of Kerala, India (currently residing in UAE) set a record for reading the maximum number of English words in 5 minutes. She fluently read 500 English words in 5 minutes from 3 moral stories, at the age of 5 years and 12 days, as confirmed on December 22, 2023.