Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati (born September 26, 2004) of Andhra Pradesh, India, set a record for being the youngest founder of a microfinance institution. A student of Krishna Chaitanya Junior College Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, he is the founder and President of the microfinance institution SWIFT (Sustaining Women in Financial Turmoil), which is aimed at financial services accessible to the underprivileged, especially women. Till August 7, 2021, he had provided loans to 92 women at the age of 16 years, 10 months and 10 days, through his microfinance institution which has now increased to 1400+ in 2022.

Turnak Kuila (born on February 17, 2019) of West Bengal, India, set a record for translating the maximum number of Bengali words into English. He translated 790 Bengali words into English, including fruits, vegetables, birds, animals, vehicles and others at the age of 3 years, 4 months and 10 days, as confirmed on June 27, 2022.

Ruvik Somani (born on November 9, 2019) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for the fastest typing of the English alphabet. He typed the English alphabet from A to Z (without spacing) in upper case on a laptop in 20 seconds and 49 milliseconds at the age of 2 years, 8 months and 10 days, as confirmed on July 19, 2022.

Faiz Rasul (born on October 3, 2013) of Kerala, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of dinosaurs by their skeletons in one minute. He identified 80 different types of dinosaurs by their skeletons in one minute at the age of 8 years and 15 days, as confirmed on November 13, 2021.

B. Harshita (born on August 1, 2016) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for identifying and recalling the maximum number of binomial scientific names in one minute. She identified and recalled 60 binomial scientific names including different fruits, vegetables, animals, flowers in 1 minute at the age of 5 years, 10 months and 19 days, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

Jaishnu (born on February 5, 2019) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for holding the Vajrasana yoga pose for the longest duration. He held the Vajrasana yoga pose for 18 minutes, 24 seconds and 78 milliseconds at the age of 3 years, 3 months and 6 days, as confirmed on May 11, 2022.

Kamalnath R.S. (born on August 11, 1997) of Kerala, India, set a record for being the fastest to play notes on a musical Keyboard with one hand. He played all the 61 keys of the musical keyboard from right to left with his right hand in just 7 seconds, as confirmed on July 27, 2022.

Mihit Agrawal (born on July 28, 2006) of Maharashtra, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for recalling 100 digits of the Euler’s number in just 12 seconds and 3 milliseconds, as confirmed on June 22, 2022.

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