Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Kaushik Kumar Hota (born on September 5, 2005) of Odisha, India, set a record for writing the maximum number of bilingual books. He wrote 3 books titled ‘Tiki Tara’ (ISBN: 978-93-54194-89-4), which is an anthology of poems for children and youth; Barenya Baraputra (ISBN: 978-93-56073-01-2), in Odia, is a collection of the struggle stories of great leaders; and ‘The Messenger of God’ (ISBN: 978-93-56078-82-6), is a collection of poems, stories and essays in English language. All the three books are written at the age of 16 years, 8 months and 28 days, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

Apurva Anil Patil (born on August 11, 2003) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the fastest to recall the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in Marathi. She recalled the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in Marathi in 20 seconds, as confirmed on April 22, 2022.

Sneha Kunjumon (born on September 1, 2000) of Kerala, India, set a record for embroidering the smallest map of India. She embroidered the smallest Indian map depicting all the 28 states of India (measuring 14.3 cm in length and 12.5 cm in breadth) on a white cloth using colourful strands of thread, as confirmed on May 19, 2022.

Krishnarghya Pramanik (born on November 5, 2014) of West Bengal, India, set a record for being the fastest to solve a WCA 7 x 7 x 7 Rubik’s Cube. He solved a 7 x 7 x 7 Rubik’s Cube (WCA approved cube) in 14 minutes, 26 seconds and 99 milliseconds at the age of 7 years, 6 months and 11 days, as confirmed on May 26, 2022.

Akshay Anand (born on August 16, 1995) of Haryana, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing 52 Surya Namaskars in 5 minutes, as confirmed on June 11, 2022.

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited set the record for Maximum Metro Stations Constructed on a Double Decker Viaduct at the Nagpur Metro Rail Project, Maharashtra, India. Three elevated stations named Ujjwal Nagar, Jaiprakash Nagar and Chhatrapati Square, intricately constructed on a 3-layer transportation system with Top-level Metro Rail, Mid-level Highway Flyover and Ground-level Road wherein the Highway Flyover and Metro Rail integrate to form a Double Decker Viaduct. The three Metro stations are disabled-friendly, environmentally-designed with bio-digester technology and solar panels, as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited set the record for the Longest Viaduct with Highway Flyover and Metro Rail Supported on Single Column Piers at the Nagpur Metro Rail Project, Maharashtra, India. The National Highway Flyover and Metro Rail System were integrated to form Double Decker viaducts and the section runs for 3.14 km on Wardha Road having three metro stations respectively. The viaduct was opened for Metro Rail traffic on March 05, 2019 and for Highway traffic on November 13, 2020 as confirmed on June 20, 2022.

Carlsberg Vietnam Breweries Limited, Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam, set the record for creating the longest connected table in a Huda beer bottle shape with the message of connecting people in the central region of Vietnam. The 556 tables (each measuring 0.75m x 1.8m) are arranged to create the longest connected table, measuring a total length of 1000m and shaped like a Huda beer bottle in the middle. The record is placed at Phu Van Lau Square, Hue City, as confirmed on June 26, 2022.

Maryam Abdul Rahman (born on November 17, 2001) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making several typographic monuments. She made 17 monuments including Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Red Fort and India Gate on different A4 size sheets, as confirmed on December 29, 2021.

Heer Urvish Vasanwala (born on July 4, 2008) of Gujarat, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of one leg knee strikes on a punching pad. She made 272 knee strikes (right knee) on the punching pad in 3 minutes at the age of 13 years, 9 months and 9 days, as confirmed on April 27, 2022.