Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Fathima Sana Puthiyantakath (born on January 27, 2015) of Kerala, India (now residing in UAE) set a record for identifying the maximum number of flowers and recalling their scientific names in one minute. She identified 51 flowers and recalled their scientific names in one minute at the age of 6 years, 11 months and 10 days, as confirmed on January 6, 2022.

Haritha Venkatesan (born on May 1, 1998) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for holding the Crooked Upward Lotus Pose for the longest duration. She held herself in the Crooked Upward Lotus Pose (Kunchita Urdhava Padmasana) non-stop for 15 minutes and 2 seconds, as confirmed on January 11, 2022.

Chris Jacob Sabin (born on June 16, 2018) of Kerala, India (currently residing in Virginia – USA), set a record for solving the maximum number of jigsaw puzzles in one hour. He solved 197 puzzles (811 pieces) including 100 two- pieces, 30 three-pieces, 32 four-pieces, 4 twenty-four pieces, one each of twenty-five, twenty-three and twenty-two piece jigsaw puzzles and others in one hour at the age of 3 years, 6 months and 8 days, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

Dhyan S. Jith N. (born on January 16, 2012) of Kerala, India, set a record for solving the maximum number of Pyraminx Cubes in 15 minutes. He solved 62 Pyraminx Cubes in 15 minutes at the age of 9 years, 11 months and 2 days, as confirmed on December 30, 2021.

Vijay Shesherao Gavane (born on October 11, 1978) of Maharashtra, India, along with his two friends, set a record for performing the fastest north to south expedition on a bicycle. They completed 3550 km on a bicycle expedition in 14 days, 20 hours and 40 minutes started on December 24, 2021 at 6.20 am from Srinagar, travelled through Udhampur, Nakodar, Fatehpur, Aurangabad, Bangalore and ended their expedition at 3.00 am in Kanyakumari on January 8, 2022, as confirmed on January 29, 2022.

Vatsalkumar Satishkumar Shah (born on December 4, 2006) of Surat, Gujarat is titled ‘Grand Master’ for achieving the maximum certificates as a teenager. He achieved 299 certificates, medals and trophies in multiple curricular and co-curricular activities including quiz, drawing, clay modelling, science experiment, essay, extempore, puzzle, Olympiad and IT competitions at the age of 14 years, 11 months and 20 days as confirmed on November 24, 2021.

Manikandan S. (born on May 11, 1993) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making the portraits of 15 Indian women pioneers including Indira Gandhi, Lata Mangeshkar, Pratibha Patil, Kiran Bedi, Sania Mirza and Mary Kom on 15 A3 size sheets using pencil, graphite powder, eraser, brushes and black pen, as confirmed on February 8, 2022.

Athira R. (born on October 25, 1993) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for completing many health certificate courses in a day. She is a teacher by profession and is currently residing in Dubai. She has completed 51 courses including Nutrition, Pregnancy, Immunization, WASH, non-communicable diseases, Yoga, COVID-19, Obesity and Mental health on October 11, 2021, as confirmed on December 4, 2021.

Dhanashree Babu (born on May 8, 2015) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for being in the Upavistha Konasana yoga pose for a long duration. She held herself in the Upavistha Konasana yoga pose (wide-angle seated forward bend) for 30 minutes (sitting upright with the legs as wide apart as possible, grasping the toes and leaning forward) at the age of 6 years and 8 months, as confirmed on February 10, 2022.

Sarnavo Preetish (born on January 27, 2015) of Karnataka, India, set a record for playing the Harmonium with blindfolded eyes for the longest duration. He played the Harmonium for 38 minutes and 54 seconds with blindfolded eyes at the age of 7 years and 11 days, as confirmed on February 7, 2022.