Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Johny Kutty P. G. (born on August 19, 1974) of Kerala, India, set a record for making the largest portrait of Mahatma Gandhi using pulses. He made this unique portrait with pulses of different colours by pasting them on the plywood (measuring 183 cm × 122 cm), as confirmed on September 3, 2021.

J. Shanjeev (born on November 23, 2012) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for reciting the Tamil names of 97 flowers in 30 seconds at the age of 8 years and 9 months, as confirmed on September 15, 2021.

Raniya B. P. (born on February 26, 2005) of Kerala, India, set a record for drawing the maximum number of portraits of famous actors on A2 size sheet using stencil art. She drew the faces of 140 famous actors of Indian Film industry on a single A2 size sheet (measuring 42 cm in width and 59.4 cm in length), as confirmed on July 31, 2021.

Eshwara K. A. (born on January 14, 1978) of Karnataka, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of single leg Tennis ball juggles in one minute. He performed 178 Tennis ball juggles (with his right leg) in one minute, as confirmed on August 25, 2021.

The dancers from around the globe under the guidance of Madurai R Muralidharan, Artistic Director, Nrithyakshethra Dance Academy, Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for performing Bharatanatyam Jathis online for the longest duration. A total number of 130 dancers performed Bharatanatyam Jathis virtually for 2 hours at Antispot Studio, Anna Nagar, Chennai on October 10, 2021.

Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., Maharashtra, India, set a record for positioning the maximum number of tractors to form an image of ‘Maa Durga’, wherein a total number of 518 tractors took part at the Bhuchar Mori Battle Ground, Dhrol, Jamnagar, Gujarat, on October 7, 2021.

Mannvasanai, Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for the maximum number of dishes made and displayed using traditional rice and millets in one hour. She made a total of 214 dishes and displayed at Metro Manor No 97, Nehru Stadium, Chennai, on October 11, 2021.

Yashasvi Soni (born on March 17, 2001) of Rajasthan, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making the Indian heritage site on twelve surfaces. She beautifully represented the Indian heritage Umaid Bhawan Palace of Jodhpur by painting and carving on twelve different surfaces namely nail, paint brush, tablet, Pipal leaf, apple, paper, T-shirt, outer surfaces of almond and rajma, halved almond and halved rajma, as confirmed on August 23, 2021.

Gethal Durairaj Lingesh (born on May 15, 1988) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for making and displaying the maximum number of cocktails in one minute. He made 21 cocktails in one minute at Radisson Blu, Egmore, Chennai on September 29, 2021.

Vyahruthi Rakesh (born on February 14, 2019) of Karnataka (currently residing in London, UK), is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for identifying 42 children books by their titles. She picked and identified 42 children’s books without hesitation when asked the titles. She also recited numbers from 1-10 in English and Telugu, identified 17 animals, 19 objects, nine body parts in English and five in Telugu, at the tender age of 1 year and 6 months, as confirmed on January 22, 2021.