Author: Asia Book of Records Team

G. Harish (born on November 27, 2004) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making a Lord Ganesha idol (measuring 17 inches in height and 9.8 inches in width) using waste newspaper, cardboard, Fevicol and water-based paints. He started making these idols in 2018 and has made 18-20 idols till date. The idols are also bought by local people during the Ganesha Chaturthi festival, as confirmed on July 24, 2021.

Harshika Nitin Agrawal (born on August 16, 2012) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite 200 digits of Pi value (blindfolded). She recited 200 digits of Pi value, while being blindfolded, in just 23.9 seconds, as confirmed on July 8, 2021.

S R Leaders Public School, Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for the maximum number of participants hoisting the National Flag virtually with a total number of 1,206 participants. The attempt was monitored and verified on the school premises on August 15, 2021.

Mekha Pradeep Nair (born on December 9, 2001) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making black and white floral painting. She drew 102 black and white floral paintings on 102 A4 size sheets, as confirmed on March 4, 2021.

Shri Atharva (born on December 9, 2015) of Davangere, Karnataka, set a record for recalling the nicknames of maximum number of Indian cities and regions. He recalled the nicknames of 100 Indian cities and regions in 6 minutes and 26 seconds at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 1 day, as confirmed on July 10, 2021.

D Harekrishna Patro (born on October 6, 2015) of Odisha, India, set a record for reciting the maximum number of scientific names. He recited 65 scientific names of fruits, animals, birds, trees, plants and vegetables in 2 minutes and 15 seconds, at the age of 5 years, 9 months and 10 days, as confirmed on July 16, 2021.

Sryank Padhy (born on November 10, 2013) of Odisha, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for reciting the folk dances of all the Indian states and union territories. He recited the folk dances of 28 Indian states and 9 union territories in 34 seconds at the age of 7 years and 6 months, as confirmed on June 10, 2021.

Shyam Gawande (born on July 8, 1977) of Maharashtra, India, is titled as Grand Master for being in the Padma Vrischikasana (yoga pose) for the longest duration. He held himself in the Padma Vrischikasana yoga pose for 2 minutes and 7 seconds, as confirmed on July 6, 2021.

Vanya (born on June 19, 2018) of Uttar Pradesh, India, set a record for being the youngest to identify the names of all the countries by their respective outline maps. She identified 195 countries by seeing their individual outline maps in 3 minutes and 38 seconds, at the tender age of 2 years, 11 months and 30 days, as confirmed on June 18, 2021.

Jincy V. J. Das (born on September 13, 1997) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making the flags of different countries using embroidery. She beautifully embroidered 82 flags of different countries (measuring 2.5 cm in length and 1.5 cm in breadth) using an embroidery hoop of radius 17.5 cm, embroidery yarn and woollen threads, as confirmed on June 21, 2021.