Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Sushant Kumar (born on December 8, 2008) of Bihar, India set a record for being the fastest to calculate the product of all prime numbers from 100 to 1. He calculated the product of all prime numbers from 100 to 1 (reverse of 1 to 100) in 43 minutes and 4 seconds, at the age of 14 years, 11 months and 16 days, as confirmed on November 24, 2023.

Grand Master – P. Rakshan P. Rakshan (born on September 9, 2016) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for correctly answering 35 days, by their random dates, for fifty years from January 1, 1950 to December 31, 2000 (using mental calculation) in 5 minutes, at the age of 7 years and 1 month, as confirmed on November 1, 2023.

Arnadip Acharjya (born on January 1, 2020) of West Bengal, India (now residing in Ontario, Canada), is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for recalling 167 binomial scientific names of fruits, vegetables, birds and animals in 7 minutes and 23 seconds, at the age of 3 years and 9 months, as confirmed on October 11, 2023.

Yaashi Jain (born on July 11, 1998) of Chhattisgarh, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for climbing the peaks of Mount Everest (8,848.86 m) at 5.55 a.m. on May 17, 2023, and Mount Lhotse (8,516 m) at 8 a.m. on May 18, 2023; completing the expedition in 26 hours and 5 minutes (as a member of a mountaineering expedition team), as confirmed on October 28, 2023.

Rotary Club of Mumbai Bhandup, Maharashtra, India set a record for making the tallest cardboard Christmas tree. To celebrate Sustainability, a 33 feet tall spineless Christmas tree was made using cardboard tubes. This tree was displayed at Dina Patil estate, Station Road, Bhandup West, Mumbai, as confirmed on December 15, 2023.

Kiran S. (born on June 11, 1997) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing 2,966 half squats non-stop in 1 hour, 11 minutes and 36 seconds, as confirmed on May 30, 2023.

Samaira Jain (born on April 25, 2014) of Assam, India, set a record for being the fastest to recall the capitals of all countries while performing hula hoop spins. She recalled the capitals of 195 (UN recognised) countries while performing 800 hula hoop spins (around the waist) in 6 minutes and 28 seconds, at the age of 9 years, 5 months and 15 days, as confirmed on October 18, 2023

Institute of Hotel Management, along with Chef Vishnu Manohar – Professor Emeritus at MGMU IHM of Maharashtra, India, set a record for preparing and serving the maximum quantity of khichdi. Participants prepared 6500kgs of khichdi in 3.5 hours, primarily consisting of rice, beans, vegetables, water, salt, spices, and ghee at the MGM University Institute of Hotel Management, MGM Campus, N-6, CIDCO, Chh. Sambhajinagar, on December 14. The purpose of making khichdi was to designate it as the National Dish of India, as confirmed on December 14, 2023.

Zuventus Healthcare Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India set the record for ‘Maximum Doctors Signing Digital Pledge to Promote Yoga for Diabetes Management’. A total of 6803 participating doctors across the country signed the digital pledge to highlight and promote yoga for Diabetes management in day-to-day life between November 7, 2023 and November 20, 2023 as confirmed on November 22, 2023.

Lupin Aptivate, Maharashtra, India in association with HT Media, Haryana, India set the record for the ‘Biggest Online Food Quiz’. A total of 2617 families, comprising students from classes 1 to 6 along with their parents, participated in the online food quiz titled ‘Achchi Book School Foodie Quiz’ that was conducted by Avinash Mudaliar, Meghashyam Shirodkar and Dr. Navin Jayakumar. The participants from all over the country logged in between 2pm to 4pm and played for the preliminary selection rounds as confirmed on November 4, 2023.