Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Commissionerate Police of Ludhiana, Punjab, India, set the record for maximum participants in a cyclothon for ‘Drug Free Punjab’. On the occasion of the martyrdom day of the great Indian Revolutionary Kartar Singh Sarabha, November 16, 2023, Police Commissionerate, Ludhiana, organised a Cyclothon event to raise awareness for drug free Punjab. A total of 25,000 cyclists participated in the cyclothon, started from Punjab Agricultural University, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana and ended at the same place, as confirmed on November 16, 2023.

Krishna Deva Varma (born on January 9, 2020) of Karnataka, India, is titled ‘Grand Master’ for reading 100 English words (consisting of 4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10 letters) written on sheets of paper in 1 minute, 49 seconds and 68 milliseconds at the age of 3 years and 8 months, as confirmed on September 18, 2023.

Meerra Gokulnath (born on May 14, 2017) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite Melakarta ragas, which is a collection of fundamental musical ragas in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). These ragas are parent ragas (hence known as Janaka ragas) from which other ragas have been generated. She recited 72 ragas in 1 minute, 28 seconds and 3 milliseconds at the age of 5 years, 11 months and 10 days, as confirmed in July 19, 2023.

M. Elijah Judah (born on March 22, 2017) of Karnataka, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for reciting 60 verses in English from the Book of Psalms, including Psalms chapter 1 (6 verses), chapter 23 (6 verses), chapter 91 (16 verses), chapter 103 (22 verses), chapter 121 (8 verses) and chapter 127 (2 verses) in 5 minutes, at the age of 6 years and 6 months, as confirmed on October 13, 2023.

Juan Christo Shiju (born on January 30, 2017) of Kerala, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite 200 digits of Pi value blindfolded. He recited 200 digits of Pi value in 56 seconds while being blindfolded, at the age of 6 years, 8 months and 10 days, as confirmed on October 14, 2023.

Advika Suraj (born on October 21, 2019) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master for writing all the 26 capital letters of the English alphabet from A-Z in 2 minutes and 7 seconds with both hands simultaneously, using paper and pencil, at the age of 3 years and 10 months, as confirmed on August 29, 2023.

Anaya Singh Rathore (born on October 19, 2020) of Maharashtra, India, is titled ‘Grand Master’ for identifying 90 western musical instruments including Accordion, Banjo, French Horn, Harmonica, Mandolin, Piccolo, Trombone and others in 3 minutes and 38 seconds, by viewing the pictures of instruments on flashcards, at the age of 2 years and 9 months, as confirmed on September 22, 2023.

Bijukumar V. (born on April 20, 1972) of Kerala, India, is titled ‘Grand Master’ for writing and directing 4 Malayalam patriotic album songs on ‘The Nation and Soldiers’, namely Jai Jawan, Ente Bharatham Shreshta Bharatham, Veerayodhav and Ente Desham Bharatha Desham, as confirmed on September 22, 2023.

Izza Mariam Rameez (born on December 29, 2017) of Kerala, India, set a record for being the fastest to recall the sine function for angles from 0 to 360 degrees blindfolded. She recalled the sine function for angles from 0 to 360 degrees in 11 seconds and 20 milliseconds while being blindfolded at the age of 5 years, 8 months and 20 days, as confirmed on September 28, 2023.

Harinderpal Singh (born on March 16, 1964) of Punjab, India, set a record for covering the maximum distance on a Scooty. He started his expedition from Sangrur (Punjab) on March 19, 2023, travelled through India, Bhutan and Nepal and completed it at Sangrur on May 23, 2023, travelling 18,000 km in 65 days, as confirmed on July 28, 2023.