Author: Asia Book of Records Team

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.

Ethan Nithin Mathew (born on August 14, 2021) of Kerala, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of miscellaneous items. He identified 138 miscellaneous items including objects, fruits, vegetables, electronic items and toys in 17 minutes and 12 seconds, by hearing the names, at the age of 1 year, 11 months and 12 days, as confirmed on August 25, 2023.

Dr. B.R.Hiremath (born on August 3,1969) KSES Deputy Commissioner of Excise (Bengaluru Urban District 6) of Karnataka, India, set a record for the participation of the maximum number of people in a drug awareness walkathon. He supported the Karnataka State Excise Department, in association with M. Square Networks and the National Service Scheme, on the occasion of the ‘International Drug Awareness Day’ at Shree Kanteerava Stadium (Bengaluru) on June 26, 2022, wherein 15,000 people participated in the drug awareness walkathon, as confirmed on October 5, 2023.

Phoenix United (Upal Developers Pvt Ltd) of Uttar Pradesh, India set the record for making the ‘Biggest Wooden Diya’. The biggest wooden Diya measuring 32ft (width) x 24ft (height) x 8ft (depth) was made using MS frame iron structure, wooden ply, flex/vinyl, acrylic wick and a platform to support the base of the structure. The making of Diya started from October 30, 2023 and finished on November 5, 2023 at Phoenix United, Kanpur, Bargawan Alambagh, Lucknow, as confirmed on November 5, 2023.

Garudapalli Hansika (born on August 17, 2016) of Telangana, India, set a record for being the fastest to locate and name all Asian countries with capitals and currencies. She located and named all 48 Asian countries on an outlined map of the world along with their capitals and currencies in 1 minute, 17 seconds and 12 milliseconds, at the age of 6 years, 11 months and 24 days, as confirmed on August 10, 2023.

Pernod Ricard India, official partner of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 of Kolkata, West Bengal, India set the record for the largest replica of the ICC cricket world cup trophy. The Sculptor Mr Monti Paul has built the largest 3D replica of the cricket world cup 2023 trophy measuring 64 feet 6 inches in length and 8 feet 4 inches in width using steel structure (pipes, sectional rods and sheets) with Fibre glass moulded shapes and paint at City Square ground, New Town Kolkata, West Bengal, as confirmed on 14th October, 2023.

Suchitra Kharwandikar along with team members of Pune, Maharashtra set the record for the longest mehndi marathon by a group. The marathon went on for 12 hours wherein the 1644 people of a group 25 mehndi artists applied mehndi on the hands of 2632 females starting from 9.00 a.m. and ending at 9.00 p.m. at Utsav Sabhagrah, Kothrud Pune. Pune, as confirmed on October 22, 2023.