Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Chittorgarh Seva Sansthan of Rajasthan, India, set the record for the maximum helmets distributed while taking the road safety pledge. A total of 18000 people above the age of 18 years were distributed steel bird helmets and simultaneously took pledge on Road Safety Awareness, under the themes of ‘Badalo Soch Helmet Nahi Hai Bojh’, ‘Yuva Jagrat-Desh Jagrat’ & ‘Yuva Surakshit-Desh Surakshit’ at the same place in a single day, as confirmed on September 17, 2023.

Godrej Industries Limited & Associate Companies set the record for the maximum voluntary blood donations by an organization in a single day. A total of 2151 units of blood were collected between 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. The donors assembled at the blood donation camps setup across the various Manufacturing Units / Regional Offices and Real Estate sites and donated blood from morning till evening as confirmed on August 8, 2023.

Room to Read India Trust, New Delhi, India, set the record for maximum participants read together at multiple locations, wherein a total of 659770 participants including school students, teachers, school staff, parents and government officials from 10 states joined together and read books. The activity started at 11.00 am and continued till 11.30 am at 5909 schools and other venues, as confirmed on September 1, 2023.

Phoenix Crew Club of Tamil Nadu, India set the record for the maximum participants in duet performance. A total of 220 singers from different age groups and from various parts of Tamil Nadu came together at the same platform and sang a total of 110 duet songs for 10 hours and 30 minutes to pay tribute to the legendary singer Mr. S.P. Balasubramanium at Sir. Pitti, Thiyagaraya Auditorium, Tamil Nadu, India on September 23, 2023.

Vinod Paul holkar Founder/Chairperson of Youth Blood Donation Society and team, V.P.O. Jhansa, Tehsil- Pehowa, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India set a record for conducting the largest Blood Donation and Medical Check up, Public awareness for Blood Donation and Social Values Camp at a Single Venue. The 18 Day Camp started on December 2, 2021 and ended on December 19, 2021 at Booth no.77, Brahma Sarovar, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India on the occasion of International Geeta Jayanti Mahotsav 2021. Approximately 75000 people from all over India visited the Camp for Medical Check up, treatment and Blood Donation.

Dr. P. Vedamurthy Reddy and his team at the Department of Urology and Kidney Transplant, Narayana Medical college and Hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India set the record for largest adrenal myelolipoma treated with laparoscopic surgery. On October 4, 2021, the team performed a critical surgery on a 46-year-old male patient on the adrenal gland, successfully removing the largest adrenal myelolipoma tumor measuring 13 cm through laparoscopy, as confirmed on August 24, 2023.

Ardra S. Raj (born on September 3, 2000) of Kerala, India, set a record for self-painting the maximum number of national symbols on the face. She self-painted 10 national symbols on her face (by looking into the mirror) including the national bird, national animal and the national tree, as confirmed on August 23, 2023.

Jain (Deemed-To-Be University) Shantamani Kala Kendra, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India set a record for making the Biggest Idol of Lord Ganesha with Environmental Supplement (Waste) Materials. On the occasion of the Ganesh Chaturthi, 20 students, teachers and staff members of Jain University made 22 feet 7 inches symbolic idol of Lord Ganesha using 108 kg old newspapers, wire, string, rope and 21 kg flour in 21 hrs with the purpose to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi as well as to convey the message of the necessities to protect the environment with modernity, as confirmed on September 9, 2023.

EduSkills Foundation, Odisha, India & All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) India set a record for completing the highest number of virtual internships. A total number of 1,82,262 students completed AICTE-EduSkills Virtual Internships on Multiple Industry Skills from August 25,2021 to August 25, 2023 and they all were issued certificates during this period, as confirmed on August 28,2023.

Dr. Dibyendu Roy (born on April 13, 1986), Onco Rehabilitation Consultant, Apex Multi-Specialty Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh India set the record for maximum cancer patients treated in one day. He and his team at the Cancer Rehabilitation Department, started at 5.00am on June 27, 2023 and ended at 11.15pm on same day. A total of 100 patients were treated for various cancer symptoms including Oral Mucositis, Scar Fibrosis, Trismus, Xerostomia, Lymphoedema, Chemo Induced Peripheral Neuropathies and many others in one day as confirmed on August 12, 2023.