Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Nee Soon Central CCMC of Singapore, set a record for creating the longest Chinese calligraphy scroll. School students, community partners, residents and grassroots volunteers of Nee Soon Central along with enthusiasts and learners of Chinese calligraphy from all walks of life participated in creating the 458.8 m long calligraphy scroll, as confirmed on May 13, 2023.

Bichon Frise Club of Singapore, set a record for gathering the largest assembly of bichons. There were 101 pet bichons with their owners at Singapore Expo sponsored by the House of Seafood, as confirmed on May 13, 2023.

ShivGanga Roller Skating Club, Belagavi, Karnataka, India set the record for the longest non-stop roll ball relay marathon. A total of 137 participants of different age-groups played in the non-stop roll ball marathon for 51 hours which started on May 5, 2023 at 4.00PM and ended at 5.00PM on May 7, 2023 at the skating club as confirmed on May 7, 2023.

Aarti Awdhesh Maheshwari (born on July 05, 1972) of Madhya Pradesh, India set a record for maximum mothers and children participating in a walkathon. The walkathon titled “Chalo Mumma Walkathon” was held to commemorate Mother’s Day and saw participation from a total of 300 mother and child pairs who walked for 3 kilometers from 6.00AM to 8.00AM to celebrate the bonding between mother & child. Many social groups, NGO’s and societies also participated in this walkathon as confirmed on May 14, 2023.

Jisha Lenu George (born on December 12, 1980) of Karnataka, India, set a record for making the maximum number of artworks. She made 58 artworks including string art, portrait string art, multiple photos in one frame, light box art, sand art, threaded decoupage, book folding art, mosaic art, flip book art, cross stitch art, hand casting, pencil portrait, silk thread jewellery art, resin art, pointillism art, origami, Kirigami, wall art and lippen art, as confirmed on February 20, 2023.

Sharan S. Nair (born on April 21, 2018) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for solving a single 6 x 6 Sudoku puzzle in 3 minutes and 53 seconds at the age of 4 years and 11 months, as confirmed on April 19, 2023.

The Beard Team USA of Wyoming, USA, set a record of forming the longest beard chain in the world. A total of 69 men came together to form the beard chain measuring 45.99 m (150 ft 10.75 in), as confirmed on May 11, 2023.

Paul Slosar of Summerville, South Carolina, USA, set a record for having the longest moustache on a living person. The “English” style moustache hasn’t been trimmed for the last 30 years and measured 63.5 cm (2 ft 1 in), as confirmed on May 11, 2023.

Bandung Regency PAUD Working Group of Indonesia, set a record of organising the Gebyar Washing Hands with Soap (CTPS) campaign where maximum participants washed hands with soap. A total of 187,321 participants in 2,987 locations took part in the campaign to promote handwashing and cultivating a healthy lifestyle in children, as confirmed on May 11, 2023.

Pratham Mittal (born on August 11, 2005) of Gujarat, India, set a record for being the youngest to compile an international anthology. He compiled an international anthology (with two other compilers from India and Macedonia) titled ‘The Man Who Rapes? Should Be Castrated’ (ISBN: 978-93-54526-81-7), published by Spectrum of Thoughts on January 19, 2022 at the age of 16 years, 5 months and 8 days, as confirmed on March 22, 2022.