Author: Asia Book of Records Team

M.S Martin (Mellifluous Melodies on Keyboard) of Tamil Nadu, India set a record for the maximum people in an electronic keyboard ensemble. A total of 445 participants played the electronic keyboard simultaneously to create an awareness to stop child labour amongst younger generation musically at St. Bede’s Centenary Auditorium, Santhome Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as confirmed on May 1, 2023.

Karnavati University of Gujarat, India set a record for maximum intellectual property protection applied by a university in a single day. Students and faculties of Karnavati University filed a total of 295 IP applications of Intellectual Property with the Indian Patent office developed by them in a single day on April 26, 2023 at Karnavati University Campus. All the applications were filled on an online official website of Intellectual Property India.

Lakshay Krishnakumar (born on January 3, 2012) of Tamil Nadu, India set a record of maximum distance covered in open sea swimming by a child with autism spectrum disorder. He being an autistic child swam 8.1 nautical miles in 3 hours, 18 minutes in the open sea from from Neelankarai Beach to Marina Beach, under the coaching & guidance of Mr. Sathish Sivakumar, Yadhavi Sports Academy, for Special Needs Chennai, at the age of 11 years, as confirmed on April 30, 2023.

UBS AG of Penang Road, Singapore, set a record for building the tallest Christmas tree using trash or disposed materials. The Christmas tree measuring 4 m was one of the two ‘Trash-Sure’ trees made from used items including toys, water containers and sports equipment on the theme of sustainability, as confirmed on April 29, 2023.

The IAEC of Toa Payoh West CC of Singapore set a record of making the largest sculpture of milk cartons. They made a huge sculpture of ‘Pongal pot’ by milk cartons measuring 2.7m high with a diameter of 3m during the celebration of Pongal, as confirmed on April 28, 2023.

Home Team NS Khatib of Singapore, set a record of making the tallest hamper of groceries. The hamper measuring 2.4 m by 1.1 m and 4 m high was made by stacking plastic boxes packed with grocery items and given to the beneficiaries on Lunar New Year Day, as confirmed on April 27, 2023.

Delta Avenue Residents Committee, along with South Central Community Family Service Centre, of Singapore, set a record of making the largest Chinese zodiac sign with vegetables. The zodiac sign Lohei Yusheng is a rabbit holding a gold ingot. It was made inside a square formation with sliced vegetables and abalones with each side measuring 2.15 m long, as confirmed on April 28,2023.

Pithani Hanisha Jaivardhini (born on April 14, 2016) of Andhra Pradesh, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of full contact punch strikes in one minute. She performed 370 full contact punch strikes on a vertical hardboard in one minute with bare hands (under the guidance and training of Shri P. Kanaka Rao of Dragon Fitness Centre) at the age of 6 years, 10 months and 11 days, as confirmed on March 25, 2023.

P. Kapilesh (born on March 15, 2018) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being the fastest to spell 200 English words. He spelt 200 random English words (3, 4, 5 and 6 letter words) including Orange, Hop, Banana and King in 4 minutes, 45 seconds and 18 milliseconds at the age of 4 years, 11 months and 5 days, as confirmed on March 3, 2023.

Ovi Abhay Patil (born on June 29, 2015) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of hula hoop spins around the right elbow and both knees simultaneously in one minute. She performed 180 spins around the right elbow and 190 spins around both knees simultaneously in one minute at the age of 7 years, 8 months and 16 days, as confirmed on March 29, 2023.