Author: Asia Book of Records Team

HDFC Bank Ltd, India set a record for launching the maximum number of branches across the country in a single financial year by opening 1476 branches in FY 2022-23. These are spread across Metro, Urban, Semi Urban and Rural locations. This is a part of its commitment to offer world class products/services to more Indians.

Ajanta Pharma Limited of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India set a record for the largest life saving CPR awareness and training campaign. A total of 1077 workshops were organised where live demo/training for Life Saving CPR was provided by 1019 doctors from April 22, 2022 till February 23, 2023 pan India. These workshops were attended by a total of 27559 participants, including 4711 doctors, 9117 paramedics, 6456 patients and 7275 general public, as confirmed on March 10, 2023.

Nirmal Kumar (born on May 25, 1978) of Bihar, India, set a record for being the fastest to complete a motorcycle expedition to Char Dham of Uttarakhand along with his wife. They started their journey on October 10, 2021 from Patna; travelled across Lucknow, Haridwar, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Gomukh, Kedarnath, Badrinath and completed it on October 24, 2021 at Patna. They covered 4,300 km in 15 days, as confirmed on October 12, 2022.

Surya Hariprasad (born on August 8, 2011) of Kerala, India (currently living in Malaysia), set a record for solving the maximum number of different types of Rubik’s Cubes. He solved 69 types of Rubik’s Cubes in one hour at the age of 11 years, 4 months and 29 days, as confirmed on January 24, 2023.

Arhaan Sai Gourishetty (born on July 27, 2021) of Telangana, India, set a record for making the maximum number of colourful abstract paintings on canvas using acrylic fluid paint. He made 50 colourful abstract paintings on canvas sheets using different colours of acrylic fluid paint showcasing Sponge art, Bottle squeeze technique, Fork scrape technique, Wave effect with seashells, Race car track effect and other techniques at the age of 1 year, 6 months and 3 days, as confirmed on February 11, 2023.

Dyneesious Dcrus Hentry (born on August 31, 1982) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for performing backward indoor roller skating for the longest duration. He performed nonstop backward (reverse) indoor skating on roller skates for 2 hours, 58 minutes and 22 seconds, as confirmed on January 20, 2023.

Thandeswaran Periyasamy (born on May 31, 1979) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for running for the maximum number of consecutive days. He ran for 1500 consecutive days, covering 10,822 km (with minimum 2 km per day) from September 1, 2018 to October 9, 2022, as confirmed on November 18, 2022.

R. Rithvika (born on November 16, 2017) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for identifying the flags of the maximum number of countries in 30 seconds. She identified the flags of 48 countries in 30 seconds (by looking at the flashcards) at the age of 5 years, 3 months and 7 days, as confirmed on February 27, 2023.

Supriya Jamuar (born on May 5, 1983) of Karnataka, India, set a record for making the biggest Mandala art. She made a beautiful Mandala art on a square ACP (aluminum composite panel) sheet (measuring 244.5 cm x 245.3 cm and a diameter of 240.28 cm or 94.6 inches) using acrylic colours, as confirmed on April 8, 2022.

Ravinder Singh (born on July 5, 1984) of New Delhi, India set a record for the fastest north to south K2K 4-wheeler expedition. He started the journey from Srinagar Lal chowk on March 1, 2023 and ended at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu on March 3, 2023. He travelled for 42 hours and 53 minutes covering the distance of 3512 Km, at the age of 38 years, 8 months and 5 days, as confirmed on March 10, 2023.