Fastest Autistic Individual to Identify and Sing Pakad of 50 Indian Classical Ragas

Ashutosh Panigrahi, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand set the record for ‘Fastest Autistic Individual to Identify and Sing Pakad of 50 Indian Classical Ragas’. On October 4, 2026, he identified and sang the pakad of 50 Indian classical ragas in 3 minutes and 47 seconds, under the guidance of music teacher Pawan Kumar Chaubey. As an individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), his achievement demonstrated exceptional musical proficiency, auditory recognition and accuracy highlighting the importance of recognising diverse abilities through music, as confirmed on October 12, 2026.