Author: ABR Team

Master Harihar Nandan Edupuganti (born on December 9, 2008) of Telangana, India, along with his mother, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for writing articles individually (as columnists) for 5 reputed newspapers including Surya, Telangana Express and Mumbai Telugu News, as confirmed on August 28, 2023.

Janhave Tanav N.T. (born on August 13, 2019) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing actions on 146 words in 2 minutes and 26 seconds, at the age of 4 years, as confirmed on September 6, 2023.

Tapas Das (born on December 31, 1985) of West Bengal, India, set a record for writing the maximum number of letters to the Editor of a Bengali newspaper. He wrote 140 letters to the Editor of a Bengali daily newspaper ‘Ananda Bazar Patrika’ which were published in the newspaper from May 5, 2020 to September 20, 2023. The letters dealt with problems including bad road conditions, hygiene, and animal safety as confirmed on September 30, 2023.

Devank Amit Dargad (born on March 24, 2013) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite all the Indian states’ names, their capitals and official languages. He recited the names of all the 28 Indian states, along with their capitals and official languages, in 30 seconds and 66 milliseconds at the age of 9 years, 10 months and 28 days, as confirmed on February 21, 2023.

Ankana Das (born on October 19, 2013) of West Bengal, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing eight types of dance forms, namely Rabindra Nritya, Bengali Folk, Creative Dance, Chinese Dance, Modern Dance, Nepali Dance, Bollywood Dance and Western Dance in 15 minutes, at the age of 9 years and 10 months, as confirmed on September 11, 2023.

Durgesh Bhagwan Borse (born on July 31, 2002) of Maharashtra, India, along with his brother, set a record for performing the maximum number of alternate fist bumps in 30 seconds. They performed 345 alternate fist bumps in 30 seconds, as confirmed on September 13, 2023.

Pankaj Jain (born on November 8, 1968) of Uttar Pradesh, India, set a record for floating in the reclined Parvatasana yoga pose in water for the longest duration. He floated in the reclined Parvatasana yoga pose (mountain pose) for 1 hour and 5 minutes at the Cawnpore Club Swimming Pool, as confirmed on September 13, 2023.

Pankaj Mehta (born on June 6, 1986) of Uttarakhand, India, set a record for being the fastest to summit Mt. Yunam carrying a bicycle. He started trekking from the Yunam Base Camp on August 23, 2023 at 4:02 am carrying a 12 kg bicycle (a SCOTT Scale 940), and reached the summit of Mt. Yunam (6,111 m) at 12:36 pm; trekking 3.89 km in 8 hours and 34 minutes, as confirmed on September 8, 2023.

Kunal Bhagwan Borse (born on May 22, 2004) of Maharashtra, India, along with his brother, set a record for performing the maximum number of alternate fist bumps in 30 seconds. They performed 345 alternate fist bumps in 30 seconds, as confirmed on September 13, 2023.

Aagan Naresh (born on September 10, 2019) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for reading the maximum number of English words. He read 1,399 English words (consisting of 3 to 12 letters) in 40 minutes by looking at the words on a mobile screen, at the age of 3 years, 11 months and 11 days, as confirmed on September 9, 2023.