Author: ABR Team

Agrim Varshney (born on October 21, 2017) of Uttar Pradesh, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for recalling the electronic configurations of 40 elements of the periodic table in 4 minutes and 4 seconds, by hearing the names of the elements, at the age of 6 years and 9 months, as confirmed on August 5, 2024.

More Sanjaykumar Raghunath (born on June 5, 1976) of Maharashtra, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for holding himself in the Navasana yoga pose (Boat pose) for 12 minutes and 8 seconds, as confirmed on October 14, 2024.

Pragati Shankar (born on December 4, 2019) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for reading 60 English words with phonetic sounds (following the British English protocol of the International Phonetic Association) in 3 minutes, 33 seconds and 98 milliseconds by viewing the words on a laptop screen, at the age of 4 years and 11 months, as confirmed on November 18, 2024.

Rushik Vinayak Morade (born on March 26, 2014) of Maharashtra, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making a large sized portrait of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (measuring 62 cm x 73 cm) in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 49 seconds on black chart paper, using stapler pins, at the age of 10 years and 7 months, as confirmed on November 25, 2024.  

Nayanaben Shaileshbhai Katrodiya-Kalarpan Art Rangoli Group with Mota Mandir Yuvak Mandal of Gujarat, India, set a record for making the largest rangoli of Shree Ram. A group of 40 people made the largest rangoli of Shree Ram (measuring 11,111 square feet) on the courtyard of Katargam Community Hall in Surat on January 19, 2024, using 1,400 kg rangoli colours, as confirmed on August 26, 2024.

Mota Mandir Yuvak Mandal with Kalarpan Art Group of Gujarat, India, set a record for making the largest rangoli of Shree Ram. A group of 40 people made the largest rangoli of Shree Ram (measuring 11,111 square feet) on the courtyard of Katargam Community Hall in Surat on January 19, 2024, using 1,400 kg rangoli colours, as confirmed on August 26, 2024.

Juan Christo Shiju (born on January 30, 2017) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for reciting 518 digits of the Pi value blindfolded in 7 minutes and 22 seconds, at the age of 6 years and 7 months, as confirmed on October 16, 2024.

Dasaroju Nitalaksha Rama (born on October 11, 2020) of Andhra Pradesh, India, set a record for being the fastest to recall collective nouns of 50 creatures. He recalled the collective nouns of 50 creatures (including a pack of wolves, a gaggle of geese and others) in 1 minute, 57 seconds and 74 milliseconds, at the age of 4 years, 1 month and 16 days, as confirmed on December 10, 2024.

Alkem Laboratories Ltd., India, set a record for organising the participation of the maximum number of neurologists creating awareness on nerve pain in a day. On November 29, 2024, a total of 119 neurologists collaborated to educate the public about nerve pain through radio broadcasts, marking November as International Nerve Pain Awareness Month. This initiative aimed to create awareness about nerve pain and spread crucial information that might help those living with pain, as confirmed on December 27, 2024.

Samya Maulik Panchal (born on April 16, 2012) of Gujarat, India, set a record for being the fastest to complete the Chadar trek. She successfully completed the Chadar Trek expedition over the frozen Zanskar River in Leh (Ladakh) in 2 days and 11 hours from 7 a.m. on January 17, 2024 to 6 p.m. on January 19, 2024, at the age of 11 years, 9 months and 3 days, as confirmed on January 31, 2024.