Author: ABR Team

B. Dhakshan (born on September 2, 2012) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for achieving 78 certificates for participating in multiple Silambam competitions, including Open Championship, Elshaddai Open 2022 and the Mini-Sub Junior Open Competition, at the age of 13 years and 9 months, as confirmed on September 14, 2026.

Arham Ehtesham Ahmad Shaikh (born on November 14, 2017) of Maharashtra, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for writing the answers of 50 single-digit sums (of 5 rows each) with multiple integers (each sum consisting of 5 negative and positive integers) on a sheet of paper in 40 seconds and 15 milliseconds, using a pencil, at the age of 8 years and 9 months, as confirmed on September 16, 2026.

Abhinav K.S. (born on February 27, 2008) of Kerala, India, is titled ‘Grand Master’ for making a small sized communication satellite (measuring 4.5 cm × 2 cm) in 22 minutes and 6 seconds, using sheets of newspaper, at the age of 15 years and 5 months, as confirmed on September 20, 2023.

Kamakhshi Choudharii (born on April 5, 2014) of Rajasthan, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite Articles 1 to 100 of the Constitution of India blindfolded. She recited Articles 1 to 100 of the Constitution of India, blindfolded, in 8 minutes, 3 seconds and 80 milliseconds, at the age of 12 years, 4 months and 27 days, as confirmed on September 8, 2026.

Shanvith G. (born on November 23, 2019) of, Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for doubling numbers successively 21 times from 2 onwards to derive an answer of 20,97,152 in one minute by responding to the questions (1+1= 2; 2+2= 4; 4+4= 8… to 5,24,288 + 5,24,288 = 10,48,576; 10,48,576 + 10,48,576= 20,97,152), at the age of 5 years and 8 months, as confirmed on August 22, 2025.

Dr. Durga Prasad Rai, MBBS, MD, DM, and Dr. Avinash Verma, MBBS, MD, DNB, along with a team from the Department of Cardiology, S.T.N.M. Hospital, Sikkim, India, set the record for ‘Maximum Consecutive Cardiac Electrophysiological Study and Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures Performed.’ The team successfully completed 30 consecutive EPS and RFA procedures in a single operation theatre, commencing at 4:00 PM on April 24 and concluding at 11:10 PM on April 25, 2026, over a total duration of 31 hours and 10 minutes, as confirmed on August 20, 2026.

Room to Read India, India, set the record for ‘Maximum Participants in a Read-A-Thon Across Multiple Locations’. With 53,63,059 participants from 11 states — Bihar, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Held on September 8, 2026, 11:00-11:30 AM as part of India Gets Reading 8.0, themed ‘My Words, My Story | मेरे शब्द, मेरी कहानी,’ it aligned with NEP 2020 and NIPUN Bharat, as confirmed on September 25, 2026.

A grand Hanoi celebration marked the success of Vườn Tình Yêu – Prem Ki Surdhara, highlighting India–Vietnam friendship, cultural exchange and the power of cinema.

Mansi Jangid (born on June 8, 2008) of Rajasthan, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for conducting classes on Mnemonics, wherein she taught memory-enhancing techniques to students of Government Secondary School (Lalsot), Dausa, continuously for 5 hours and 30 minutes on January 30, 2026 (under the aegis of Sw. Moolchand Meena Teacher Training College and the mentorship of Rahul Kumar), at the age of 17 years and 9 months, as confirmed on April 3, 2026.

Mona (born on July 21, 2004) of Madhya Pradesh, India, set a record for making the largest typographic portrait of Lord Hanuman using vermilion. She made the largest typographic portrait of Lord Hanuman, measuring 10 feet x 10 feet, on a sheet of white cloth by writing the divine word ‘Ram’ numerous times in Hindi, using vermilion and a paintbrush, as confirmed on August 25, 2026.