Author: ABR Team

Fun Republic Mall of Uttar Pradesh, India, set a record for making the Largest gold-plated Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi idol using fibre. They made the largest gold-plated idols of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi (measuring 12 feet each) using 24 Karat Gold paint, clay and fibre on the auspicious occasion of Diwali to promote wealth and wisdom, as confirmed on October 19, 2024.

Vivaan Prashant Karulkar (born on February 27, 2007) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the youngest to write a book on Sanatan Dharam. He wrote a book on Sanatan Dharam titled ‘The Sanatan Dharam: True Source of all Science’ (ISBN:979-93-93819-48-2), published by Ek Sath Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd in collaboration with Ekvira Prakashan and Prasiddhi Seva (Pune) on January 22, 2024, at the age of 16 years, 10 months and 26 days, as confirmed on May 7, 2024.

Pragati Miskin (born on November 22, 1999) of Maharashtra, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for achieving 22 certificates from International Astronomical Search Collaboration, 65 Preliminary Detections with 17 certificates and 5 Provisional Detections with 5 certificates from reputed institutions, including NASA for her contribution to observations of near-Earth objects and Main Belt asteroids by participating in the analysis of images from Pan-Stars, as confirmed on August 20, 2024.

Avni Singh (born on July 27, 2019) of Karnataka, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for solving 2 ‘Mind Puzzler’ sliding puzzles 10 times (5 times number puzzle and 5 times picture puzzle) in 15 minutes, 25 seconds and 44 milliseconds, at the age of 4 years and 10 months, as confirmed on August 27, 2024.

Sneha P. (born on May 31, 1996) of Kerala, India, set a record for carving out the largest wooden Nandikesh. She carved out the largest Nandikesh (measuring 34 inches x 32 inches) from wood and painted it with acrylic paint, as confirmed on August 30, 2024.

Hazel Yadav (born on March 14, 2022) of Maharashtra, India (currently residing in Dubai, UAE), set a record for identifying the maximum number of English words. She identified 163 English words (consisting of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters) in 13 minutes and 35 seconds by viewing the words on flashcards, at the age of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, as confirmed on February 19, 2024.

Pranav Vinayraj (born on February 11, 2015) of Kerala, India, set a record for being the youngest to achieve 100 percent accuracy in typing speed. He achieved a typing speed of 118 WPM (words per minute) with 100% accuracy on a computer in 15 seconds, using an online typing test app ‘monkeytype’, at the age of 9 years, 4 months and 11 days, as confirmed on June 22, 2024.

Pharmed Limited of Karnataka, India, set a record for the ‘Maximum Gynaecologists Pledged to Combat Thyroid Disorders During Pregnancy via Iodine Fortification’. From September 1 to September 14, 2024, a total of 4064 gynaecologists across India pledged to combat thyroid disorders through iodine fortification. With 1 in 3 pregnant women in India affected by iodine deficiency, this initiative aims to raise awareness and promote iodine fortification to prevent thyroid complications during pregnancy, as confirmed on September 14, 2024.

Rudra Hari (born on January 8, 2015) of Kerala, India is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for singing the names of all melakarta ragas at a young age. She melodiously sang the names of all 72 melakarta ragas in 2 minutes and 28 seconds, at the age of 9 years and 4 months, as confirmed on July 23, 2024.

Dong Do Technical and Commercial Company Limited of Vietnam set the record for assembling the most rice grain shapes from stone mortars to build a tower. The 15-metre-tall Than Nong Tower in Dong Do Village, Bac Ninh, has been constructed using 1,012 stone mortars shaped like rice grains, symbolizing the rice culture of the Kinh Bac region. Located within a 20,000-square-metre ecological area featuring over 3,000 artifacts curated by Mr. Tran Van Toan, it celebrates the heritage of Northern Vietnam, as confirmed on October 15, 2024.