Author: ABR Team

Akshatraj Poudel (born on March 25, 2022) of Morang, Nepal, set a record for being the youngest to play Madal. He played the Madal (a two-faced traditional Nepali drum) continuously for 3 minutes and 6 seconds as an accompaniment to the  harmonium and a Nepali folk song, at the age of 3 years, as confirmed on March 25, 2025.

Advika Suraj (born on October 21, 2019) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for writing numbers from 100 to 0 simultaneously with both hands (ambidextrously) on paper in 8 minutes, 52 seconds and 95 milliseconds, using a pencil, at the age of 5 years and 1 month, as confirmed on December 19, 2024.

Raveenraj (born on September 3, 2005) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for making the lightest satellite. He made a lightweight satellite (weighing 7.31 grams and measuring 18 mm x 33.3 mm), using a microcontroller, OLED display, copper wire antenna, ultra-thin lithium battery and other components, at the age of 19 years, 6 months and 10 days, as confirmed on April 7, 2025.

Shaurya Menghani (born on April 24, 2017) of Maharashtra, India (currently residing in UAE), set a record for being the youngest to author an illustrated trilogy on adventures with a pet dog. He authored three illustrated English books in series on adventures with his pet dog Velvet titled ‘Velvet Explores Space’ (ISBN: 979-83-00164-26-3), ‘Velvet Explores the UAE’ (ISBN: 979-83-08322-34-4) and ‘Velvet Explores the SDGs’ (ISBN: 979-83-10990-73-9), published by Young Author Academy, at the age of 7 years, 10 months and 3 days, as confirmed on March 19, 2025.

Gopal Das (born on January 5, 1972) of Tripura, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for meditating while looking at the sun constantly, without blinking the eyes, for four hours, as confirmed on February 27, 2025.

Shreya Sawhney (born on December 29, 2017) of Uttar Pradesh, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for holding herself in the Upavistha Konasana yoga pose (wide-angle seated forward bend pose) for 34 minutes and 3 seconds, at the age of 7 years and 1 month, as confirmed on April 8, 2025.

Ananya Sinha (born on December 23, 2010) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, set a record for having got the maximum number of marble tiles broken on the stomach in chakrasana yoga pose. She got 4 marble tiles (each measuring 43 cm x 23 cm), weighing 20 kg, broken on her stomach while holding the chakrasana yoga pose, at the age of 14 years, 1 month and 30 days, as confirmed on April 1, 2025.

M. Prakshaa (born on April 16, 2011) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of Disney characters in one minute. She identified 50 Disney characters in one minute by viewing the images on a TV screen, at the age of 13 years, 6 months and 29 days, as confirmed on December 31, 2024.

Vipashi Soubhag (born on March 4, 2023) of Kerala, India, set a record for being the youngest to recite multiplication tables from 2 to 10. She recited 9 multiplication tables from 2 to 10 in 2 minutes and 54 seconds, at the age of 1 year, 9 months and 17 days, as confirmed on March 6, 2025.

Mukul Dahiya of Haryana, India, set a record for the maximum number of swimming channels crossed in the Arabian Sea in a month. He completed the challenging swim from the Dharamtar Jetty to the Gateway of India. This achievement involved crossing nine channels in the Arabian Sea from February 1, 2025, to February 28, 2025, as he navigated through treacherous waters, battling strong currents and unpredictable weather, as confirmed on March 8, 2025.