Author: ABR Team

Rotary Club Kota Central of Rajasthan, India, set a record for the participation of the maximum number of runners in a relay run to pay tribute to Kargil Martyrs was set by Rotary Club Kota Central of Kota, Rajasthan. The club organised a relay run of 527 runners (grouped into 24 running battalions), on a running track at Shreenathpuram Stadium (Kota), to pay tribute to 527 Kargil Martyrs on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas. The relay run started on July 26, 2025 and ended on July 27, 2025, as confirmed on August 22, 2025.

Abdul Rashid (born on January 16, 2002) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing 18 freestyle Russian push-ups in 30 seconds, as confirmed on August 4, 2025.

Lt. Col. Shiv Narayan Mishra (born on June 11, 1961) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the oldest to cycle to three mountain passes and Siachen Base Camp. He cycled to 3 mountain passes, namely Khardung La (17,982 feet), Zoji La (11,649 feet), Umling La (19,024 feet) and Siachen Base Camp (12,000 feet) from June 19, 2025 to July 6, 2025; covering 2,203.02 km in 17 days, at the age of 64 years, 1 month and 8 days, as confirmed on July 28, 2025.

Captain Janardanan Sesha Iyer, AFNI, (born on May 18, 1958) of Kerala, India, set a record for spending the maximum number of hours in operating the dynamic positioning of vessels. Dynamic positioning is a computer-controlled system to maintain a precise position of vessels in offshore drilling, offshore oil well stimulation, critical operations, construction and scientific research. Being a master of foreign-going ships, he spent 25,091 hours operating the dynamic positioning of vessels from 2008 to 2020, as confirmed on July 24, 2025.

Aditya Kishore (born on April 7, 2017) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for reciting the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in English while solving 3 different types of Rubik’s Cubes, namely 2 x 2, 3 x 3 and Pyraminx in 38.370 seconds blindfolded (under the guidance of R. Dikshan, All India Cube Federation), at the age of 8 years and 2 months, as confirmed on June 20, 2025.

Atul Kumar Gupta (born on November 4, 1996) of Rajasthan, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for writing 10 e-books in Hindi on cancer titled ‘Cancer Gyaan Series’, including ‘Cancer- Information and Stories of Inspiration Book 1’ (ASIN: B0FCD1N38M), ‘Cancer & Chemotherapy Book 2’ (ASIN: B0FFHCHQ66) and ‘Cancer & Radiotherapy Book 3’ (ASIN: B0FFHN2HRW), among others, published between June 7, 2025 and July 2, 2025, as confirmed on July 23, 2025.

Jino K. Joseph (born on October 4, 1980) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing 52 decline diamond push-ups in 30 seconds, as confirmed on July 22, 2025.

Kenvue, the makers of ORSL, set a record for the maximum number of doctors pledged for educating patients on managing diarrhoea. This pledge was an extension of their public health initiative “Diarrhoea se Darr Nahi”, which aimed to improve awareness amongst the doctors about the critical role of ORS solutions in patients with Diarrhoea. A total of 20,057 doctors pledged through an online platform starting on January 8, 2025, to June 23, 2025, as confirmed on July 14, 2025

Joju Mathew (born on May 28, 1965) of Kerala, India, set a record for creating the maximum number of riddles in Malayalam and compiling them in a book. He created 2,328 riddles in Malayalam on diverse topics, which were compiled in a book titled ‘Mathayeede Kadam Kathakal’ (ISBN: 978-93-48132-57-4), published by Atma Books in June 2025, as confirmed on July 22, 2025.

Sun Pharma (Emerging Markets BU) set a record for creating the largest digital mosaic art of yoga mudras depicting World Digestive Health Day. To mark the occasion, photographs of individuals performing yoga mudras were compiled into a digital mosaic between May 22, 2025 and June 5, 2025. The mosaic, measuring 8 ft x 40 ft, featured images arranged to form the text ‘World Digestive Health Day’. The campaign achieved 1 million impressions, 0.7 million people viewed it across Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, UAE, and Oman, as confirmed on August 19, 2025.