Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Dr. Simanchal Panda (born on March 17, 1986) of Odisha, India, set a record for organising a Biomedical International Conference wherein the maximum number of Pharmacy professionals participated virtually. A total of 39 Pharmacy professionals participated virtually in the 2nd Biomedical International Conference (held on September 25, 2022 from 11:15 am to 6:57 pm) in association with Dr. Panda’s classes, the Association of African Students in India and Pharma tutor, as confirmed on September 27, 2022.

Ayushman Kalita (born on December 7, 2009) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the youngest author of a non-fiction science book. He wrote a non-fiction science book titled ‘Black Holes in a Nutshell’ (ISBN: 978-93-56211-07-0), published by Orange Books Publication at the age of 12 years, 7 months and 20 days, as confirmed on August 24, 2022.

Chandrika Ragothaman (born on December 27, 1985) of Karnataka, India, set a record for making the maximum number of statuettes using paper quilling art. She made 313 statuettes (each measuring between 6 cm to 23 cm) including 203 religious idols and 110 figurines (of vegetable vendors, balloon sellers and others) using paper quilling art, as confirmed on October 17, 2022.

M&N Goodies Pvt Ltd of Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for preparing and displaying Maximum Varieties of Dark Chocolates. The company prepared and displayed 187 varieties of Dark Chocolates including 70% of dark chocolates with cane sugar, green tea, fig and berry, strawberry and 56% with palm sugar and coconut sugar, at the M&N Choco Story, YWCA, Ooty, Tamil Nadu on December 22, 2022.

Jyash Tholiya (born on November 11, 2011) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for singing the National Anthems of the maximum number of countries. He memorised and beautifully sang the National Anthems of 150 countries including 8 SAARC and 37 non-SAARC Asian countries, 35 African, 13 Caribbean, 12 Oceania, 36 European, 4 North American and 5 South American countries at the age of 10 years, 11 months and 1 day, as confirmed on October 19, 2022.

The 2022 S-Race Running Tournament Organization Board and TH Food Chain Joint Stock Company of Vietnam set the record for organizing the offline & online school running tournament with the largest mass participation of pupils and students. Approximately 30,000 pupils and students from schools and colleges participated in the race. There were 8 (5 offline, 3 online) events organized across 63 provinces and cities of Vietnam from March 27, 2022 till December 25, 2022. The tournament aimed at spreading healthy lifestyle and sports practice habits for physical and spiritual growth of students, as confirmed on December 25, 2022.

U Minh’s fermented fish hot pot (U Minh District, Ca Mau Province, Vietnam) set an Asian record value for Cuisine and Specialties. This meal is popular in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, but the region around U Minh, Ca Mau, is where it gets its most distinctive flavor. A range of freshwater fish species, including snakehead and anabas, pork belly, fermented snakeskin gourami and snakehead, and a variety of wild plants from the U Minh forest are all harmoniously incorporated into the fermented fish hot pot. This meal has a tasty, enticing and unusual flavor thanks to the rustic…

Jyash Tholiya (born on November 11, 2011) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for singing the National Anthems of all the countries. He memorised and beautifully sang the National Anthems of 195 (UN recognised) countries, namely 8 SAARC and 40 non-SAARC Asian countries, 54 African, 14 Caribbean, 14 Oceania, 44 European, 9 North American and 12 South American countries, at the age of 10 years, 11 months and 21 days, as confirmed on November 1, 2022.

Droneacharya Aerial Innovations Limited, Maharashtra, India set a record for the largest birthday greeting card flown using drone. The Drone startup conducted a Drone Show at United Sports Badminton Court, Pune, Maharashtra wherein they lifted an 8×12 feet large greeting card to a height of 20 feet using a hexacopter heavy liftoff drone showcasing the skill and experience of the pilots who manually controlled the drone. The Drone show was conducted on September 16, 2022 to celebrate the 72nd Birthday of PM Narendra Modi, as confirmed on December 14, 2022.

Flossie (born in 1995), is the world’s oldest living cat. The age of the pet is equivalent to 120 human years. The brown and black feline is 26 years and 316 days old and the pet is in good health, although poorly sighted and deaf. The elderly pet is currently at the Cats Protection’s Tunbridge Wells, Crowborough and District Branch, as confirmed on December 23, 2022.