Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Dr. Raghavendra Sharma (born on March 5, 1975) of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Chairman of Child Conservation Foundation set a record for organising the maximum number of online webinars series for child development. He organised a series of 100 online webinars related to child development and betterment of children in India for 2 years. 1st webinar was conducted on July 5, 2020 and 100th was on May 29, 2022 using the Google meet App, as confirmed on June 1, 2022.

Rithika B. (born on January 8, 2010) of Puducherry, India, set a record for being the fastest to perform Bharatanatyam Hasta Viniyogas. She performed and recited all the 52 Bharatanatyam Hasta Viniyogas including 28 Asamyuta Hasta Viniyogas and 24 Samyuta Hasta Viniyogas in 6 minutes and 1 second, at the age of 12 years, 4 months and 16 days, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

Ashwin Sudhan (born on June 27, 2014) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of car logos in 30 seconds. He identified 97 car logos in just 30 seconds at the young age of 7 years, 10 months and 21 days, as confirmed on May 18, 2022.

Krishnarghya Pramanik (born on November 5, 2014) of Kolkata, India, set a record for making the maximum number of 3D unique patterns using different Rubik’s Cubes. He made 30 different 3D patterns including 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4, 5 x 5, 6 x 6, 7 x 7, IVY, Drift, Skewb, Windmill, Pyraminx, Megaminx and 3 x 3 Master Morphix within 51 minutes and 26 seconds at the age of 7 years, 6 months and 7 days, as confirmed on May 24, 2022.

S. Muthu Selvam (born on October 20, 2013) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being the fastest to recall one hundred countries with national birds by viewing respective flags. He recalled the names of 100 countries along with their national birds in 1 minute and 38 seconds by viewing their respective flags on a large screen at the age of 8 years, 7 months and 17 days, as confirmed on June 6, 2022.

Zayan Shahzad M (born on February 2, 2019) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of locations on outline maps. He identified 159 locations on 12 national and international outline maps including 20 districts of Tamil Nadu, 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh, 14 districts of Kerala, 14 European countries and 7 cities of Bangladesh at the age of 2 years, 9 months and 8 days, as confirmed on November 10, 2021.

S. P. Vaaishnavi (born on December 15, 2012) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for reciting and performing the maximum number of Bharatanatyam mudras and movements by a child. She recited and performed 76 mudras and movements namely 52 Samyukta and Asamyukta Hasta mudras (single and double hand gestures of Bharatanatyam dance) and 24 other movements in 30 seconds while balancing on the pot, at the age of 9 years, 4 months and 8 days, as confirmed on April 29, 2022.

In continuation with the collaboratory formation of International Protocol for New Records [IPNR] in 2017 at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where the Chief Editors of various Books of Records from different countries came together to join hands to promote record holding activities, a recent International Meeting was held at Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City on June 6, 2022. Dr. Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, Chief Editor India Book of Records, was the Chief Guest, who addressed the member nations’ Chief Editors of Vietnam Book of Records, Cambodia Book of Records, Indo-China Book of Records and Ukraine Book of Records.

Ayush Kumar Jena (born on August 12, 2019) of Odisha, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite the capitals of all the Indian states. He recited the capitals of all the 28 Indian states in just 21 seconds at the age of 2 years, 6 months and 30 days, as confirmed on March 29, 2022.

Prince Kumar (born on October 26, 2002) of Bihar, India, set a record for holding Chakrasana for one minute while balancing two people on the stomach. He held himself in Chakrasana while holding two persons (60.20 kg and 54.85 kg) with some additional weight (25.55 kg) (total weight 140.6 kg) on his stomach for one minute at the age of 19 years, 6 months and 17 days, as confirmed on May 12, 2022.