Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Mokshith Hitesh Laddha (born on November 3, 2018) of Rajasthan, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite the capitals of Indian states and union territories. He recited the capitals of all the 28 Indian states and 9 union territories in just 39 seconds at the age of 2 years, 8 months and 25 days, as confirmed on July 30, 2021.

Jishnu Dev S. S. (born on March 24, 1994) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making the first found footage movie in Tamil. The film in Tamil, titled ‘Amanuda’, was released in January 2021 on an OTT platform. He was the story editor, director of photography and director of the film, as confirmed on July 26, 2021.

V. M. Akshara (born on January 12, 1998) of Palakkad, Kerala, set a record for making the largest dreamcatcher (sacred hoop), with a ring diameter of 4 metres and 43 inches. She made a beautiful dreamcatcher using pipe, coloured cloth material and threads, as confirmed on July 28, 2021.

Renu Sharma Insan (born on August 3, 1999) of Rajasthan, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for posting numerous posts on LinkedIn. She posted 247 posts related to healthy living on July 29, 2021, as confirmed on July 31, 2021.

Adarsh R. (born on December 13, 1993) of Kerala, India, set a record for typing the maximum numbers in one minute. He accurately typed numbers from 1 to 135 (with spacing) in one minute, as confirmed on July 31, 2021.

Joby Y. Daniel (born on October 13, 1993) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making a small stylus pen (measuring 1.35 cm) using earbuds and aluminium foil, as confirmed on July 23, 2021.

Raji R. (born on May 23, 1982) of Kerala, India, set a record for creating best out of waste craft by using waste materials such as coconut shell, clay, newspaper, foil, bottles, old clothes, chappals, cardboard, electric wires and palm leaves. She made 120 artefacts including different flower vases, dolls, portraits, tree house, home decoration, table and chair set, bottle arts, bags and Nataraja, as confirmed on July 21, 2021.

Atharv Agandh Damodare (born on March 24, 2012) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for performing the fastest cumulative addition using abacus. He kept a sheet open in the laptop to view numbers from 1 to 200 and orally performed cumulative addition (from 1 to 200) nonstop (adding 1+2+3…till 200) in 4 minutes and 35 seconds, at the age of 9 years, 1 month and 28 days, as confirmed on June 1, 2021.

Asish V. S. (born on March 9, 2003) of Kerala, India, set a record for drawing the largest portrait of Mahatma Gandhi using stencil art. He drew a beautiful portrait of Mahatma Gandhi (measuring 123 cm in height and 75 cm in width) using stencil art, black acrylic colour, brushes and black markers, as confirmed on July 31, 2021.

Abhineeth Bhowmick (born on March 18, 2009) of West Bengal, India, set a record for performing the Hanumanasana forward bend pose for the longest duration. He remained in the Hanumanasana forward bend pose for 32 minutes,1 second and 14 milliseconds at the age of 12 years, 3 months and 20 days, as confirmed on July 27, 2021.