Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Serah Maria Charit (born on April 14, 2015) of Kerala, India (currently residing in Dubai), set a record for identifying the maximum number of species of dinosaurs in one minute. She identified the pictures of 59 species of dinosaurs with their correct names in one minute, at the age of 5 years, 10 months and 29 days, as confirmed on March 13, 2021.

Atharva Mishra (born on November 26, 2013) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the youngest to write a book on Astronomy. He wrote a book titled ‘Era of Astronomy’ (ISBN: 978-93-90261-07-9) published by Walnut Publication in 2020, at the age of 6 years, 8 months and 4 days. The book consists of 44 pages, as confirmed on April 23, 2021.

Anshi Devarshi Desai (born on February 26, 2012) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for making several ambidextrous drawings. She simultaneously drew 32 drawings including Ganesha, Mother and Child, Mermaid and Clown. She is quick and clear to draw the two identical images using both hands, at the age of 9 years and 2 months, as confirmed on April 26, 2021.

Serah Maria Charit (born on April 14, 2015) of Kerala, India (currently residing in Dubai), set a record for identifying the maximum number of species of dinosaurs by their skeletons. She identified 77 skeletons of dinosaurs in 2 minutes, 20 seconds and 68 milliseconds, at the age of 5 years, 11 months and 13 days, as confirmed on March 27, 2021.

Naksh Jain (born on August 19, 2018) of Haryana, India, set a record for rapidly recalling the capitals of all the countries. He recalled the capitals of all the 195 countries (UN recognised) in 4 minutes, 14 seconds and 45 milliseconds, at the age of 2 years and 8 months, as confirmed on April 26, 2021.

Shubhan Shashikant Deshmukh (born on October 15, 2011) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of species of dinosaurs. He identified the pictures of 165 species of dinosaurs, along with their names, in 2 minutes and 4 seconds by looking at their pictures on the laptop screen, at the age of 9 years, 6 months and 8 days, as confirmed on April 23, 2021.

Runal Rajbongshi (born on June 4, 1990) of Assam, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for painting the portraits on river stones. He painted 25 portraits of famous Assamese personalities and legends (including Gopinath Bordoloi, Bir Chilarai, Rupkowar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Kanaklata, Zubeen Garg and others) on 25 different river stones using acrylic paints and paintbrush, as confirmed on February 20, 2021.

K. Manjusree (born on May 16, 2002) of Kerala, India, is titled ‘Grand Master’ for whistling the National Song (Vande Matram). She whistled India’s National Song (Vande Matram) beautifully in 1 minute and 19 seconds, as confirmed on April 8, 2021.

Virat Chandra Telukunta (born on October 9, 2013) of Telangana, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro at a young age. He, along with his father and guide, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,895 m high) located in Tanzania on March 6, 2021, at the age of 7 years, 4 months and 25 days, as confirmed on April 26, 2021.

R. Aravind (born on April 4, 1988) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for performing the longest Silambam marathon, along with his partner. This feat of traditional Tamil martial art was held for 30 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds, and organised by South Indian Silambam Academy from 7:00 am on February 1, 2020, till 3:50 pm on February 2, 2020, with a five- minute break after every one hour, as confirmed on September 10, 2020.