Author: Asia Book of Records Team

MIT World Peace University, Maharashtra, India, set a record for maximum students playing Djembe drums together, wherein 1,253 students of the university, under the guidance of Djembe drum player Amrutt Bhatt, gathered together and played Djembe drums between 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm at the MIT World Peace University Campus, Pune, Maharashtra, as confirmed on September 21, 2022.

Vivek Kumar (born on December 4, 1990) of Bihar, India (currently residing in the Netherlands), set a record for being the first Indian civilian to perform lowest Altitude High-Speed Low Passes’ with a fighter jet. He is also a professional weapon instructor and flew the fighter aircraft L-39 Albatross on August 27, 2022. The flight included multiple acrobatic stunts like loops, 360° rolls, split-S, vertical diving and climbing, tail chase and high-speed low-level passes at a record low of 1.5 metres, as confirmed on November 4, 2022.

Colonel Laxmi Kant Yadav (born on September 25, 1969) of Uttar Pradesh, India, with Pilots of Army Adventure Nodal Centre (Microlight), under the aegis of Army Service Corps and Army Adventure Wing, set a record for using the maximum types of microlight aircrafts in a formation flying. They used 3 types of microlight aircrafts comprising one Zen Air CH701 STOL, two X-Air (F) and one X-Air (Hanuman) in a formation flying performed from November 30, 2022 to December 6, 2022 to commemorate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, 11th ASC Reunion and 262nd ASC Corps Day, as confirmed on January 20, 2023.

Auto Today Magazine, Uttar Pradesh, India set the record for minimum time taken to cover 6000km in an electric vehicle. The journey started from Varanasi in the Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 electric vehicle on February 16, 2023 at 0000hrs and finished at Varanasi on February 20, 2023 at 16.45 hrs with the car driven non-stop from Varanasi to Kolkata to Chennai and onto Mumbai, Delhi and back to Varanasi in 112 hours, including 14 stops for charging in 18 hours. Driving time for the record journey was 94 hours.

M.S Martin (Mellifluous Melodies on Keyboard) of Tamil Nadu, India set a record for the maximum people in an electronic keyboard ensemble. A total of 445 participants played the electronic keyboard simultaneously to create an awareness to stop child labour amongst younger generation musically at St. Bede’s Centenary Auditorium, Santhome Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as confirmed on May 1, 2023.

Karnavati University of Gujarat, India set a record for maximum intellectual property protection applied by a university in a single day. Students and faculties of Karnavati University filed a total of 295 IP applications of Intellectual Property with the Indian Patent office developed by them in a single day on April 26, 2023 at Karnavati University Campus. All the applications were filled on an online official website of Intellectual Property India.

Lakshay Krishnakumar (born on January 3, 2012) of Tamil Nadu, India set a record of maximum distance covered in open sea swimming by a child with autism spectrum disorder. He being an autistic child swam 8.1 nautical miles in 3 hours, 18 minutes in the open sea from from Neelankarai Beach to Marina Beach, under the coaching & guidance of Mr. Sathish Sivakumar, Yadhavi Sports Academy, for Special Needs Chennai, at the age of 11 years, as confirmed on April 30, 2023.

UBS AG of Penang Road, Singapore, set a record for building the tallest Christmas tree using trash or disposed materials. The Christmas tree measuring 4 m was one of the two ‘Trash-Sure’ trees made from used items including toys, water containers and sports equipment on the theme of sustainability, as confirmed on April 29, 2023.

The IAEC of Toa Payoh West CC of Singapore set a record of making the largest sculpture of milk cartons. They made a huge sculpture of ‘Pongal pot’ by milk cartons measuring 2.7m high with a diameter of 3m during the celebration of Pongal, as confirmed on April 28, 2023.

Home Team NS Khatib of Singapore, set a record of making the tallest hamper of groceries. The hamper measuring 2.4 m by 1.1 m and 4 m high was made by stacking plastic boxes packed with grocery items and given to the beneficiaries on Lunar New Year Day, as confirmed on April 27, 2023.