India Authors Academy, Mumbai, India, founded and led by Sweta Samota and Manish Samota, set a record for the “Maximum Authors Simultaneously Launching Their Books in a Virtual Event”, and conducted online on April 23, 2026. During a single live Zoom session, 330 authors across fiction, non-fiction, academic, and poetry categories simultaneously launched their own already published books. The participating authors were guided and mentored by India Authors Academy. All launch activities and official participation were successfully completed within the official record window, as confirmed on May 27, 2026.
RECORD BREAKING NEWS
- Maximum Authors Simultaneously Launching Their Books in a Virtual Event
- Grand Master – Siddhi Sumesh
- Fastest kid to name one hundred countries along with capitals by their flags in alphabetical order
- Grand Master – Pranjali Raj A.
- Longest duration of a freefall tandem skydive performed by an officer of the Armed Forces
- Grand Master – Heer Ravi Ruparel
- Maximum one-leg rope skips performed blindfolded by a teen in 30 seconds
- Grand Master – Mrithula Magizhini Nandagopalakrishnan
- Fastest child to recite 300 digits of Pi value
- Oldest to climb Everest Base Camp
- Maximum Robotic Knee Replacement Surgeries Performed in a Day
- Grand Master – Aadi Maheswar A.
- Youngest to identify flags and name 100 countries
- Fastest child to recite the Shiv Rudrashtakam Stotram
- Grand Master – Dhyey Nirmit Bhatt
- Grand Master – Sathvik Sumesh
- Grand Master – N. Krisanth
- Maximum Neuropathic Patients Screened Using Vibration Sensory Devices During Awareness Week
- Maximum Doctors Recording Video Messages Virtually to Promote Asthma Awareness
- Maximum Free Eye Surgeries Conducted Under a Single Vision Programme by an Organization
- Maximum verses of the Shiva Purana recited by a child in Tamil
- Oldest Continuously Operating Private Eye Hospital
- First 100cc Petrol Two-Wheeler to Reach the Highest Motorable Road by a Solo Rider
- Highest Mountain Passes Covered On a 100cc Two-Wheeler by a Solo Rider
- Maximum People Dipping Biscuits in Tea Simultaneously
- Largest Gathering of Triplets at a Venue Organised by a Hospital
- Maximum times multiple Pyramorphix Cubes solved by a child
- Maximum People Performing Bhujangasana Simultaneously
- Maximum real-life stories of specially-abled persons authored in a book by an individual
- Maximum cones used to perform inline slalom skating blindfolded by a child
- Grand Master – Ripan Kumar
- Maximum English songs released on YouTube in six months by an individual
- Fastest individual to prepare all ‘Chappan Bhog’ dishes
- Grand Master – Ziev Riam
- Grand Master – Rajani Kumari
- Longest Running Classical Dance Festival
- Maximum Indian Folk Dance Performances at a Classical Dance Festival
- Maximum Bharatanatyam Performances at a Classical Dance Festival
- Maximum Classical Dance Performances at a Classical Dance Festival
- Maximum Performers at a Classical Dance Festival at a Single Location
- Maximum Robotic Knee Replacement Surgeries Performed in a Day
