The North Daily

  Ranchi (Jharkhand): The record for reciting the names of all the countries of the world along with their capitals, currencies and areas in the least time was set by Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma of Palamu, Jharkhand. He recited the names of 195 countries, their capitals, currencies and areas in just 11 minutes and 7 seconds, as confirmed on January 4, 2021 by the India Book of Records (IBR). Vikash, born on April 10, 1998 in Palamu district of Jharkhand, said that he had been trying to set few records in different categories. He got inspired by a memory trainer in Patna (Bhihar), during the preparation of a competitive examination. He practiced for three weeks before setting this record. Since he could not arrange the fee for a memory training course, he developed his own method of memorizing huge data, facts and words. He is thankful to his family for the restrictions on wrong ways of leading life. His friends encouraged him to carry on the efforts, while he ignored those ...

Bengaluru: The record for being the youngest to recite all shlokas of the 7th chapter of Bhagavad Gita was set by Guhan A. (born on December 16, 2015) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. This record has been recognised by the reputed India Book of Records. Guhan recited 30 shlokas of the 7th chapter of Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit language in a time period of 6 minutes and 40 seconds, at the tender age of 4 years, 7 months and 9 days only. The record was confirmed on August 4, 2020. Guhan is p assionate about shlokas and songs. He practiced for 32 days to achieve this feat. When asked to tell some interesting event associated with the record making process, one of the parent said, “:Guhan was reciting parts of shlokas while sleeping also. That was funny. And that shows his dedication too.” Parents did not face much challenge for this record. Family friends and relatives felt proud and excited on hearing this news. On getting this news that his record has been selected for the India Book of Rec...