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Patna : 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 who laughed at him f...

  New Delhi: Placing all the countries on the world map, placing and reciting all the states of India and some country names, identifying 25 animals, ten flowers, 15 fruits, ten colours, five shapes, 20 body parts; reading and writing the English alphabets; reciting 10 rhymes, days of the week, months of the year in English and Hindi, numbers from 1-100, at the tender age of 3 years and 6 months, this is the record made by Shravya Sadashiv Chikkatti from Athani, according to the India Book of Records (IBR). Her parents had no idea that some record was coming to their daughter’s way, when they bought the maps of India and world simply for playing purpose. She started placing all the states and countries on the map and reciting all the names of the states and some countries one by one very easily. Then they came to know about the India Book of Records. Seeing many kids creating records and getting published in the India Book of Record, they thought of applying, Her mother says...