Atharva tackled the chapter titled "A Send-off Party" from Sudha Murty’s popular book, *The Magic of the Lost Temple*. He completed the 1,676-word text in 26 minutes, 49 seconds, and 76 milliseconds. The India Book of Records evaluated the specific chapter to log the attempt with millisecond precision. His official entry stands under the category "Maximum English words read from a story book by a kid."
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The achievement is officially recognized under the India Book of Records Young Achievers…: The achievement is officially recognized under the India Book of Records Young Achievers category.
The entry measures the maximum English words read from a storybook chapter by a young kid.: The entry measures the maximum English words read from a storybook chapter by a young kid.
The evaluation focused strictly on reading the designated chapter without treating the ev…: The evaluation focused strictly on reading the designated chapter without treating the event as a speed-reading race.
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Reading a storybook can take time, even for an adult. But Atharva Kirti Sagar, a boy from Bengaluru, Karnataka, has drawn attention for reading 1,676 English words from a chapter of a Sudha Murty book in less than half an hour. He completed the reading in 26 minutes, 49 seconds and 76 milliseconds, earning recognition from the India Book of Records.
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India Book of Records, Atharva read the chapter titled ‘A Send-off Party’ from The Magic of the Lost Temple, an English storybook by author Sudha Murty. The record was confirmed on September 7, 2026, when he was aged four years, 11 months and 10 days.
Atharva was born on September 28, 2021, as mentioned in the record entry published by the India Book of Records. His achievement is listed under the record category ‘Maximum English words read from a story book by a kid’.
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