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A tale of one minute and 58 seconds
Rohan Khatwani, a ninth-grader from Thar, arranges periodic table in shortest time
KARACHI:
It was February and the chill of a frigid winter that had gripped Pakistan for weeks had started to abate. But Rohan Khatwani, the son of a Hindu shopkeeper and a ninth-grade student from Mithi - a city in the dry, arid, sandy and largely downtrodden region of Thar - found the weather cold enough in Islamabad to sport a jacket. Yet, his palms were sweaty.
The day had arrived. It was February 13, 2021 and he was at the Islamabad Science Festival at the Pakistan National Council for Arts.
Rohan Khatwani, a ninth-grader from Tharparkar, has broken a world record by setting up the periodic table in just 1 minute 58 seconds. The record was previously held by Natalia Najam from Lahore, who arranged the elements in 2 minutes 42 seconds. The Islamabad Science Festival was held on February 13. .