The record for being the youngest to author an illustrated Kannada book on the Ramayana was set by Dhanyashree S. (born on September 16, 2014) of Mysuru, Karnataka. She authored an illustrated Kannada book on the Ramayana titled ‘Makkala Ramayana’ (ISBN: 978-93-48731-47-0), published by Sinag, at the age of 11 years, 11 months and 3 days, as confirmed on August 19, 2026.
