For J Nishal, D Manoharsha and D Vishwanath, a few seconds are enough to recite the periodic table of 118 elements. Their time management skills coupled with a competitive spirit, earned them a place in the India Book of Records. J Nishal can recite the periodic table in just 13 seconds, D Manoharsha in 16 seconds and D Vishwanath in 19 seconds. “We never expected to enter the India Book of Records. Even earlier, the team secured a place in the Telugu Book of Records for reciting the periodic table in a record time.