India
is a land where people are born with excellence. India has a population
of around 1.252 billion and every Indian has qualities which are
totally amazing.
Listed below are the best picks of the Indians who have set world records and some of them made us proud.
1. One-year-old Indian boy breaks world record after being born with THIRTY FOUR fingers and toes
Akshat Saxena has seven fingers on each hand and ten toes on each foot and made it to Guinness World Records in 2011.
2. Sufyan Shaikh – Youngest Swimmer in India set Limca Book of Record in 2007
Sufyan Shaikh, the master swimmer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India,
became the first person to complete swimming in nine seas – Arabian Sea,
Persian Gulf, North Sea, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico,
Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea and India Ocean – within a period of 3
years 6 months and 6 days from March 10, 2004 to Oct 28 2007.
3. Indian Chef Damu – World’s Longest Cooking Marathon – Guinness World Record 2011
After cooking up as many as 617 dishes in over 24 hours, an overjoyed Chef K. Damodaran made a new Guinness World Record.
4. Smallest Handmade Chess Set – Indian record set by Jaspal Singh Kalsi in 2007
The smallest complete handmade chess set was made by Jaspal Singh Kalsi (India) in Putlighar, Amritsar, India.
The board measures 32 x 32 mm, the largest piece (the King) measures 13
mm in height and the smallest (the pawn) measures 7 mm in height. All
the pieces have a base of 3 mm in diameter.
5. World’s shortest woman is Indian student, says Guinness World Records
A high-school student in central India has been recognized as the
world’s shortest woman by Guinness World Records as she turned 18 in
2012.
Jyoti Amge, who is 62.8cm (24.7 inches) tall – shorter than the average
two-year-old, said she wants to earn a degree and also would like to
make it to Bollywood.
6. Ram Singh Chauhan – World’s Longest Moustache
Ram Singh Chauhan, (born on 12th February, 1953), Artist from Jaipur,
Rajasthan, set world record in 2013 to grow world’s longest moustache
measuring 18 Feet (5.04 Meter).
7. Youngest one to hold a solo painting exhibition when she was just 11 months
Arushi Bhatnagar class I of St. Mira’s primary school, 6 years old, a
very bright student in all the subjects displayed her work as part of
St Mira’s Primary School Annual Art and Craft Exhibition. She has been
painting since she was 11 months old. She is now a holder of Guinness
Book of World Records as the youngest one to hold a solo painting
exhibition when she was just 11 months old, in 2003.
8. The Indian Rubber Man
27-year-old Indian Vijay Sharma can wrap his legs over his head,
wriggle through a tennis racket and wind his arms around his back.
His flexibility has earned him the title of ‘Rubber Man’ in the Limca book of Records during 2001.
Sharma has won a silver medal in body flexibility at a country level
tournament, held at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh in 2001. He also claims
to have broken the world record for wrist-egg-crushing – which involves
pushing your hand backwards to lie flat against the arm – set by a
Lissa Patterson (CORR) in 2005.
9. Guinness world record for singing 11,000 songs
Asha Bhosle created a Guinness world record for singing 11,000 songs till the age of 60.
Speaking at the event, Asha said, “While my contribution to music has
been acknowledged by foreigners, I have not got identical support in my
own country. The Guinness Book record has made people take special
notice of my work.’’
She said, “I have cried on stage for the first time in my life. The
citation mentioned the struggle I had to go through. Singing four to
five songs a day, I managed to sing 11,000 songs. I had to raise my
children alone and hence, had little choice about my songs. I sang
whatever came my way.’
10. India breaks Pakistan’s Largest Human National Flag record
In 2007, 50,000 proud residents of Chennai succeeded in forming the
largest human national flag as they made their way to the Guinness Book
of World Records beating the previous record held by Pakistan. People
from all walks of life assembled holding placards of different colours –
saffron, white and green to form the Indian national flag. One of the
participants in the record attempt, Vatrivel, said he felt proud of the
attempt. Another participant, Ekta said she felt proud as an Indian
after the successful attempt. The record was organized by the Rotary
Club International.
11. Indian Yoga Teacher Sets World Record of 40 hours non stop yoga performance.
2015 – A 29-year-old Indian yoga teacher in Hong Kong set a Guinness
World Record for performing Yoga continuously for 40 hours non-stop,
demonstrating more than 1,500 ‘asanas’.
Yogaraj CP broke the record for the ‘Longest Yoga Marathon (Male)’ by
performing continuously for three days starting on Friday and ending
today afternoon.
The yoga instructor did multiple twists and turns at his Tsim Sha Tsui
studio, Prana Yogam, which was open to public for the duration of the
challenge.
12. Lowest Limbo Skater: Rohan Kokane – Skated 10 m at height of 25 cm (9.84 in)
One of the youngest new record-breakers to make it into the new
Guinness World Records’ book is 12-year-old Rohan Kokane from Belgaum in
Karnataka, India. The year-7 student at St Xavier’s High School is
recognized for being the Lowest Limbo Skater, achieving a roller-skating
height of just 25 cm over a distance of 10 m.
13. The longest journey by motorcycle in a single country
The longest journey by motorcycle in a single country is 38,239 km
(23761 miles) and was achieved by Manigandan Manjunathan (India), who
rode throughout India from 9 November 2014 to 15 February 2015.
Manigandan rode through India on a Royal Enfield Classic 500.
14. 2,100 performers dance their way into Guinness Book pages – Largest Bharathanatyam
The Largest Bharathanatyam dance involved 2100 participants and was
achieved by Tapasyasiddhi Kala Academy (India) at Shahu Stadium,
Kolhapur (India) on 10 January 2015.
The participants involved 2100 females from around the Kolhapur area.
(Please Note: This is an Odishi dance, however according to Guinness
World of Records this record is considered as the Largest Bharathnatyam)
15. 56 people on one motorcycle – Record set by our Indian Army Corps
The most people on one moving motorcycle are 56 and was achieved by
the Indian Army Corps of Signals ‘Daredevils’ Display Team (all India)
at Dumna Airport, Jabalpur, India, on 28 December 2013.
The men rode a single 500 cc Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle a distance
of 1,100 metres. The motorcycle was modified, as permitted, with a
platform around the edge to carry all the people, and no one touched the
ground during the attempt, meaning no one was disqualified.
16. Fastest time to husk a coconut with teeth
The fastest time to husk a coconut using the teeth is 28.06 seconds
and was achieved by Sidaraju S Raju (India) who husked a coconut
measuring 78 cm (30.7 in) in circumference and weighing 4.744 kg (10lb
6.4 oz) at the Ravindra Kalashetra, Bangalore, India on 30 March 2003.
17. Longest Ear Hair by Radha Kant Bajpai – 2005
55-year-old Bajpai made his first world record in 2005 for growing the longest ear hair in the world.
18. One lakh Sahara employees break world record – Largest group to sing national anthem
Over one lakh Sahara employees break world record for largest group
to sing national anthem during 2013. Sahara India Pariwar created a
unique world record after 121,653 of its employees gathered in Lucknow
to sing the country’s national anthem.
19. World record for the longest fingernails ever reached on a single hand
Shridhar Chillal (born 1938) holds the world record for the longest
fingernails ever reached on a single hand, measuring 6.15 meters (20
feet 2.25 inches). Chillal’s longest nail is 1.30 meters (4.25 feet). He
stopped cutting his nails in 1952.
Due to nerve damage caused from the nails’ immense weight, Chillal is
permanently deaf in the left ear and he finally decided it was time to
cut off his nails in late 2000.
20. Highest Number of Test Match Played– Sachin Tendulkar
In 2010 Sachin Tendulkar made World Record for Highest Number of Test Match Played (169th Cricket Test Match).