New Delhi, Apr 10: Everybody wants to make and break records! The Guinness Book of World Records which gathers world records from around the world has also made a record of being the most stolen book from the public libraries.
On April 9, 2016, Kathak dancer Soni Chaurasia broke the world record of longest dance marathon with her non-stop dance performance. Chaurasia danced continuously for 124 hours and broke the five-year-old previous record set by Kalamandalam Hemalatha of Kerala in the year 2011. When Soni entered the 123rd hour of her performance, the crowd started cheering for her to complete the last hour and enter the Guinness World Records.
Let's look at some of the Indians who have bagged a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Read on, you would not like to miss this:
Longest flute
The world's longest flute is 11 feet and 11 inches and has been made by Bharat Sinh Parmar, Charunsudan Atri Jay Bhayani, and five Navtanpuri Dham. The flute was unveiled on December 25 in the year 2014, and was used to play the Indian national anthem for the first time.
Largest Ruby
Weighing 21,955 grams and measuring 12.20 x 6.49 x 5.51 inches, the largest ruby belongs to an Indian named Rajiv Golcha from Bengaluru. The ruby has been named 'The King Ruby' and is held in the Prestige Gems & Jewels showroom in India.
Largest Turban
Avtar Singh Mauni, a 61-year-old resident of Patiala, holds the record for the longest turban in the world. When unwrapped, the turban stretches to 645 meters. It weighs around 100 pounds. Avtar Singh started with 151 meters and has been religiously adding on to his turban for last 16 years and now, it takes him more than six hours to wrap it again.
Shortest Woman
Jyoti Amge is named in the Guinness World Records for being the shortest woman alive. On her 18th birthday in 2011, she was officially declared the shortest woman on earth. Jyoti Amge is 2 feet and 0.6 inches tall.
Most Recorded Artist
Singer Asha Bhosle was acknowledged as the world's most recorded artist in the music industry by the Guinness World Records in the year 2011. Starting in the year 1948 with Hansraj Behl's Chunariya, Bhosle has sung over 12,000 songs till date.
Shortest Cow
Measuring 61.1 cm (6-year-old then) from the hoof to the withers and weighing a mere 40 kg, Manikyam is the shortest cow on the planet -- significantly shorter than the previous record holder Blaze (from USA), who was 69.07 cm tall. This Kerala cow is even shorter than some of the dogs.
Longest Moustache
60-year-old Ram Singh Chauhan was placed in the Guinness World Records for having the longest moustache in the World. His moustache is 14 feet long. Chauhan has been growing his moustache since the early 70's and calls it his most-prized possession. He has spent more than 30 years growing it and spends around two hours, every day, grooming it.
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