Kathak dancer Soni Chaurasia enters Guinness: India in Guinness World Records

April 10, 2016

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Agencies
June 7,2020

Washington D.C., Jun 7: South Korean pop band BTS and their record label Big Hit Entertainment have donated USD one million to support Black Lives Matter.

According to Variety, the donation was transferred earlier this week, with Black Lives Matter confirming receipt to the label on Friday.

"Black people all over the world are in pain at this moment from the trauma of centuries of oppression. We are moved by the generosity of BTS and allies all over the world who stand in solidarity in the fight for Black lives," the outlet quoted Kailee Scales, managing director for Black Lives Matter as saying.

The widely lauded band, earlier on Wednesday, took to Twitter to show their solidarity with the people fighting against the social injustice.

"We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together," the tweet read.

The pledge of the donation from the Korean boy band and its label comes during a time when people and celebrities from the industry have come forward to demonstrate their support for the black community.

Several big names from the music and acting industry also observed 'Blackout Tuesday' earlier the week as a message of solidarity in response o the death of George Floyd, an African-American man in the United States.

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News Network
January 9,2020

New Delhi, Jan 9: A Delhi court Thursday directed the makers of the Deepika Padukone starer feature film 'Chhapaak' to give credit to acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal’s lawyer in the movie.

Additional Civil Judge Pankaj Sharma said it was necessary that advocate Aparna Bhat's contribution is acknowledged.

"This Court is of the considered view that facts are indicative that the plea of the plaintiff for interim injunction is well-founded and it is necessary that her contribution be acknowledged by providing on the slide on the actual footage and the images, the line 'Aparna Bhat continues to fight the cases of sexual and physical violence against women' during the screening of the film.

"The said line on screen maybe with a rider that the same is with the court order," the judge said.

Advocate Bhat filed the application saying that despite representing Agarwal in courts for several years and helping in the movie-making, she was not given credit in the movie.

She said the filmmakers took her help in the entire process of writing and shooting the movie, but did not give the credit.

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March 27,2020

New Delhi, Mar 27: By posting a stunning picture of herself, actor Kareena Kapoor Khan on Friday motivated people to stay strong during the tough times that the country is facing amid the coronavirus crisis.
The actor took to Instagram and posted a high-on-style picture of herself clicked from behind.
In the picture, the 'Jab We Met' actor is seen standing in front of make-up mirrors that had lights adding on to the shine of the picture.
"Nothing can dim the light that shines from within... Stay strong. We can and we will," she captioned the picture in which she is seen wearing a blue bodycon dress having puffy sleeves.
The glamourous picture received scores of comments from the celebrated actor's fans.
With the entertainment industry under shutdown, many celebrities are self-isolating them to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The number of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus rose to 724 on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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