As a matter of fact, we Indians are very competitive and never settle for anything less than remarkable. And in the quest of being remarkable, we often set a world record which not only make us stand out but also makes the rest of us feel proud of being an Indian. Below are the seven interesting world records that you probably did not know are held by Indians.
Highest number of push-ups in 60 seconds
KJ Joseph of Kerela recently entered his name into the Guinness world records for the maximum number of knuckle push-ups in 60 seconds. He did 82.
Pushing up to make a world record!
Largest wedding banquet
The world record for hosting the largest wedding banquet is held by Jayalalitha Jayaram, former CM of Tamil Nadu. It was hosted for her foster son. Around 150,000 guests attended the banquet and US$23,299,162 was the total expenditure.
The big, fat Indian wedding !
Fastest typing using the nose
The Guinness World Record of typing the 103 character text on keyboard using only the nose is held by Vinod Kumar Chaudhary. He took just 46.30 seconds to achieve this feat.
Typing a way to records!
Largest Ruby
The weight of the largest ruby of the world is 21,955 g (48 lbs 6.43 oz) with the dimensions of 310 x 165 x 140 mm. It is owned by Rajiv Golcha of India.
Not just another gemstone !
Largest Poster
The promotional poster of the Indian movie MSG-2 The Messenger is recorded as the largest poster of all times. It had the surface area of 64,256.34 ft²
Largest poster of the world!
Longest moustache
The Guinness world record for having the longest moustache is owned by Ram Singh Chauhan. The length of the moustache is 4.29 m.
Ram Singh Chauhan flaunting his moustache
Largest chapati
The record of largest chapati is also held by India. It was made during Dagdu Seth Ganpati Sarvajanik Mahotsav (India), in Jamnagar and weighed around 145 kgs.
Largest chapati of the world!
Indians really are good at almost everything !
Author: Anusheel
