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South Asians Around The World Get Competitive And Slam Some Crazy Records

Entertainment Oct 20, 2015

by Vallisa Chauhan

Indians are very competitive — whether they're competing within their own families to see who comes out on top or much further afield, they'll go out of their way to prove their worth.

Why are Indians, arguably more than others, obsessed with breaking records? Well, within India itself is a population of over 1.25 billion, so they have a big number over other countries. India's sheer size means it can set an amazing number of records.

Below we look at 10 records broken by South Asians inside and outside of India.

1. 35,000 Nepalese Join To Create The Biggest Human Flag.

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28,957 Pakistanis stood together in the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, to create the world record for the biggest human flag. Of course, a mere six months later, neighbouring Nepal had to do one better and got together 35,000 to create a bigger human flag in Kathmandu. According to its official description, the red in the flag symbolizes victory in the war of courage, and it's also the colour of Nepal's official flower, rhododendron. The blue border signifies peace.

2. Modi Joins Billions On International Yoga Day.

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June 21, 2015, was when the first International Yoga Day was held around the world. To celebrate, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led 45,000 people in a mass yoga session on the New Delhi Boluvard at around 7:00 AM. Yoga sessions were also held in Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Australia and the United Kingdom.

3. Rohan Ajit Kokane Limbos Under Poles.

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Rohan Ajit Kokane is an 11-year-old boy who broke a world record for stretching out his limbs on roller blades in Mumbai and also broke the world record for skating the longest distance under cars at 126 feet and 1 inch. He then went ahead and broke another record by skating under poles raised a mere 6.75 inches above the ground. The photo may seem as if he's touching the floor, but he's actually just millimeters away from the ground.

4. Biggest Annual India Day Parade Outside Of India

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Sunday, August 16, 2015 marked the 35th Annual India Day Parade in New York City, and this parade set the record for the largest India Day parade outside of India. The walk down Madison Avenue from 38th Street to 27th Street was joined by thousands of people, including Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal and actress Parineeti Chopra, cricketers and internationally known member of parliament Shashi Tharoor. Organizers said they were aiming to set three records that day: the most flags flown simultaneously, the most people receiving henna tattoos and the most confetti popped at a single event.

5. 18 Million Bank Accounts Opened In One Week.

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In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he wanted to make banking in India accessible all throughout the nation. The Indian government made history when a whopping 18,096,130 bank accounts opened in a single week. The aim was for 75,000 underprivileged households to open accounts by January 26, 2015, but this goal later increased to 100,000.

6. Typing With Your Nose

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An Indian man has set the world record for typing with his nose. Mohammed Khurshid Hussain practiced for six hours a day and already holds the record for typing the English alphabet in record time. The record was previously set in Dubai by an Indian man who typed out "Guinness World Records has challenged me to type this sentence using my nose in the fastest time." It took him months of training, but Mohammed managed to break the record, writing 103 characters in 47 seconds.

7. Indian Teacher Breaks World Record In Hong Kong

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Indian yoga teacher Yogaraj managed to set a new world record in Hong Kong for practicing 40 hours of continuous yoga, demonstrating around 1,500 asanas. He set the record for "The Longest Yoga Marathon (male)" by performing for three days non-stop. The yoga instructor did multiple twists and turns at his Tsim Sha Tsui studio, Prana Yogam, which opened to the public for the duration of the challenge.

8. Biggest Gathering Of Gandhi Look-a-likes

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Underprivileged children dressed as the late Mahatma Gandhi gathered in Kolkata, India, to attempt to break the world record for the most Gandhi lookalikes. There was a total of 485 children and the event took place on the January 29, 2012 — the day before the date of Gandhi's death on January 30.

9. 15 000 Drummers Gathered For 15 Minutes Of Continuous Drumming

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15,000 Indian drummers gathered to play the khol for 15 minutes in an attempt to break a world record. When gathering, the drummers wore Assamese attire, and the pictures show just how brilliant it looked when they started playing the khol together in Titabar. There was a total of 14,833 drummers trying to break this record.

10. Navin Kundra Leads A Record-breaking Dance

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British-Asian singer Navin Kundra helped break a world record alongside Rubicon by conducting the biggest Bollywood dance performance at the Manchester Mega Mela. 1.406 revellers danced their way into the history books to beat a record previously set in Bhandra with 1,336 performers.

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Vallisa Chauhan

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Vallisa Chauhan (@vallisachauhan) presents the Flagship breakfast show on Lyca Radio 1458. She has scripted and produced a full feature film called "Those 4 Walls" and is currently working on other projects. She loves travel and movies and tries to fit in both as much as she can.

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South Asians Around The World Get Competitive And Slam Some Crazy Records

by Vallisa Chauhan

Indians are very competitive — whether they're competing within their own families to see who comes out on top or much further afield, they'll go out of their way to prove their worth.

Vallisa Chauhan

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