This article lists the World Records and National Records achieved by individual, groups, business or institutions from India.
Geography
editTransportation
editAviation
edit- Largest air rescue operation: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Jammu and Kashmir September 2014
- Largest passenger terminal: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai 2014
- India's tallest air traffic control tower: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport 2014
Rail
edit- India's largest employer: Indian Railways
- World's longest platform: Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh
Road
edit- Tata Nano driven on longest journey: 8046 km[1]
- The most expensive Indian luxury car:[2] Morris Street
- India's largest two wheel manufacturer: Hero Motocorp
- World's best selling small car: Maruti Alto
- World's first masterpiece luxury car manufacturing Corp: Hradyesh
- World's cheapest small car: Tata Nano
Water
edit- First indigenous aircraft carrier: INS Vikrant 2013
Business
edit- First postal ATM: Chennai 2014
- Largest micro financier: Bandhan Bank
- Largest manufacturer of Hosiery: Rupa and company
Entertainment
editMovies
edit- India is the world's largest film production country with nearly 1200 film releases annually.
- Highest box office collection: PK 2014
- Highest paid Bollywood movie actor: Salman Khan 2014
- Highest paid Bollywood movie actress: Katrina Kaif 2014
- Most film appearances in the shortest time: Jagathy Sreekumar (more than 1500)
- Most film appearances in career: Sukumari (more than 2000)
- Most film appearances in a language: Jagathy Sreekumar (more than 1500) in Malayalam
- Most film produced in a same year: In 2005, Telugu film industry produced a record 268 films.
Music
edit- National anthem recital at highest point: Vikram Kumar at Mount Chamser Kangri, Ladakh 6,622 m above sea level.
- World's most recorded artist in history: Asha Bhosle has sung 12,000 songs
- World's most prolific music director: Ilaiyaraaja composed nearly 9,000 songs in 1,119 films
- Most songs recorded in a single day: Kumar Sanu (28 songs)
Buildings
edit- World's first granite temple: Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- World's Most Visited Holy Place in the World at [3] Tirupathi Venkateshwara Temple, Tirupathi
Financial
edit- World record for highest number (180,96130) of new bank accounts opened in August 2014.[4]
- World's largest number of post office.
Sports
edit- World's highest cricket ground: Chail Himachal Pradesh 2444 above sea level.
- Highest cricket centuries in international cricket: Sachin Tendulkar
- Most fours in ODI: Sachin Tendulkar
- Most fours in Test: Sachin Tendulkar
- Most centuries in ODI-49: Sachin Tendulkar
- Most centuries in Test-51: Sachin Tendulkar
- Most sixes in an inning: Rohit Sharma 2013 Bangalore
- Highest score in odi: 264 by Rohit Sharma at Eden Gardens
- Most double centuries in an ODI: Rohit Sharma
- Farthest distance limbo skating under car: Shreeya Rakesh Deshpande 48.21 m
- 100-year-old marathon runner: Fauja Singh[5]
- World record by swimming in the Antarctic Ocean: Bhakti Sharma 1.4 miles in 52 minutes.[6]
- World's youngest chess champion: Tania Shachdev (girls U-8) 1993, 1994
- Largest tug of war tournament: Bharuch, Gujarat, on 11-12 January 2016.[7]
Political
edit- World's largest democratic country
- Most political parties contest: 464 in 2014 general elections
- World's largest democratic elections: 16th Lok Sabha 2014 had 84.41 crore voters
Others
edit- World's biggest biometric database (over 700 million)
- World's largest ruby owner: Rajiv Golcha 21,955 gms
- World's largest bread /roti: 63.99 kg Jalaram Temple
- One of the most expensive wedding in the world: Vanisha Mittal, daughter of Lakshmi Mittal 2004
- World's longest moustache: Ram Singh Chauhan 4.29 m
- Richest Indian: Mukesh Ambani
References
edit- ^ "Nano car drives into Guinness World Records for driving the longest journey". IBN Live. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "HRADYESH - Most Expensive Super Ultra Luxury Car in World Records India". World Records India. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "World's Most Visited Holy Place in the World in World Records India". World Records India. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "India makes financial world record as millions open new bank accounts". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "From the longest moustache to the most expensive wedding: 15 Guinness World Records you probably didn't know were held by Indians". IBN Live. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian swimmer Bhakti Sharma sets world record in Antarctic Ocean". Dna India. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Largest tug of war tournament". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
External Links
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