January 10, 2002: In case you ever wondered just how many different world records Indians hold, check this web site at “source.” This sometimes very strange collection of records includes the largest banana sculpture, 21,111 bananas used to make a a Ganesha, and the largest coconut sculpture, 5,000, also to make a Ganesha, both by Vijay Mataykar in 1991. Then there is flight purser Devinder Kumar Mehta, who holds the world’s record for being hijacked the most times — three, on Indian Airlines flights, first in 1982. Consider too the world’s largest incense stick, 14 feet, 9 inches and six inches thick, made in Ahmedabad, which took 60 hours to burn.
A daily summary of world news for Hindus and non-Hindus alike