2010 was the year for nepali guinness world record holders. Single man Rohit Timilsina set three world records : most kisses given in one minute (116), most golf balls held in one hand for 10 seconds (24, a tie), and most tennis balls held in one hand (21).
Similarly Athiti K.C was the youngest singer of age three and has released her album.
And Min Bahadur Serchan 77 year old retired soldier finally acclaimed his Guinness Title as the oldest to climb Mount Everest (Sagarmatha). He climbed on May 25 2008 at the age of 76 years and 340 days.
Links for the Guinness World Recore Holders from nepal 2010.
Similarly Athiti K.C was the youngest singer of age three and has released her album.
And Min Bahadur Serchan 77 year old retired soldier finally acclaimed his Guinness Title as the oldest to climb Mount Everest (Sagarmatha). He climbed on May 25 2008 at the age of 76 years and 340 days.
Links for the Guinness World Recore Holders from nepal 2010.
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| Atithi K.C for the youngest singer |
Rohit Timilsina´s dream of recording his name in the Guinness Book of World Records has finally materialized. Timilsina, 25, accomplished the feat of holding 21 lawn tennis balls in his single palm as per the International Tennis Federation standard. He, however, does not seem satisfied enough.
Timilsina, a school teacher by profession and also karate black belt had nurtured the unusual dream of recording his name in the Guinness book, since he was an eighth-grader. Ten years down the line, his persistence and perseverance finally paid off. “Though I started practicing the art only three years back, I have always dreamt of doing something new to keep a world record,” Timilsina told in personal interview at a function organized to reveal the recognition by Guinness Book.
Previously, a Frenchman Arnand Desch held the record by holding 19 balls in his palm for 10 seconds. Timilsina had publicly demonstrated his skills in June 14, 2008 at the Satdobato Lawn Tennis Court in the presence of various personalities -- lawn tennis official Surya Bhushan, Sarad Lama, Supreme Court register among others. His feat was recognized eight months later in January 2009.
“My name will be published in 2010/11 edition of the Guinness Book,” Timilsina said. In each edition, a hundred million Guinness books is published in 40 different languages. Timilsina, dance and the extra -curricular teacher at the North Valley and Third Eye Academy credits his family and teachers as his source of inspiration.
“While I was an eighth-grader, I thought about walking over the fire to set a world record. However, I abandoned the idea. Few years back, I broke 99 eggs in a minute with the help of my nails to hold a world record. Then I also attempted to break tube lights with my nails. But, later I learnt that to keep the record, it was necessary that I followed Guinness guidelines. With the help of People Face I learnt the guidelines and did it accordingly, he explained.
Timilsina, however, says that though he is happy with his achievements, he hasn´t let success get into his head. “I don´t want to remain complacent,” he said, adding, “Asrida Forman of America holds the highest four world record in his name. I am working to break that. Now, I am working to set new records with basketball, football, golf and fruit.”
On the occasion Timilsina flaunted his skill of spinning basketball in his thumb for few minutes and claimed that he could do that for as long as five minutes. “If the government supported me I could set more records,” he said. Most Nepalis have set world records in mountaineering. Pratiksha Bista is another Nepali to record her name in the Guinness book of world records for her memory power.
Timilsina, a school teacher by profession and also karate black belt had nurtured the unusual dream of recording his name in the Guinness book, since he was an eighth-grader. Ten years down the line, his persistence and perseverance finally paid off. “Though I started practicing the art only three years back, I have always dreamt of doing something new to keep a world record,” Timilsina told in personal interview at a function organized to reveal the recognition by Guinness Book.
Previously, a Frenchman Arnand Desch held the record by holding 19 balls in his palm for 10 seconds. Timilsina had publicly demonstrated his skills in June 14, 2008 at the Satdobato Lawn Tennis Court in the presence of various personalities -- lawn tennis official Surya Bhushan, Sarad Lama, Supreme Court register among others. His feat was recognized eight months later in January 2009.
“My name will be published in 2010/11 edition of the Guinness Book,” Timilsina said. In each edition, a hundred million Guinness books is published in 40 different languages. Timilsina, dance and the extra -curricular teacher at the North Valley and Third Eye Academy credits his family and teachers as his source of inspiration.
“While I was an eighth-grader, I thought about walking over the fire to set a world record. However, I abandoned the idea. Few years back, I broke 99 eggs in a minute with the help of my nails to hold a world record. Then I also attempted to break tube lights with my nails. But, later I learnt that to keep the record, it was necessary that I followed Guinness guidelines. With the help of People Face I learnt the guidelines and did it accordingly, he explained.
Timilsina, however, says that though he is happy with his achievements, he hasn´t let success get into his head. “I don´t want to remain complacent,” he said, adding, “Asrida Forman of America holds the highest four world record in his name. I am working to break that. Now, I am working to set new records with basketball, football, golf and fruit.”
On the occasion Timilsina flaunted his skill of spinning basketball in his thumb for few minutes and claimed that he could do that for as long as five minutes. “If the government supported me I could set more records,” he said. Most Nepalis have set world records in mountaineering. Pratiksha Bista is another Nepali to record her name in the Guinness book of world records for her memory power.
A 77-year-old retired Nepali soldier has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest man to have climbed Mount Everest.
Min Bahadur Sherchan who climbed the world's tallest peak in May last year at the age of 76 years beat the previous record of Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, two years his junior.
"The oldest man to climb Mt Everest is Min Bahadur Sherchan (Nepal b. 20 June 1931) who reached the summit on 25 May 2008 at the age of 76 years 340 days," says the certificate handed by Guinness to Sherchan recently.
According to reports, documentary lapses led Guinness recognize Miura's claim as Sherchan had failed to complete the formalities needed. The Japanese had scaled the peak two days after Sherchan.
The Nepali climber was shocked when he came to know in February this year about Miura's claim to the record. Enquiries revealed that the documents he had couriered to the Guinness office were not sufficient and hence Miura's claim got recognized.
Sherchan had sent a copy of the recognition given by the Nepali government and a letter of appreciation by President Ram Baran Yadav. But he went to Guinness's London office this year and gave enough proof to stake his claim for the record.
"It's nice to get acknowledgement and recognition for the achievement which should rightfully have been mine in the first place," Sherchan told reporters at Kathmandu on Monday.
Miura who was the first person to ski down Mt. Everest in 1970 had set record for being the oldest to climb the peak in 2003 at the age of 70. His record was beaten by another Japanese Katsusuke Yanagisawa in 2007.
"The oldest man to climb Mt Everest is Min Bahadur Sherchan (Nepal b. 20 June 1931) who reached the summit on 25 May 2008 at the age of 76 years 340 days," says the certificate handed by Guinness to Sherchan recently.
According to reports, documentary lapses led Guinness recognize Miura's claim as Sherchan had failed to complete the formalities needed. The Japanese had scaled the peak two days after Sherchan.
The Nepali climber was shocked when he came to know in February this year about Miura's claim to the record. Enquiries revealed that the documents he had couriered to the Guinness office were not sufficient and hence Miura's claim got recognized.
Sherchan had sent a copy of the recognition given by the Nepali government and a letter of appreciation by President Ram Baran Yadav. But he went to Guinness's London office this year and gave enough proof to stake his claim for the record.
"It's nice to get acknowledgement and recognition for the achievement which should rightfully have been mine in the first place," Sherchan told reporters at Kathmandu on Monday.
Miura who was the first person to ski down Mt. Everest in 1970 had set record for being the oldest to climb the peak in 2003 at the age of 70. His record was beaten by another Japanese Katsusuke Yanagisawa in 2007.
Atithi Gautam KC, a three-year-old girl from Kathmandu, has cut a solo album of nine Nepali songs, including Nepal's national anthem "Sayau Thunga Fulka Hami Eutai Mala Nepali", and has set her sights on entering the Guinness Book of World Records.
Atithi recently gave a live performance, singing three songs from her album.
Orbit Publishers, Atithi's father's company and Ambar Gurung, a Nepalese musician, released the album.
Her elder sister Usna, and her father, Uddhav, who is a Nepali folk singer, accompanied her at the ceremony.
Although her age did not deter Atithi from cutting the solo album, the composer said it was difficult to work with the child on account of her age.
"There is a vast difference in working with a professional singer and a child singer. It was really difficult to work with Atithi, too," said Shyam Sharma, who composed the music for Atithi's album.
Her father has planned to register her name in the Guinness Book of World Records.
"Atithi started singing at the age of two. She got into the habit of imitating her sister, so we worked on the process to record her songs," said Uddhav KC.
Atithi has performed live on state-owned Nepal Television and radio stations in Nepal.
