The largest pair of functional scissors measure 2.31m (7 ft 7 in) from tip to handle. They were manufactured by Neerja Roy Chowdhury (India) and unveiled at the Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi, India, on 16 August 2009. Neerja was inspired to make the scissors after writing her own comic book which she describes as ‘unconventional’.
The largest school in terms of pupils is the City Montessori School in Lucknow, India, which had a record enrolment of 39,437 pupils on 9 August 2010 for the 2010-2011 academic year. The school was founded by Mr. Jagdish Gandhi and his wife Mrs Bharti Gandhi. The pair launched their first campus on a borrowed capital of 300 rupees, housed it in rented premises and began with only five students. The school admits boys and girls between ages 2 and 5, who can then follow
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Twenty-four members of the Kapoor extended family have acted in films since Prithviraj Kapoor first took to the screen in 1929. He was followed into acting by his three sons, Raj, Shammi and Shashi and other relatives through marriage. Other famous relatives through marriage include top star Amitabh Bachchan, directors Ramesh Sippy and Manmohan Desai, and Shashis sister-in- law, British actress Felicity Kendall. One of Bollywoods current leading ladies, Karishma Kapoor, is Prithvirajs great granddaughter.
The largest shopping bag made from paper is 18.55 m (60 ft 10.3 in) long, 11.33 m (37 ft 2 in) wide and 2.94 m (9 ft 7.7 in) deep, which was achieved by Footprints X4 and Pastiwala.com and measured at the Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, on 12 January 2014.
The largest shopping bag measured 83.82 m (275 ft) high (not including handles) and 38.10 m (125 ft) wide. The bag was made by Raj Bahadur and displayed in Gaziabad, India, on 9 February 2009. The bag was made of 100% cotton
There are 19,215,730 Sikhs in India as a whole with the majority, around 11 million, living in Punjab, north India.
The largest sitar ensemble consisted of 1,094 participants at an event organised by the Art of Living Foundation (India) in Noida, Delhi, India, on 21 November 2008.
The largest song and dance routine was achieved by 4,500 participants at an event organised by the Sports, Youth & Cultural Activities Department of the Government of Gujarat (India) at Sardar Patel Stadium, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on 1 May 2011. The performance was part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the state of Gujarat which was themed around the five elements.
The largest Taekwondo display in multiple locations is 805 participants, and was achieved by Jayanth Reddy Taekwondo Academy (India) at 11 venues across India, on 19 Jan 2014.
The record for the largest tea party is 32,681 participants and was achieved by Dainik Bhaskar (India) for the City of Indore, at Nehru Stadium, in Indore, India, on 24 February 2008. The official brew for the event was Brooke Bond Red Label and the event was supported by Tea Board of India.