Dubai: From composing the largest sentence with magnets to making the largest electronic greeting card and largest bank note, this Indian expatriate businessman in Dubai has created 17 Guinness World Records (GWR) six of them created in a matter of eight hours on GWR Day, on November 18, 2020.
Meet Ramkumar Sarangapani who has earned the distinction of being the highest GWR holder, not only in the UAE but in the entire Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. As an Indian citizen, Sarangapani, who breaks records to relieve stress, has overtaken Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar with his 17 record-breaking titles. He aims to create more than 100 records in his lifetime. Talking about his passion for creating records, Sarangapani explained: “Having lived in Dubai for 17 years, the emirate is as much my favourite home as Chennai in India and I love working on themes that speak of ‘largest’ and the ‘longest’, simply because it connects with Dubai a city dotted with u
UAE resident becomes highest Guinness World Records holder
22 Dec 2020
Staff Reporter
Committed to breaking over 100 records in his lifetime, UAE resident and Indian national, Ramkumar Sarangapani has earned the distinction of being the highest Guinness World Records holder, not only in UAE but in the entire GCC as well.
Currently, he is also the highest record holder as an Indian citizen – numbering 17 so far, ahead of even the master cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar at the moment. Focusing on UAE and it’s glorious past and present, Ramkumar broke all the records in Dubai, with most of them related to the UAE in some way or other.
Meet Dubai resident who has the highest number of world records in Gulf
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Ramkumar Sarangapani with his Guinnes World Records certificates.
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Longest line of plastic cards.
Largest playing card.
Indian national Ramkumar Sarangapani has 17 records to his name
A Dubai resident has the highest number of Guinness World Records (GWR) to his name not just in the UAE, but the wider Gulf region.
Indian national Ramkumar Sarangapani, who is looking to break over 100 records, holds 17 GWR. All his records were set in the UAE.
He is also the highest record holder as an Indian citizen ahead of even Indian celebrity cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.