Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 30: Vickrant Mahajan created the Guinness Book World Record by signing more than 7000 books at the global book release function of his book “Yes Thank You Universe” at Jodhamal Public School, here today.
More than 7000 students, teachers, parents and the Jummuites at large participated in this mega event.
It is for the first time such a massive gathering was experienced in Jammu history at one place for one event .
Trilok Singh Bist, Principal, Jodhamal Public School complimented Vickrant Mahajan on achieving this great feat of being a World Record holder for the fourth time.
Mr. Vickrant is a resident of Jammu and has made Jammu pride many a times. He is the proverbial gypsy, driven by an inexhaustible zest for life. He studied publishing at the University of Denver and filmmaking at the New York Film Academy, was an editor with HarperCollins India for two years, and was the first runner-up at Grasim Mr India 2003. Vickrant made his Bollywood debut with the film Challo Driver released in 2012. He has written five self-help books and a collection of short stories. His fifth book, Stretch Yourself was a bestseller in India and has been translated into several languages. His latest book, “Yes Thank You Universe”, was released in May 2014.
Besides, he has authored 10 photographic coffee-table books and has exhibited his art in India and Dubai. He now runs a consciousness organization called super positivity movement. Recently he travelled across the country with 29 States in his Car travelling more than 20,000 km and addressed more than 100 schools across the country and motivated more than one lakh students across the country.
For this event, he choose Jodhamal Public School since he received the positive vibrations from the school management, and on this day he created this World Record by breaking the previous record of 6786 books being signed at Ohio USA by American author Orrin Woodward.
As a token of heartfelt appreciation, every individual participant was given a Certificate of Participation which clearly mentions that it is a Guinness World Record event. Besides, the participants also got a personally autographed copy of Vickrant’s bestselling book “Yes Thank You Universe”.
Trilok Singh Bist and Nandan Kuthiala appreciated the support Vickrant’s father Sham Gupta and Mother Veena Gupta has been giving to him in all his entrepreneurial endeavours.
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