Bibhuti Bhushan Nayak (born 1965) is an Indian journalist, who holds seven
Guinness World Records
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and 12 Limca Book Records in physical strength to his name. He aims to have 72 records to his name. He currently manages his ancestral business, works as a journalist at ''
The Times of India
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'' and teaches underprivileged children martial arts to continue the training of breaking world records. Bibhuti sustains himself on a completely vegetarian diet consisting only of pulses and sprouts. Nayak graduated as a management student from Osmania University. In recognition of his physical strength feats, he was given an honorary title of ''
Singh
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'' and a
pagri (turban)
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by the Gurudwara where he attempted the record. In addition to that, he is popularly known as the ''
Bruce Lee
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'' of Navi Mumbai, for his martial arts and record breaking accolades.
Students
Three of his students hold records in the
Limca Book of Records
The ''Limca Book of Records'' is an annual reference book published in India documenting world records held by Indians. The records are further categorized into education, literature, agriculture, medical science, business, sports, nature, advent ...
. One of his students Indresh Naithani, cartwheeled 5 kilometres in a record time of 64 minutes 37 seconds.
Records
He holds the world record for most concrete slabs broken over the groin with a sledgehammer (three); highest number of one-handed cartwheels in one minute (34); and highest number of sit-ups in one hour (1,448).
Bibhuti holds the following records to his name:
Medical consequences
In the course of setting the record for the most number of sit ups in one hour, Bibhuti suffered a brain hemorrhage and spent three days in a coma due to the lack of any padding underneath his head and in the process hit the back of his head against the concrete floor 1,448 times.
Biographical book
His fictional biography has been written by
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