School student sets World Record in Yoga

A 10-year-old schoolboy from Gummidipoondi has entered 3 world record books by doing 32 Padha Kundalasanas in one minute.

Ra.N.Ravikrishna, 10, is the son of Nagaraj-Navaneetham of Samirettykandigai area next to Gummidipoondi. He was studying in sixth standard at Madanlal Kemani Vivekananda Vidyalaya School there.  He was studying yoga at the Sri Shankari Yoga Training and Research Center at Gummidipoondi.

He has set a world record by performing the yoga pose called Pada Kundalasana, bending the body forward between the two legs and looking up at the back, 32 times in one minute. 

His achievement has been included in three world record books namely, 'World Wide Book of Record', 'Assist World Record' and 'International Book of Record'. Ravikrishna and his yoga coach Sandhya have been felicitated by fellow students, school management and the public.