OLDEST INDIAN MOUNTAINEER TO CLIMB HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN EUROPE -MOUNT ELBRUS & HIGHEST MOUNTAIN


SHARAD KULKARNI, resident of Thane, Maharashtra, India. At the age of 57, he has successfully climbed Mount Aconcagua (6962 mtr), highest mountain of South America on 25 January 2020 and at the age of age of 58 he has climbed Mount Elbrus on 12 August 2021, at 11.30 am and thus became the Oldest Mountaineer from India to summit Mt. Aconcagua & Mt. Elbrus. This expedition was organized by 360 Explorer LLP & Transcend adventure, India.

Most Number of People Performed Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar)

To commemorate the occasion of Yoga Day, the Most Number of “Sun Salutations”, has been performed by 1,10,000 participants on 21 June 2018, hosted at Balgaon, Jath (Sangli District, Maharashtra,
India). The purpose of the event was to spread an awareness about the importance & benefits of Yoga. The inspiration behind the programme was Shri Chandrakantdada Patil, Revenue & PWD
Minister, Government of Maharashtra. The event was organized by Shri Vijaykumar Nagorao Kalam (Collector & District Magistrate, Sangli), and his entire team as well as Shri Amrutanand Swamigalu
(Yog guru) & Team of Shri Gurudev Ashram, Balgaon, Jath. It was co- ordinated and supervised under the guidance of Shri Trigun Kulkarni (Residential Deputy Collector, Sangli).