Ashrita
Ashrita is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ashrita Furman Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman, September 16, 1954) is a ''Guinness World Records'' record-breaker. As of 2017, Furman has set more than 600 official Guinness Records and currently holds 530 records, thus holding the Guinness world record for th ... (born 1954), ''Guinness World Records'' record-breaker * Ashrita Shetty (born 1993), Indian actress {{Short pages monitor ...
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Ashrita Furman
Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman, September 16, 1954) is a ''Guinness World Records'' record-breaker. As of 2017, Furman has set more than 600 official Guinness Records and currently holds 530 records, thus holding the Guinness world record for the most Guinness world records. He has been breaking records since 1979. Life and records Early life Furman was born in 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. He was fascinated with the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as a child but never thought he could ever break a record since he was very unathletic. As a teenager, he became interested in spirituality and in 1970 became a devout follower of the spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy. Sri Chinmoy inspired Furman to participate in a 24-hour bicycle race in New York City's Central Park in 1978. With only two weeks' training, Furman tied for third place, cycling . Around this time, he changed his first name to Ashrita ("protected by God" in Sanskrit). First record In 1979, Furman set his first official r ...
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