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Boating his way past records

CROSSING MILESTONES: Shrinath Dixit has made his way into the Limca Book of Records for possessing the largest collection of small, hand-made paper boats. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar.

As a child he created miniature boats in his free time. And now that hobby has transformed into a full-time passion for Shrinath Dixit whose name figures in the Limca Book of Records this year for possessing the largest collection of small hand-made paper boats.

He devotes considerable time and energy carving out miniature boats, ranging from 2 mm to 0.5 cm, with glaze and origami papers. His magnificent creations can best be admired under the magnifying glass.

This 20-year-old Delhiite, who is pursuing B.A. (Honours) in Political Science from Delhi University's Ram Lal Anand College, says: "Since the age of five I have had a deep fascination for boats. At times my parents scolded me for not playing sports with other kids my age. I had never imagined that my name would be in the record books for creating these tiny boats."

But Shrinath was egged on by his cousin Shweta to carve out as many boats as possible and show his artistic talent to the rest of the world.

After visiting the Limca Book of Records' office in neighbouring Gurgaon on December 26, 2005, to show his 8,800 boats in various colours of grey, brown, gold, silver, purple and pink, Shrinath had kept his fingers crossed. Finally, in the first week of June, he got the much-awaited certificate.

Revealing that he has now completed 10,000 boats, Shrinath has his eyes firmly set on the ultimate record: the Guinness Book of World Records.

"As I do not want my record to be broken easily, I will create a mind-boggling one lakh boats. Only after that will I intimate the authorities at the Guinness Book of World Records that I have completed this task," adds Shrinath. --Madhur Tankha

--Madhur Tankha

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