Vellore :

An alumnus of VIT University has attempted to get into the Guinness World Record by memorizing 70,000 digits for the mathematical value of ‘Pi’. The documented feat, achieved on Saturday, will be sent to the Guinness World Record office in the UK shortly.

VIT Chancellor G Viswanathan said, ‘We took the initiative to encourage our alumnus who was interested in breaking the world record by providing all logistic support.’

25 year old Rajveer Meena, a native of Morchala village of Sawaimadhopur district in Rajasthan on Saturday was able to memorise 70,000 digits of the mathematical value of Pi. His memorisation was videographed and documented in the presence of 13 witnesses (representatives from media, NGOs, social organizations, professionals) and 20 professors from the VIT University and other colleges.

While the world record for this is being held by Chao Lu of Shaanxi province in China in 2005 for reciting 67,890 digits of the value of Pi in 24 hours and 8 minutes, Rajveer has recited 70,000 digits in just 9 hours, seven minutes.

source: http://www.neweindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home>States> Tamil Nadu / by Express News Service / March 22nd, 2015