Prateek Singh from Madhavpur village, Khagariya, Bihar has set a new record with his “ghazal marathon” of 61 hours. On 5^th November, Singh began with a determination to set a world record and began singing in the assembly hall of Sri Krishna High School in Nayagaon.

He finally stopped his singing in the presence of India Book of Records official Dharmendra Nath on 5 AM on Monday, completing a 61-hour long performance. He was honoured with a medal and certificate by Dharmendra Nath. Prateek is the first person in the country to have set such a record in Ghazal singing.