SRCC college declares holiday to celebrate its 'piano genius'

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Press Trust of India
Last Updated : Oct 18 2015 | 11:32 PM IST
Delhi University's Sri Ram College of Commerce has declared a holiday tomorrow to celebrate its student and piano "genius" Mrityunjay Sharma's success of creating a Guinness World Record by playing non-stop for 130 hours.
The closing ceremony of the event 7Notes7Days was organised at the College Auditorium where Sharma was felicitated by principal Dr Ashok Sehgal with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh.
Sehgal also declared tomorrow October 19 as a holiday in the college to celebrate his success.
Sharma broke the world record of a Polish Pianist of 103 hours and was dedicated to set a new record by playing till 155 hours.
However, after deteriorating health Sharma was insisted by the faculty and family to on call it a day on Saturday at 11:30 am.
Sharma, a BCom student of SRCC, has been playing on his synthesiser since October 11 at the college auditorium.
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First Published: Oct 18 2015 | 11:32 PM IST

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