Largest Bus Fleet
The largest fleet of buses is owned by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation in India. As of October 31, 1999, the company owned a total of 18,397 buses.
Highest Motorable Road
The highest motorable road in the world is in the Khardungla Pass, Kashmir, India. At its highest point it climbs to an altitude of 5,682 m (18,640 ft). It was completed in 1976 by the Border Roads Organization, New Delhi, and has been open to motor vehicles since 1988. The Khardungla pass is one of the three passes on the mountainous Leh to Manali road route.
Largest Employer
The world's largest commercial or utility employer is Indian Railways, with 1,583,614 regular employees in March, 1997.
Most Film Extras
It is believed over 300,000 extras appeared in the funeral scene of the 1982 epic, Gandhi (UK), directed by Richard Attenborough.
Largest Wedding Banquet
Jayalalitha Jayaram, former Tamil Nadu chief minister and movie star, hosted a luncheon for over 150,000 guests at her foster son's wedding. The banquet was served in grounds by the coast in the state capital, Madras, on September 7, 1995.
Most Calendar Dates Mentally Calculated
M. Hari Prasad correctly calculated in one minute the days on which 12 random calendar dates fell, at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, on October 30, 1999.