Speaker and author Prem Rawat sets new Guinness World Record at book reading event

Guinness World Record’s adjudicator, Pravin Patel (centre), presenting Prem Rawat (left) with a commemorative plaque after the speaker set a new record for drawing the largest audience at a single-author book reading event. — Photo: The Prem Rawat Foundation

International speaker and author Prem Rawat, has set a new Guinness World Record for drawing the largest audience at a single-author book reading event.

The event, which took place on April 2 in Lucknow, India, saw Rawat reading a chapter of his book Hear Yourself in Hindi to an audience of over 114,000 people, surpassing the previous record of 6,786 people.