Arvind Mishra

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'claimed the longest marathon lecture award hosted by Guinness world records. The journey to triumph began on 1 March 2014, and lasted for 139 hours 42 minutes and 49 seconds.

Marathon Lecture

auditorium.Prof. Kamal Ghanshala, President,Graphic Era University and Vice Chancellor Prof Awasthi inaugurated this historical effort. A dedicated team of 150 students and 35 professors led by Mr. Tushar Gupta, a colleague friend of Mr.Mishra were assisting in Marathon lecture. The lecture contents were prepared from MIT's open course ware on Computational science( Semester 1) and Mathematical Methods (Semester 2) for graduate coursework by Prof Gilbert Strang. The prime components of the lecture were Applied Linear Algebra,Sparse Algebra for large systems, Numerical Methods for Differential equations, Computational partial differential equations and Finite Element Methods. Matlab, a numerical computing software was used throughout for the demonstrations and algorithmization of numerical techniques. The previous record was held by a Polish law Graduate Mr. Errol Muzzawazi, who lectured on democracy, at Jagiellonian University, Krakow, for 121 hours. Arvind Mishra superseded his record on March 6 at 07:01:00 AM. The entire University and national media celebrated his success and his efforts. He further continued his lecture and embarked on setting a new benchmark. Finally,Marathon lecture lasted for 139 hours, 42 minutes and 56 seconds and was declared concluded by Mr. Tushar on early morning of March 7, 2014.

The whole lecture was casted live on website. It was viewed live by a diverse community, 65 countries, 11567 unique visitors, and 32 languages, according to website analytics data.

Philosophy

Sharing and Learning

Arvind Mishra, born in 1988( Kanpur,India), advocates the need to practice essentials of Ancient Indian Gurukul Education system. He, as a teacher, constantly maintains that sharing and learning has been one of the greatest mechanisms which helped evolved humanity into what is has become today. Science and technology revolution became possible because people from different ages, races and cultures have agreed to share their IDeaS and work and passed it on to the next generations. His marathon lecture record was dedicated to the entire teaching fraternity. Modernization and commercialization of education, and lack of involvement in modern youth are his greatest concerns. He focuses on social and participatory learning procedures, and favours the need of re-structuring class-room techniques.

Philosophy of compensation

He injured his spine in 2010 after graduation in an accident. L4-L5 disc was bulged and herniated and resulted in the impingement of thecal sac. This injury put him on bed rest for two months. The mobilization started slowly which enabled him to continue with his academic commitments. The injury has affected his lifestyle, travel routines and plans in an unprecedented manner. He believes that as humans we have such setbacks in life, and willpower stands as a miracle above all odds. His strong willpower and dedication led him to an exemplary performance in the marathon lecture and bagged him a spot in prestigious Guinness Book of World Records. He prepared for this lecture during the period of sickness that confined him to bed and normal daily routine. The preparation included body adaptation, speech therapies, yoga and meditation. He also prepared 3945 hand written PDF pages on a digital pad, to prepare contents for the world's longest lecture. He believes that we should be ready for the compensation and grow stronger after setbacks.

Media Coverage

This historical event was covered by national as well as international media such as the Hindustan Times, JakBak.Com, graphic era news, aaj tak, zee news, new Indian express, the Hindu daily pioneer, UPI, Daily Bhaskar and many more. Other websites such as article.wn.com, softpedia, ibnlive, huffingtonpost, htcampus, webindia. also published about this event. Guinness world records approved the claim of Mr. Arvind Mishra of delivering world's longest marathon lecture on 30 March 2014, and also published it on their site.