Yatish Shukla (Indian Motivational Speaker) Biography

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Profession	Motivational Speaker, Teacher
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	13/05/1988
Age	38 years
Birthplace	Reharia village, Tehsil Gola, District Lakhimpur Kheeri, Uttar Pradesh

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Full Name	Yatish Chandra Shukla

College/University	University of Lucknow
Degrees	Bachelor of Science L.L.B.

Marital Status	Married

Details	Yatish was the principal of a local college in Uttar Pradesh. Joined State Bank of India as a cashier in Gorakhpur in 2009. Broke the world record for reading continuously for 148 hours. Set a world record by teaching continuously for 148 hours 14 minutes 13 seconds on History, Geography, Constitutional Systems, Economics, and Current Affairs to civil service aspirants from June 5 to June 10, 2018. Organized a continuous 121-hour Kavi Sammelan (poetry recitation event) from April 2 to April 7, 2021, with over 400 poets participating, setting another world record. Set a world record for reading aloud continuously for 123 hours 34 minutes 44 seconds from September 25 to September 30, 2018, reading 42 books on various subjects. Set another world record for reading aloud continuously for 124 hours 10 minutes from July 6 to July 11, 2019. Set a world record for the longest speech marathon by speaking continuously for over 100 hours from January 5 to January 9, 2019, covering 67 subjects including politics, terrorism, cinema, and teamwork. Served as Chief Executive Officer of Kapilash SSS Pvt Ltd from August 2019 onwards. Appointed as Chief Adjudicator of The Book of World Records from April 2024.

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Yatish was the principal of a local college in Uttar Pradesh.
Joined State Bank of India as a cashier in Gorakhpur in 2009.
Broke the world record for reading continuously for 148 hours.
Set a world record by teaching continuously for 148 hours 14 minutes 13 seconds on History, Geography, Constitutional Systems, Economics, and Current Affairs to civil service aspirants from June 5 to June 10, 2018.
Organized a continuous 121-hour Kavi Sammelan (poetry recitation event) from April 2 to April 7, 2021, with over 400 poets participating, setting another world record.
Set a world record for reading aloud continuously for 123 hours 34 minutes 44 seconds from September 25 to September 30, 2018, reading 42 books on various subjects.
Set another world record for reading aloud continuously for 124 hours 10 minutes from July 6 to July 11, 2019.
Set a world record for the longest speech marathon by speaking continuously for over 100 hours from January 5 to January 9, 2019, covering 67 subjects including politics, terrorism, cinema, and teamwork.
Served as Chief Executive Officer of Kapilash SSS Pvt Ltd from August 2019 onwards.
Appointed as Chief Adjudicator of The Book of World Records from April 2024.

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1. Yatish hails from a middle-class family in Reharia village, Uttar Pradesh.
2. He started giving motivational speeches at Degree colleges following his world record achievement.
3. During the record attempt, he read the Bhagavad Gita continuously for 14 hours.
4. A team of 86 judges oversaw and supervised Yatish's reading feat.
5. He has set five world records in academics.
6. He left his job at State Bank of India after setting the reading world record to focus on motivational lectures.
7. During the reading record attempt, he read the Bhagavad Gita continuously for 14 hours.
8. For the first six hours of his reading marathon, he did not take any break and drank only lukewarm water.
9. He had a collection of 62 books which he read one by one during his reading marathon event.
10. The longest speech marathon was monitored online by members of the Guinness World Record team.
11. He memorized his entire 100-hour speech and delivered it standing on a podium without running out of topics.