Note: Limca Book of Records 2017- released in the 3rd/4th week of May 2017.
Website: www.caclubindia.com/homepage/maheshkapasi
MAHESH KAPASI B-49 GULMOHAR PARK
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT NEW DELHI 110 049
M. Com., LL.B., FCA, FCMA, FCS EMAIL maheshkapasi49@gmail.com
Ex-Member: AMIMA, AMIBM, ACEA (London), MIIA (USA). Phone: 26868147
Reference No: Dated: July 5, 2017
Re: LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS 2017 - “Letters to the Editor-multiple records”
This is just to inform you that my name appears in ‘Limca Book of Records’ 2017 edition at page 97 in the category – ‘Print’- ‘Communications: ‘Letters to the editor-multiple Records.
“Mahesh Kapasi (b Oct 28, 1948) of Delhi, who has 15,929 letters published in 384 national and international newspapers and magazines since 1974, holds these records as of June 19, 2016:
Most in a single newspaper in a year: 173 letters in Central Chronicle from Raipur, Chhattisgarh between May 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015.
Most in a single daily: 813 letters in The Pioneer from Delhi since August 1, 1993.
Most prizes: 220 Best Letter to the Editor prizes.”
Most in a day: Published 10 letters in various newspapers and magazines on May 15, 2011.
Most in a year: Published 1,248 letters in the year 2015 alone.”
My latest tally is 1749 letters (including 246 Prized / Best letters) in 391 newspapers and magazines.
To my credit also published more than 100 letters in 46 newspapers and magazines – including more than 200 letters in 22 newspapers, more than 300 letters in 13 newspapers, more than 400 letters in 6 newspapers, more than 500 letters in 4 newspapers and more than 600 in 2 newspapers and more than 700 and 800 letters in 1 newspaper.
And to my credit there are 93 Articles; 307 Poems and 66 Jokes published.
(Mahesh Kapasi)
