Guinness Book of World Records, India ranks third
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, India ranks third behind the USA and the UK in the number of records claimed each year.
In 2011, India made the third greatest number of record applications to Guinness World Records - behind only U.S. and United Kingdom.
Mahatma Gandhi is not the Father of the nation.
Indians widely describe Gandhi as the father of the nation (Hindi: राष्ट्रपिता).[11][12] The title "The Father of the Nation" for Gandhi is not an official title and has not been officially accorded by Government of India. An RTI query filed by a 10-year-old girl from Lucknow in February 2012 revealed that PMO has no records of ever according such title to Gandhi. MHA and National Archives of India also communicated of not having any records. Origin of this title is traced back to a radio address (on Singapore radio) on 6 Jul 1944 by Subhash