19-year-old Kerala girl sets Guinness record for world's longest cartoon

Roshna had also won an award during the Dubai Global Village Season 25 in which different countries showcase their culture, food, attire and products in their own pavilions. Roshna sketched her specialities in the Indian pavilion and the canvas was stretched up to 400 metres.

Kozhikode (Kerala): A 19-year-old girl, Roshna (റോഷ്ന), from Kerala's Kozhikode, has entered the Guinness Book of World Record (ഗിന്നസ് ബുക്ക് ഓഫ് വേൾഡ് റെക്കോർഡ്) by sketching cartoons on a 400-metre-long canvas, the longest in the world. Roshna, an expert in live caricature and daughter of a well-known cartoonist M Dileef, has become the first Indian to achieve this feat.

In 2015, she tried to set the Guinness World Record for the world's largest election poster. "I tried for a Guinness World Record in 2015 but failed. But now, I have the Guinness World Record for the longest cartoon in the world (404 metres). I got the confirmation from the authorities 2-3 days back. I am extremely delighted with this achievement. It took me about 20 days to draw the cartoon. The main goal was to create a child who would visit the Global Village for 15 days," Roshna said.

Roshna presented her work before the Guinness Book of World Records in two reels which took her 20 days to complete. She also won an award during the Dubai Global Village Season 25 in which various countries showcase their culture, food, attire and products in their own pavilions. Roshna sketched them in the Indian pavilion and the canvas stretched up to 400 metres.

She also conducts cartoon classes through her YouTube channel Roch Art.

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