Andhra student sets Guinness records, paints 54.67 square metre spice painting

Sreya Tatineni, an electronics and communication engineering student from SRM University, has been awarded a Guinness World Record for using spices to make a 54.67 square metre foot painting. It took her nearly 4 hours to complete the painting.

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): A student from SRM University in Andhra Pradesh has been awarded a Guinness World Record for using spices to make a 54.67 square metre foot painting.

Sreya Tatineni, an Electronics and Communication Engineering student, used turmeric powder and vermilion to paint the image of a young girl watching a sunrise. It took her nearly 4 hours to complete the painting.

The feat was recorded in the presence of a panel of a jury to claim a place for her in the Guinness Book of World Records.

On May 13, her painting reached the pinnacle when the Guinness World Records Committee sent an e-mail to the university ownership announcing that the title has been awarded to Sreya.

Speaking to media, Sreya said that she always found painting as a stress buster.

"When I came across certain videos of gigantic paintings done with spices, I also thought of doing something similar. Hence, decided to use turmeric and saffron for my painting works," she said.

She further said that the ability to think differently made her land here.

"Getting a place in the Guinness records was not at all easy and needed lots of hard work but it gave me confidence that I can win everything. In the near future, I would like to pursue my MBA from the United States," stated the ecstatic Sreya.