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World record holding musician Dr. Benny Prasad recently performed and shared his story with audiences in Colombo. Facilitated by PR and Corporate Communications Company Nehemiah Consultants as part of their venture in to creating platforms for globally-renowned extraordinary people to share their stories, the event was attended by both young and old alike from a cross-section of society. The stage was set for Dr. Benny by a group of talented musicians who come together as the ‘Unified’ worship team.
On 22 November 2010 Dr. K. Benny Prasad arrived in Karachi (Pakistan) and broke the world record becoming the fastest person to travel to 245 nations including Antarctica. This magnificent feat took Dr. Benny six years, six months and 22 days. This was however not the first of his many achievements. In 2004, he invented the world’s first Bongo Guitar, and performed with it at the official welcoming of the South African athletes as well as on the cultural stages of the2004 Olympic Games in Greece.
He has also performed for many Presidents, Parliaments and Dignitaries. The 2007 World Military Games and the 2012 Olympic and Para-Olympic Games in London are some of the other global audiences that have enjoyed this unique musician’s brand of music.
After travelling for 13 years to 257 nations and breaking six World Records, Dr. Benny had a new vision and quit world concert tours and built a 400-seater cafe in Bangalore (India) called Chai3:16 to reach out to college students who are depressed, lonely and suicidal. He currently serves there as a waiter.
