Record Holders recognized across the world

Several Kodavas have set records in diverse fields, and these notable achievements have been duly recorded and recognized by various authorities, as mentioned below

World Records

Guinness Book of  World Records

• Guinness Book of Records-Model/actor-longest and highest number of Designers
  • Pandanda Vishwanath Uthappa
• Guinness Book of Records – tallest home-grown cactus
  • Accapanda Kashi Kuttappa The Guinness Records authorities awarded the longest cactus certificate in 1998 when the cactus had grown to the height of 44 feet and 9 inches.
    

Official  World Records

• Officail World Records documented Okkoota 2022 as teh Worlds largest family gathering under a single family tree

Unicorn World Records

• Jammada Preeth Appaiah  became the Oldest Indian Woman Who Summitted Mount Kosciuszko on India’s Independence Day
  Aged 54, Preethi summited Mount Kosciuszko, Australia, on 15 August 2026.
• Jammada Preeth Appaiah is the First Woman from Kodagu, Karnataka to Complete Mountaineering Expeditions Across Three Continents in Traditional Kodava Attire
  Her three-continent journey includes Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa; Mount Elbrus, Europe; and Mount Kosciuszko, Australia.
• Jammada Preeth Appaiah  is the first Woman from Kodagu, Karnataka Summited Mount Kosciuszko in Traditional Kodavathi Saree
  A remarkable achievement combining mountaineering with the pride of Kodava heritage.
• Jammada Preeth Appaiah  is the First Woman from Kodagu, Karnataka to Celebrate India’s Independence Day on Mount Elbrus Basecamp, Russia
  A unique celebration of India’s Independence Day at Mount Elbrus Basecamp on 15 August 2024.
• Jammada Preeth Appaiah  is the First Solo Woman from Kodagu, Karnataka to Summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Traditional Kodavathi Saree
  Preethi achieved this remarkable feat on 8 March 2023, on International Women’s Day

 

Limca Book of  Records

• Limca Book of Records- largest Family Hockey Tournament

  • The Shantheyanda Cup was held from April 10, 2016 to May 8, 2016, in which 299 family teams participated.  This was the 20th Kodava Hockey Festival 

• Limca Book of Records-Longest Hockey Tournament

  • The Kuppanda Cup was held from April 16, 2015 to May 9, 2015, in which 255 family teams participated. This was the 19th Kodava Hockey Festival.

Indian Book of  Records

• Indian book of Records for most number of punches in sand with one hand
  • Hithaish Bheemaiah : The record for performing the maximum number of punches with one hand in the sand in one minute was set by Hithaish Bheemaiah (born on October 7, 2004) of Kodagu, Karnataka. He performed 350 punches in one minute with one hand in the sand, as confirmed on May 15, 2021.
• Indian book of Records for the largest online family tree
  • Kishoo Uthappa : The record for creating the largest online family tree for a tribe called kodava  was set by kishoo Uthappa (born on 4th March 1971) of Kodagu, Karnataka. 
• Indian book of Records for  identifying maximum things at that age
  • Prince Luv Chemira (born on July 10, 2021) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is appreciated for identifying 17 animals, 13 vehicles, 7 food items, 5 colours, 22 objects, 12 fruits, 6 vegetables, 25 pictures, 18 parts of the body, 3 space objects, 7 community helpers, 6 birds, 9 marine life creatures; imitating the sounds of 5 animals; reciting 19 letters of the alphabet; counting from 1 to 10; and riding 4 kids’ vehicles at the age of 1 year and 8 months, as confirmed on April 6, 2023.