We have seen numerous martial artists who often move faster than a blink of an eye break piles of rock with one stroke of hand but when similar feats are achieved by a seven-year-old girl, it truly is breathtaking. Seven-year-old Aratrika Chakraborty has set a new record by punching 480 times in one minute. At this age, Aratrika Chakraborty has enlisted her name in the India Book of Records and the Asia Book of Records for the most number of punches in one minute. She is a resident of the Bakultala neighbourhood of Howrah district in Kolkata.
From a young age, Aratrika Chakraborty learned dance, song, poetry, and karate as co-curricular activities. After watching her interest in Karate, her parents Maitri and Abhishek Chakraborty encouraged their daughter towards excellence in this field. At the age of three, she enrolled at a local karate coaching camp to learn Karate. After joining, Aratrika won gold in two competitions last year. Her father recently applied for the record of the highest number of pouches in one minute.
For this, the rigorous training of Aratrika Chakraborty continued under the supervision of coaches Shankar Raut and Sanjay Das. The target was 350 punches per minute and Aratrika recorded 690 punches. The video was sent to India and Asia Records.
Aratrika holds the record for 480 valid punches. The certificate was received last Tuesday. From parents to the coach, everyone is delighted with the success of Aratrika Chokroborty. On this occasion, the record holder’s father Abhishek Chakraborty said, “I applied for the record at the end of last April. After getting the approval, I sent the video on June 23. The certificate, medal, and record book arrived at home yesterday.”
He further said that he would support his daughter if she wanted to pursue sports. He said that there is no pressure of any study-oriented career at home. Along with the family and coaches of Aratrika, the Howrah district is also in celebration mode after the child’s success.