The record for playing the maximum beats per minute of Raga Hamsadhwani on a violin was set by Rajvi Purkayastha (born on December 25, 2007) of Kamrup, Assam. She played Raga Hamsadhwani (meaning ‘the cry of the swan’) fast for 2 minutes and 10 seconds on a violin: ‘Jhala’ which started at ‘Atidrutalya’(320 bpm), gradually gained momentum, crossed 600 bpm, and played ‘Ati-Atidrutlaya’ at 640 bpm (beats per minute), at the age of 16 years, 7 months and 5 days.
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