The record for ‘Maximum Participants in a Read-A-Thon Across Multiple Locations’ was set by Room to Read India, New Delhi. With 53,63,059 participants from 11 states — Bihar, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Held on September 8, 2026, 11:00-11:30 AM as part of India Gets Reading 8.0, themed ‘My Words, My Story | मेरे शब्द, मेरी कहानी,’ it aligned with NEP 2020 and NIPUN Bharat, as confirmed on September 25, 2026.
