When you think of a guitar record, do Indians come to your mind? If not, they should. Because the world’s fastest guitarist is from Hyderabad. David Prabhakar Bandi, a music teacher at the Niraj Public School, created a new world record by playing 'Flight of the Bumblebee' at a speed of 1708 BPM (Beats Per Minute) in 28 seconds. He thus secured his place as the fastest guitarist in the world, at the International Wonder Book of Files.

“I accomplished this feat at SRM University, Amaravathi, in March. This is the result of many sleepless nights I spent practicing, with the sole objective of achieving this record. My last attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records was June 24 at Saradhi Studios. Confirmation of that is still awaited,” he reportedly said.

David is not only preoccupied with breaking and making world records but also makes it a point to teach younger generations how to play guitar. “I want to inspire my students. I want them to learn from me and set their own goals for the future and work hard to achieve them. I want to be remembered by them as the man who never gave up his dreams and instead tried to create world records at the age of 49 when most people start making their retirement plans,” TOI quotes him as saying.

Coming from a middle class family, David owes much of his success to his family and hard work. He started giving guitar lessons at the age of 25. “I am very pleased to teach disadvantaged children. I organize fundraisers to buy them guitars. I don't want them to move away from music due to lack of resources. Spending time to music prevents children from wasting time in front of the screens. It is very gratifying to see these students progressing in music. One of my students Ananth Kumar Now he plays in the AR Rahman team. As a teacher, these moments are priceless,” he reportedly said.

David tried to enter the film industry too but he did not have a pleasant experience there. “There is not enough respect for musicians in the film industry. Music is an integral part of our movies, but musicians are not owed their due. I would never try to enter movies again,” he said.