PALANPUR: Ace singer Dharini Pandya , popularly known as Sawradhika Panchamda , has set a new world record for non-stop singing by performing around 101 hours.She achieved the rare feat on Monday, the opening day of Swarnim Tana-Riri Mahotsava at Vadanagar in Mehsana district of north Gujarat. The festival is organised every year in the memory of Gujarat's classical music duo Tana and Riri.She was felicitated for her record-breaking feat at a function organized in Vadnagar on Monday evening to present Lata Mangeshkar and Usha Mangeshkar the Tana-Riri Sangeet Samman for their contributions in the field of music. Bhagyesh Jha, secretary, youth, sports & culture, said Dharini's achievement made this annual music festival a world class event.Thirty-four-year-old Dharini began her classical music marathon effort, which included 109 ragas, on November 11 afternoon, and sang non-stop for exactly 99 hours, 99 minutes and 99 seconds till Monday afternoon, Jha said.Dharni had set a world record in 2008 with an effort of 62 hours of non-stop singing. She bettered her own record with an 82-hour singing marathon on October 14 this year.A graduate in English literature, Dharini began her music career at the age of 22 at Panchamda Academy of Indian Music in Ahmedabad, where she is now teaching music. Her guru, Pandit Bhupendraji , said she has been associated with Gwalior and Delhi gharanas of Indian classical music.