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Uttarakhand woman breaks Guinness record with 8-foot-10-inch hair
Renu Dhariyal, a woman from Uttarakhand, has set the Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a living person (female). Her hair measures 271.50 cm, or 8 feet 10 inches. The…
The Story in Brief
Renu Dhariyal, a woman from Uttarakhand, has set the Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a living person (female). Her hair measures 271.50 cm, or 8 feet 10 inches. The record was officially verified and announced on August 7, 2026.
Dhariyal joins other Indians with unusual Guinness records. Smita Srivastava previously held the female longest-hair record with 236.22 cm (7 ft 9 in) in 2023. Nilanshu Patel of Gujarat once held the record for a teenager. Other Indian record holders include Ram Singh Chauhan for the longest moustache and Chandre Oram for the longest human tail.
The Indian Opinion
News outlets hype such records as 'bizarre' but miss the real story, personal discipline across years. Renu Dhariyal’s 8-foot-10-inch hair did not happen by accident; it took nearly a decade of care. Yet headlines lump her with 'unusual anatomy' rather than celebrating dedication. The label distracts from a woman’s quiet, consistent effort. Instead of asking what seems strange to us, we might ask what it taught her about patience. That question yields more substance than any gawking count of feet or inches ever will.
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