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V.A.K Ranga Rao

V.A.K Ranga Rao, descendant of the royal family of Bobbili, near Vishakapatnam is known for having the largest collection of 78rpm records in the world. The Limca Book of World Records claims the number of records to be 36,000. He possesses first recordings of more than 50 Indian Singers; among them are Hemant Kumar, M.S Subbalakshmi and Lata Mangeshkar. His collection has music in more than 15 foreign languages some of which are Latin, Greek and Russian and more than 40 Indian languages including Tulu and Toda. His collection also includes plays, speeches and recitations of eminent personalities like Tagore.