India, Dec. 2 -- It was called 'Vehle Behn Da Muqabla', the 'Do Nothing Contest', but it was no less than an endurance test - against using the phone! In a unique and demanding test of willpower, a village in Punjab held what's being dubbed the 'Great Sitting Challenge'. Three champs were crowned after sitting without phones, at one place, for 31 hours, in Gholia Khurd village of Moga district.

The contest had 55 participants from various parts of Punjab and Chandigarh.

The organisers said they thought of the idea as phone addiction is "a type of disease". They called it a "bold rebellion" against a world where people "can't sit for five minutes without checking their phones", as per a report in The Tribune.

And if you though 31 hours ...