India, Dec. 14 -- The fourth day of the 71st Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav on Saturday turned into a memorable milestone for the festival as its long-time anchor Anand Deshmukh was officially recognised by the World Book of Records, London, even as young and promising artistes received an overwhelming response on their debut performances at the prestigious "Sawai" stage.

Deshmukh, who has been anchoring the annual festival organised by the Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal for the past 33 years, was on Saturday evening presented with a certificate of achievement and a memento by Vikram Trivedi, director general, World Book of Records. The recognition was formally registered during the ongoing festival at the Maharashtriya Mandal's Sports C...