Excelsior Correspondent
CHANDIGARH, Aug 13: Strengthening Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign and taking it to international level to mark the 75th Independence Day of India, the NID Foundation and Chandigarh University today created the Guinness World Record for formation of world’s largest human image of a waving National Flag at Chandigarh Cricket Stadium.
Overall, more than 25,000 people including youth and citizens of Chandigarh filled the air with patriotism which included Punjab Governor and Chandigarh UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi, NID chief patron and Chandigarh University Chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu, Dharam Pal (Adviser to the Administrator, Chandigarh UT), Vinay Pratap Singh (Deputy Commissioner Chandigarh), Sarabjit Kaur (Mayor Chandigarh), Parveer Ranjan (DGP Chandigarh UT), Prof Himani Sood (founder, NID Foundation) and other top officials of the UT administration.
Swapnil Dangarikar, official of Guinness World Records Adjudicator, who was present at the event, verified the record. “The previous world record for the largest human image of a waving national flag achieved by GEMS Education in Abu Dhabi, UAE has been broken and a new world record has been created by NID Foundation and Chandigarh University in today’s event,” he confirmed. Dangarikar also handed over a copy of the GWR certificate to Punjab Governor, chief patron of NID Foundation and Chancellor of Chandigarh University.
Speaking on the occasion, Punjab Governor said that with the successful creation of world record formed by Chandigarh University and NID Foundation, Chandigarh has given a great message to the entire world, on the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence Day.
In her address, Meenakshi Lekhi said, “Thousands of our youth gathered here to form the waving image of our tricolour, there could not be a better view in the entire country than what we witnessed here today.”
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