Largest Human Flag of India explained

Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Organisers:Rotary International
Participants:43,830[1]

Largest Human Flag of India was an event organised to form the world's largest human national flag in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was organised on 7 December 2014 by Rotary International in India with a slogan Rotary My Flag My India. More than 50,000 Indians gathered in YMCA Grounds, Chennai to form the world's largest human national flag.[2]

It is the official attempt to break the previous world record set by Nepal. The record was in the name of Human Values for Peace and Prosperity, an NGO in Nepal with a slogan – Breaking the Records to Unite the Hearts. They made their national flag by gathering 35,907 human on 23 August 2014.[3] Guinness official Seyda Subasi-Gemici, adjudicator of Guinness World Records Ltd., presented the certificate validating the attempt.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Largest human national flag . Guinness World Records . 2014-12-07 . 2016-12-01.
  2. Web site: India set new world record for largest human flag . Deccanchronicle.com . 8 December 2014. 2014-12-09.
  3. News: 23 August 2014 . Nepalese attempt world's largest human flag record . . . 24 August 2014.
  4. Web site: India set new world record for largest human flag, beating Pakistan | Zee News . Zeenews.india.com . 7 December 2014. 2014-12-09.