Students of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) here sent out a powerful message of world peace on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day on Thursday by forming a great human chain encircling the city of Bhubaneswar.
Over 25,000 tribal boys and girls of the institute stood hand in hand along all major roads of the city, stretching over 30 km, forming the longest human chain in the world by indigenous people. Theme of the event, held in partnership with the UNFPA, was: Joining hands against terrorism – Urge for world peace.
The human formation read “We urge for world peace”. For records’ sake, a total of 15,225 students were involved in making this human sentence. Guinness World Records official Fortuna lisa Burke, who was present with her team of auditors, certified it as a new world record for the ‘largest human sentence’.
The students also created a second world record for the ‘Most simultaneous high-fives’. A total of 25,151 students participated in this.
The human chain was inaugurated early in the morning at the Raj Bhavan Square by Governor Dr SC Jamir in the presence of Minister Damodar Rout, Hon’ble Minister, Cooperation & Excise, Govt. of Odessa, PCC president Prasad Harichandan and KIIT & KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta.
later, students gathered for a valedictory ceremony of the event at the Kalinga Stadium, where they were addressed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and other dignitaries. The KISS is striving to bring poor tribal children into mainstream society through its various programmes, the CM said.