Dressed in red, as many as 3069 students of Kurukshetra University and its affiliated colleges on Monday set a new record when they formed the shape of blood drop to create awareness for voluntary blood donation on the occasion of International Youth Day at Kurukshetra.
The students has broken the previous world record for the largest human blood drop shape formed by 3006 people by Baekseok University, Pyeongchang, South Korea on February 23, 2012. Addressing the student volunteers, the Vice Chancellor of the University, lt. Gen Dr DDS Sandhu said, “This historic event will certainly motivate the youth of the country and other citizens to donate blood for saving precious human lives.”
“Kurukshetra University always promotes such events which motivate students to be good citizens and to connect with the world around them in a responsible and sensitive manner.” The aim of the record attempt was to promote large scale awareness for voluntary blood donation and to popularize this idea amongst the youth. The attempt was a joint collaboration between ISBTI, Kurukshetra University, Indian Red Cross Society and BloodConnect. A total of over 3069 Kurukshetra University students voluntarily registered for the event to become a part of the human blood drop.