A new Guinness Book of World Record was created on the occasion of the 150th birthday of Father of the Nation Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi when 5149 children in Gandhiji’s attire gathered in Nalgonda on Tuesday.
The children donning a white loin cloth, head covered in a white wig or cap, sporting a reading glass and carrying a stick in hand gathered to pay their respects to Gandhiji in a novel style. The programme to create the world record was organized by Gandhi Gyan Pratishthan and Global Family organisation. Earlier record was of Bengaluru where 4605 children in “Gandhi style” had gathered there.
Interestingly, the new Guinness record was created in the same Nalgonda district which has a temple dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi.
The two-floor temple at Pedda Kaparthy village also boasts of a library, which has books on all religions in accordance with Gandhiji’s teachings and philosophy of peaceful co-existence.