GUWAHATI: The culturally wealthy Assam, which has an excellent historical past, has obtained a brand new feather in its cap because it has entered the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame for the biggest variety of handwritten notes submitted for a standard objective. The authorities of the Guinness World Records handed over the certificates to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at an occasion held in Guwahati on Thursday for practically 43 lakh handwritten essays on Ahom common Lachit Borphukan submitted by the folks of Assam and all over the place else on this planet.
The adjudicator of Guinness World Records, Swapnil Dangarikar, whereas handing over the official letter of recognition to the Assam CM, stated, “Every Guinness world record title has to be backed by a number. If we can measure it, only then it can become a record. Qualities like bravery and courage cannot be measured in numbers. I think this was a great idea by the government of Assam to create a hand-written note album. If you just type in, it does not probably go into a system as much as you write it. That’s why we Guinness World Records are also quite happy to be associated with such a record where a social initiative is being brought in front of the nation to bring back memories of the great Ahom general Lachit Borphukan.”
Essays submitted as a part of Lachit’s four-hundredth start anniv celebrations
A complete of 42,94,354 handwritten essays on the Ahom common have been submitted, which is the biggest variety of handwritten notes ever submitted on an event, stated Dangarikar. The essays have been submitted as a part of the four-hundredth start anniversary celebrations of Lachit Borphukan after the state authorities had appealed to the folks to pay tribute to the legendary Ahom common by writing essays on him as a part of the celebrations.
In November 2022, the Assam authorities launched a portal as a part of the initiative, the place folks from all the world over might add their essays. Apart from the portal, a cell app was additionally launched for this objective. Sarma stated round 57 lakh essays on Borphukan have been submitted throughout this initiative, however the Guinness World Records thought of solely the pictures of handwritten essays, because the title of the document is a photograph album of the biggest variety of handwritten notes. The state authorities is making ready to set a Guinness World Record with over 11,000 folks dancing Bihu on April 14 this yr, the primary day of Bohag Bihu.
The adjudicator of Guinness World Records, Swapnil Dangarikar, whereas handing over the official letter of recognition to the Assam CM, stated, “Every Guinness world record title has to be backed by a number. If we can measure it, only then it can become a record. Qualities like bravery and courage cannot be measured in numbers. I think this was a great idea by the government of Assam to create a hand-written note album. If you just type in, it does not probably go into a system as much as you write it. That’s why we Guinness World Records are also quite happy to be associated with such a record where a social initiative is being brought in front of the nation to bring back memories of the great Ahom general Lachit Borphukan.”
Essays submitted as a part of Lachit’s four-hundredth start anniv celebrations
A complete of 42,94,354 handwritten essays on the Ahom common have been submitted, which is the biggest variety of handwritten notes ever submitted on an event, stated Dangarikar. The essays have been submitted as a part of the four-hundredth start anniversary celebrations of Lachit Borphukan after the state authorities had appealed to the folks to pay tribute to the legendary Ahom common by writing essays on him as a part of the celebrations.
In November 2022, the Assam authorities launched a portal as a part of the initiative, the place folks from all the world over might add their essays. Apart from the portal, a cell app was additionally launched for this objective. Sarma stated round 57 lakh essays on Borphukan have been submitted throughout this initiative, however the Guinness World Records thought of solely the pictures of handwritten essays, because the title of the document is a photograph album of the biggest variety of handwritten notes. The state authorities is making ready to set a Guinness World Record with over 11,000 folks dancing Bihu on April 14 this yr, the primary day of Bohag Bihu.
