India on Monday created a world record in waving most National Flags at the same time.
India achieved this feat on 23 April 2022 when the “Veer Kunwar Singh Vijayotsav” program at Duler Ground in Jagdishpur, Bhojpurby witnessed the waving of 78,220 tricolor flags simultaneously.
The event was organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Culture under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. It soon entered the Guinness Book of World Records.
The attempt was witnessed by representatives of the Guinness Book of World Records and attendees were asked to wear bands for the physical identification.
The occasion was a tribute to the glorious victory of the then King of Jagdishpur, Veer Kunwar Singh, who is considered one of the ‘heroes’ of the freedom struggle of 1857.
Who was Kunwar Singh?
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh was a feudal lord of the Jagdishpur estate in Bihar. He is considered one of the prominent rebel leaders of the Indian mutiny of 1857.
Even at the age of about 80, he is said to have fought bravely against the British colonial rule.
Kunwar Singh belonged to the Ujjayini dynasty of the Parmar Rajputs of Jagdishpur, a part of the present-day Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.
At the age of 80, he led a selected band of armed soldiers against troops under the command of the British East India Company.
He was a significant hero of the freedom struggle in Bihar against British colonial rule. He is popularly known as Veer Kunwar Singh.
In his address, the Union Home Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned that in 2047, India should lead globally and this can be our true tribute to all brave freedom fighters like Veer Kunwar Singh.
He said that Babu Kunwar Singh was also a great social reformer and he had placed the idea of welfare of the backward and downtrodden before the nation at that time.
“History has been unjust to Babu Kunwar Singh, as he was not given the place he deserved, based on his valor, merit, and sacrifice”, he said further.
“However, today the people of Bihar have paid their tribute to Babu Ji and have once again immortalized Veer Kunwar Singh’s name in history”, he added.
Union Ministers Shri RK Singh, Shri Ashwini Choubey, and Shri Nityanand Rai were present during this historic program in the presence of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah.
Apart from these, Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi were also present.
Together with thousands of people gathered, they raised the tricolor for five minutes and sang the national song ‘Vande Mataram’.