Pune Book Festival scripts history with a Third Guinness World Record; forms "Jayatu Bharat" with 18,000 books
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Pune, Dec 16: In yet another remarkable display, Punekars once again set a new Guinness World Record the for Pune Book Festival at Fergusson College as the event witnessed the creation of the inspiring phrase "Jayatu Bharat," skillfully crafted with the collaborative effort of an astounding 18,000 books.
With several volunteers participating in the third Guinness World Record in Pune happening in three days, the meticulously arranged books formed the words "Jayatu Bharat". It symbolized a celebration of India's triumphs and resilience.
This remarkable achievement of the festival organizers, spearheaded by Rajesh Pande, BJP Vice President aimed at to promoting literacy, celebrating literature, and encouraging a love for books.
Earlier on Friday, this literary event saw the arrangement of a staggering 7,500 books to form the iconic word"Bharat", surpassing Saudi Arabia's previous record. And on Thursday, Pune hosted the largest reading activity in collaboration, beating out China. a total of 3,066 parents gathered to read aloud to their children, creating a magical atmosphere and etching their names in history. The previous record, held by China, stood at 2,884 simultaneous readers.
“पढ़ेगा भारत बढ़ेगा भारत”!
— National Book Trust, India (@nbt_india) December 16, 2023
Achieving yet another milestone in promoting reading culture, one more Guinness World Record was created today at @PuneBookFest (16 -24 Dec 2023) organized by @nbt_india when the word जयतु भारत ! was projected by arranging 18,751 copies of the Marathi… pic.twitter.com/ClQXnAeJiz
About Pune Book Festival
Pune Book Festival is holding the event starting December 16 to 24 at the Fergusson College Grounds. The festival consists an extensive collection of books in multiple languages including Marathi, Hindi, English, Gujarati, Kannada, among others.
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