Guinness World Record for Bhangra

Tribune News Service

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Jalandhar, November 1

The Guinness World Record for largest bhangra performance was reportedly established at the Lovely Professional University, today, where 4,411 National and international LPU students and others from all states of India and different countries had geared up to make World Record on Punjab Day.

Revealing incredible enthusiasm, all participants performed continuously on seven steps of bhangra, attired in traditional Punjabi dresses kurta pyjama (boys) and salwar suit with dupatta (girls). They performed on the beats of dhols, rhythms of bansuri and chimta, including 13 other Punjabi folk dance musical instruments, along with folk-lore singing. ‘Dhol King’ Gurcharan Mall of England, one of the greatest dhol players, orchestrated the world record event. Bhangra lovers from different parts of the world also performed at the same time at Baldev Raj Mittal Unipolis auditorium of the university. Guinness Book of World Record Team was headed by Swapnil Dangarikl who judged the event.

The record surpasses the 2011 Guinness World Record when 2,100 people performed bhangra. Previously, such an attempt was also made in the year 2012 on foreign lands, but it failed to make world record.

For streamlining the mammoth event, 35 cultural coordinators from different departments and student organisations of the university actively participated, along with 100-plus student volunteers.

A large number of foreigners from US, UK, Canada and Australia witnessed the event. Chief coordinator of the event and Head of World Bhangra Association (England) Tarlochan Singh Bilgha said the event was organised to promote Punjabi culture especially on Punjab Day.