A world record was set on Friday in Rajasthan when 1 crore students of the government and private schools in the state collectively sang patriotic songs. The education department and the art and culture department jointly organised this programme. The students sang ‘Jhanda ooncha rahe hamara; saare jahan se achcha; aao bachchon tumhe dikhaye jhanki hindustan ki and hum honge kaamyab’ along with Vande matram and the national anthem. On this occasion, World Book of Record vice president Pratham Bhalla gave the provisional certificate of world record to chief minister Ashok Gehlot at the SMS stadium where the students from various schools sang patriotic songs. The chief minister dedicated the certificate to the students and all the people of the state.
Gehlot said that a new atmosphere will be ready with more than a crore of children collectively singing patriotic songs. He said, “The national flag was first hoisted by Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru on December 31, 1929, and it is our duty to strengthen our pledge of patriotism by hoisting the tricolour flag at our home on the 75th anniversary of the independence. We should give a message to the entire world by hoisting the national flag in our homes that there is a unique passion for patriotism in India”
The chief minister said that the country has made unprecedented progress in the last 75 years. At the time of independence even a needle was not manufactured in the country and today Indian products are being exported. Institutions such as IIT, IIM, and AIIMS are known in the entire world for their quality education. India has made excellent progress from basic facilities such as water, electricity, education, and health to science and technical education. Compared to the neighbouring countries, the roots of democracy of the country have continuously deepened in the last 75 years. Rajasthan in the last 75 years has emerged as a model state in education and health.
He said that the complete development of the state is possible only in an atmosphere of peace and brotherhood. He called upon the people of the state to strengthen the mutual love and brotherhood, as the development comes to standstill in the lack of peace and brotherhood.
After the programme, he interacted with the students and boosted their morale.
