New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): One of the greatest symbols of Assamese culture, the gamocha has became the part of history, when an over 1,000-metre-long silk sheet made it to the Guinness Book of Records beating the previous record held by Indonesia.
In order to give gamocha, which is an integral part of Assam's culture and identity,
a global reach, Dr. Abhijit Baruah and his team set a Guinness Book of World record by making the world's longest hand-woven gamocha.
The one thousand and fifty five meters long and one meter wide hand woven silk sheet with traditional motifs covered the lush green lawns here at India Gate recently.
Baruah, who has numerous records in his name, has done it again... and this time he was supported by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who along with DoNER, Paban Singh Ghatowar and former Justice, Mukundakam Sharma, present during the attempt.
"In Assam, weavers are very expert and according to Mahatma Gandhi, Assamese women can weave dreams through handlooms and today it is proved. I am not only proud at the moment but this helps in promoting Assamesse culture, art and how our women are weaving today also," Gogoi said.
According to the Guinness world record official, Fortuna Burke, the hand-woven silk sheet needed to have a width of one metre and a length of more than 101 meter to break the previous record set in Indonesia in 2010.
"I am very pleased to announce that Dr Abhijit Baruah has achieved a new Guinness world record for the longest hand woven silk sheet. He has beaten the previous record of 101 meters at the moment. We are still measuring it. It is coming 190 meters and it should be around 1000 meters," said Burke.
However, Baruah, the man behind the initiative dedicated the record to the nation.
"I am very happy because I created a new Guinness world record. I broke the previous record and this win is my gift to the nation. I will be working for Assam and India like this and this is my aim," said Baruah.
Such attempts help in promoting the culture of the region globally and instill a sense of pride among people of the region. By Ankita Gupta (ANI)
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