A Guinness World Record by Sandur Kendra
Guinness World Record was created by the Ministry of Culture and Sandur Kushala Kala Kendra 10 July 2023
On a late evening of a sweltering summer day towards the end of May 2023 Sandur Kushala Kala Kendra (“SKKK”, “Kendra”) received an email from the Ministry of Culture. The Nodal Ministry in respect of the Cultural Track for India’s ongoing G20 Presidency was the Ministry of Culture. The Ministry wanted to make a recce visit the Kendra in the background of G20 Meeting expected to be held at Hampi in July 2023 on the possibilities of a collaboration.
A team of Cultural track members did make a recce visit to the Kendra at Sandur followed by meetings between the G20 consultants the SKKK team near the Bangalore International Airport to ideate, conceptualize and create a plan for the next few weeks. At that moment of time, it was all of five weeks to go to the G20 Cultural Meet at Hampi.
The month of June was filled with reiterations on the design concept, the colors, the texture and the display and the size of display. What initially started as a creation for an embroidery art work display of a backdrop for meeting of the G20 delegates changed into creating an attempt for the Guinness World Record.
A workforce exceeding over 500 artisans and staff worked tirelessly in June and early July to create the required patchworks unfettered by the design iterations. The Kendra received the final specifications of the display for the record in the first few days of July which kept the team on their toes which worked round the clock. Kendra worked with an able team of engineers and Miners from The Sandur Manganese and Iron Ores Ltd. Mines team to build the scaffolding to hold the Display of the patches.
SKKK were allotted a covered space of the display besides the Virupaksha Temple and the Yeduru Basavanna complex at the UNESCO world heritage site at Hampi. Monsoons had commenced in July and the meteorological department predicted rainfall so SKKK functioned under a massive tent to build the scaffolding to hold the embroidery panels.
The month of June was filled with reiterations on the design concept, the colors, the texture and the display and the size of display. What initially started as a creation for an embroidery art work display of a backdrop for meeting of the G20 delegates changed into creating an attempt for the Guinness World Record.
The gathering was presided by the Honourable Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Coals and Mines Shri Prahalad Joshi in the presence of G20 Delegates, Member of Parliament Dr.Umesh Jadav, Secretary MoC Mr. Govind Mohan, Joint Secretary Ms. Lily Pandeya, G20 Delegates, Shri SuryaPrabha Ghorpade President SKKK, Mr.Bahirji A Ghorpade Governing body Member SKKK, Ms. Shruthi Muniyappa Secretary and Governing Body Member SKKK and Artisans, staff of SKKK and the extended team of G20 Working Group Committee.
The Sandur Kushala Kala Kendra and Ministry of Culture, Government of India set a Guinness World Record for the "Largest Display of Lambani Items" on July 10, 2023, during the third G20 Culture Working Group meeting in Hampi, India. The exhibit featured 1,755 items created by over 450 Lambani women artisans from the Sandur Kushala Kala Kendra (SKKK), highlighting the GI-tagged Sandur Lambani embroidery.
At the core of India's G20 Presidency was the profound ancient philosophy of 'VasudhaivaKutumbakam' which is deeply ingrained in the long-standing Indian ethos of inclusivity, sustainability and interconnectedness.
India in total had scheduled 4 cultural group meetings. The 3rd Culture Working Group Meeting from 9-12 July 2023 was held at Hampi.
The cultural working group under India’s presidency deliberated on four Priorities.
Priority I
Protection and Restitution of Cultural Property
Priority II
Harnessing Living Heritage for a Sustainable Future
Priority III
Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries and Creative Economy
Priority IV
Leveraging Digital Technologies for the Protection and Promotion of Culture
SKKK in various ways has been upholding many of these Cultural priorities since the 1980’s .
SKKK is honoured to have been associated with Ministry of Cultural, Government of India for the opportunity and is grateful various individuals who helped the Kendra in making this Record happen.
Watch the work that went behind the largest display of Lambani items #GuinnessWorldRecord - G20 CWG
Journey - Guinness World Record for ‘Largest Display of Lambani Items’, 3rd G20 CWG Meeting, Hampi
SKKK’s Senior Artisan Smt. Shanta Bai and Secretary and Governing Body Member Ms. Shruthi Muniyappa and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, the Minister of Coal and the Minister of Mines Shri Prahlad Joshi addresses the G20 gathering
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweet
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