01-02-2012, 06:29 PM
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Mahatma Gandhi Lookalikes Set New World Record! Mahatma Gandhi Lookalikes Set New World Record! Pupils from a school in Calcutta, India, have set a wacky world record after nearly 500 of them dressed as political icon Mahatma Gandhi. The children, aged from 10 -16, donned wigs, fake moustaches and copied the former leader's trademark round spectacles as they set their new world record. The assembled pupils took part in a 0.5km 'Rise Up' march in honour of Gandhi, who was assassinated 64 years ago to the day, to promote his ideology of non-violence. Dressed in skin-coloured head caps and the founding father’s iconic khaddar clothing, the boys marched through central Kolkata, West Bengal, as Gandhi's granddaughter Usha Gokani watched on. "It's a great feeling", she said. "I am moved by the passion for the father of the nation displayed by these children." The gathering broke a previous record set in 2010 when 255 pupils dressed up as Gandhi in Coimbatore, southern India. |