Guinness world record of Tabla ensemble

• Around 1300 people made a Guinness World Record by playing tabla simultaneously in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
• The ‘Tabla Darbar’ festival program was organized at Karna Mahal of Gwalior Fort.
• A three-member team from the Guinness Book of World Records was present to monitor and record the performance.
• This concert was part of the ‘Tansen Samaroh’ music festival held annually in Gwalior.

OTHER FACTS

• The city of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh was added to UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN) on November 1, 2023 for its “strong commitment to harnessing culture and creativity”.
• Kozikodhe from Kerala (as ‘City of Literature’)was also among recent additions.
• Other Indian cities in the UCCN include
  • Jaipur: Crafts and Folk Arts (2015),
  • Varanasi: Creative City of Music (2015),
  • Chennai: Creative City of Music (2017),
  • Mumbai: Film (2019),
  • Hyderabad: Gastronomy (2019), and
  • Srinagar: Crafts and Folk Art (2021).