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BANGALORE: Suvarna created the biggest friendship band as part of World?s Friendship Day celebrations and Classmates promotions. Measuring 1200 meters in length, this supposed to be the lengthiest friendship band ever created. Though the attempt was to create 2000ft (610metres), the team ends up with 1200metres band covering the National College Grounds, Basavanagudi, Bangalore. Limca Book of Records have accepted this as a valid entry for LBR 2011 edition.
Shankar Bidiri, Commissioner of Police, Bangalore, appreciated Suvarna for such an initiative which further spreads awareness about importance of friendship. Kannada Film celebrities like Srinagar Kitty & Neetu and Classmates team were present at the event. Thousands of students gathered at the event, lined up like a human chain and stood across the huge friendship band.
Classmates, a serial on Suvarna, is based on school going students and their friendship
? We are happy to implement such a novel idea and we are glad that we managed to fix 1200metres of friendship band covering entire grounds. Friends are forever, that?s the insight based on which Classmates is made. This initiative is to further spread the awareness of friendship? adds Anup Chandrasekharan, Business Head, Suvarna.
Classmates is being telecast during weekdays at 7.30pm on Suvarna.
