India, Dec. 18 -- The Pune Book Festival 2025 has created a Guinness world record for the 'largest display of posters' showcasing indigenous tribal languages and cultural heritage. On display are 1,678 posters, surpassing the previous record of 1,365 posters held by the United States. Adjudicator Swapnil Dangrikar officially validated the Guinness world record.

The exhibition - organised by Rushimela Indigenous Knowledge and Scientific Education (RISE) Foundation in association with National Book Trust (NBT) and Pune Book Festival; and commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa (Munda) - showcases 1,678 posters; each poster documenting vocabulary from India's tribal languages, presenting original tribal words along with t...