A human chain is a form of demonstration in which people link arms or hands as a show of political

solidarity ''Solidarity'' is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It is based on class collaboration.''Merriam Webster'', http://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti ...

. The chains can involve thousands of people, with the world record being claimed in 2020 by

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

, India, which was estimated to include 51.7 million people across , to support the government's efforts towards environment conservation and eradication of social evils.

List of notable human chains

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