Nehru Trophy Boat Race

Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Snake Boat Race'
First played1952
Characteristics
Team members64 or 128 paddlers aboard per side
TypeVallam Kali
EquipmentSnake boat, Iruttukuthy Boat, Veppu Boat, Thekkanodi Boat
VenuePunnamada Lake
Presence
Country or regionIndia

The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is an annual vallam kali held in the Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha, Kerala, India. Vallam Kali or Vallamkaliy literally means boat play/game, but can be translated to boat race in English. The most popular event of the race is the competition of Chundan Vallams (snake boats). Hence the race is also known as Snake Boat Race in English. Other categories of boats which participate in various events of the race are Churulan Vallam, Iruttukuthy Vallam, Odi Vallam, Veppu Vallam (Vaipu Vallam), Vadakkanody Vallam and Kochu Vallam.

History

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This Boat race has its origin in the Kerala district Alappuzha and was inaugurated in 1952 by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The winner was awarded a trophy in the name of Jawaharlal Nehru.

In 2019, Nehru Trophy Boat Race was also made a part of the newly constituted CBL - Champions Boat League[1] and Star Sports Network become its television broadcasting partner.

The 2020 and 2021 seasons of the league were dropped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

In 2024 the edition was postponed due to Wayanad landslides

Winners

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As a Club United Boat club Kainakary(UBC Kainakary) won the most number of trophies in Nehru Trophy boat Race With 2 hattrick. Karichal chundan has the most number of Nehru trophies, a total of 16. The current hat-trick title for continuously winning 5 times in a row is held by Pallathuruthy boat club . The fastest Snake boat was won by Karichal chundan rowed by Pallathuruthy Boat Club in the 2024 Boat Race with a time of 4.14.35

Year Club Winners Captain Reference
1952 Nadubhagam Boat club Nadubhagam Chundan Chacko Mappila Maathu Mappila
1954 Kavalam team Kavalam Chundan Thomman Joseph
1955 Nedumudi NSS Karayogam Paarthasarathi Chundan KG Raghavan Nair
1956 Kavalam team Kavaalam Chundan Thomman Joseph
1957 Ponga Boat club Nepoleon Chundan Joseph Cheriyan
1958 Ponga Boat club
Kavalam Boat Club
Nepoleon Chundan
Kavalam Chundan
Cheriyan Joseph
TJ Job
1959 Ponga Boat club Nepoleon Chundan Cheriyan Varghese
1960 Kavalam boat club Kavalam Chundan Maathachan
1961 Ponga Boat club Nepoleon Chundan Cheriyan Varghese
1962 Kavalam boat club Kavaalam Chundan TJ Job
1963 U.B.C Kainakary Kainakary Chundan PK Thankachan
1964 St. George Chundan PK Thankachan
1965 Parthasarathi Chundan PK Thankachan
1966 Pulinkunnu boat club Pulinkunnu Chundan Thommichan
1967 Pulinkunnu Chundan Thommichan
1968 U.B.C Kainakary Parthasarathi Chundan PK Thankachan
1969 Pulinkunnu boat club Pulinkunnu Chundan CC Chakko
1970 U.B.C Kainakary Kallooparamban Chundan Varghese Antony
1971 Kumarakam boat club
Champakulam boat club
Kallooparamban chundan
Pulinkunnu Chundan
Nellanickal Pappachan
Chakkamma Kannotuthara
1972 Kumarakam boat club Kallooparamban Chundan Nellanickal Pappachan
1973 Kallooparamban Chundan Nellanickal Pappachan
1974 Friends boat club Karichal chundan PC Joseph
1975 Karichal chundan PC Joseph
1976 UBC Kainakary Karichal chundan PK Thankachan
1977 Thayankari boat club Jawahar Thayankari Chundan KS Varghese
1978 Jawahar Thayankari Chundan KS Varghese
1979 UBC Kainakary Aayaparambu Valiya Diwanji Chundan Ravi Prakash
1980 Pullangady boat club Karichal chundan Ramachandran
1981 No Winners
1982 Kumarakam boat club Karichal chundan Nellanickal Pappachan
1983 Karichal chundan Nellanickal Pappachan
1984 Karichal chundan Nellanickal Pappachan
1985 Friends boat club Jawahar Thayankari Chundan PC Joseph
1986 Village boat club, Kainakary Karichal chundan Sanni Akkarakkalam
1987 Karichal chundan Sanni Akkarakkalam
1988 Pallathurathi boat club Vellamkulangara Chundan TP Rajbhavan
1989 UBC Kainakary Champakulam Chundan AK Lalasan
1990 UBC Kainakary Champakulam Chundan AK Lalasan
1991 UBC Kainakary Champakulam Chundan AK Lalasan
1992 Sreelakshmana boat club Kallooparamban Chundan VN Velayudhan
1993 UBC Kainakary Kallooparamban Chundan C G Vijayan
Mampalathuchira
1994 Jet Airways Champakulam Chundan Antony Akkarakkalam
1995 Alappuzha boat club Champakulam Chundan Jos Jhon
1996 Champakulam Chundan Anil Madhavan
1997 Navajeevan club Alappat Chundan KP Poul
1998 Pallathuruthi boat club Champakulam Chundan Domanic Kuzhimattom
1999 Kumarakam town boat club Alappat Chundan Sampath Kaniyamparampil
2000 Alappuzha boat club Karichal chundan Bency Moonnuthickal
2001 Friends boat club Karichal chundan Tobin Chandy
2002 Kumarakam boat club Vellamkulangara Chundan Sanny Jakob
2003 Navajeevan boat club Karichal chundan Thampi Podippara
2004 Kumarakam Town boat club Cheruthana Chundan Raju Vadakkath [3]
2005 Payippad Chundan Raju Vadakkath
2006 Payippad Chundan Raju Vadakkath
2007 Payippad Chundan Kunjumon Meluvallil [4]
2008 Kollam Jesus Boat Club Karichal chundan JiJi Jacob Pollayil [5]
2009 Champakulam chundan JiJi Jacob Pollayil [6]
2010 Kumarakam Town Boat Club Jawahar Thayankari Chundan Joseph Philip
2011 Freedom boat Club Karichal chundan Jiji Jacob Pollayil
2012 Sri Ganesh Chundan JiJi Jacob Pollayil
2013 Harippadu Star Boat Club Sri Ganesh Chundan Arun Kumar
2014 United Boat Club Kainakary Chambakulam Chundan George Thomas
2015 Kumarakam Vembanad Boat Club Jawahar Thayankari Chundan Jameskutty Jacob
2016 Karichal chundan Jameskutty Jacob
2017 Thuruthippuram Boat Club Gabriel Chundan Ummen Jacob
2018 Pallathuruthi Boat Club Payippadan Chundan James Kutty Jacob
2019 Nadubhagam Chundan Narayanankutty N Udayan [7]
2022 Mahadevikadu Kattil Thekkathil Santhosh Chacko
2023 Veeyapuram Chundan Alan Moonnuthickal
2024 Karichal chundan Alan Moonnuthickal
People watching Nehru Trophy Boat Race, 2013

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SC". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "Alappuzha all set for Nehru Trophy Boat Race". The Hindu. 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ Race Course, Mass Drill, Boat Clubs and Winners
  4. ^ "Nehru Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Nehru Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  6. ^ "The Hindu News Update Service". Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Nehru Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
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