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The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is an annual ''
vallam kali Vallam kali ('' vaḷḷaṃ kaḷi'', literally: boat game) also known as Snake Boat Race is a traditional boat race in Kerala, India. It is a form of canoe racing, and uses paddled war canoes. It is mainly conducted during the season of t ...
'' held in the Punnamada Lake near
Alappuzha Alappuzha or Alleppey () is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha district in States and territories of India, state of Kerala, India. The Kerala Backwaters, Backwaters of Alappuzha are one of the most popular tourist attractions in Indi ...
,
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, India. ''Vallam Kali'' or ''Vallamkali''y 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 Vallam Chundan vallam ('beaked boat'), known outside Kerala as Kerala snake boats, are one of the icons of Kerala culture used in the Vallamkali or boat race. Naval architecture Constructed according to specifications taken from the ''Sthapatya Ve ...
s'' (snake boats). Hence the race is also known as Snake Boat Race in
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. 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

This Boat race has its origin in the
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
district
Alappuzha Alappuzha or Alleppey () is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha district in States and territories of India, state of Kerala, India. The Kerala Backwaters, Backwaters of Alappuzha are one of the most popular tourist attractions in Indi ...
and was inaugurated in 1952 by Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat— * * * * and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20t ...
. The winner was awarded a trophy in the name of
Jawaharlal Nehru Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat— * * * * and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20t ...
. In 2019, Nehru Trophy Boat Race was also made a part of the newly constituted CBL -
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and
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broadcasting partner. The 2020 and 2021 seasons of the league were dropped due to the
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Winners

Karichal chundan has the most number of Nehru trophies,a total of 15. The current hat-trick title for continuously winning three times in a row is held by Kumarakom Town Boat Club under the leadership of Raju Vadakkathu Kumarakom Kottayam. , - ! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" , Year ! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" , Club ! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" , Winners ! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" , Captain , - , 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 , U.B.C Kainakary , St. George Chundan , PK Thankachan , - , 1965 , U.B.C Kainakary , Parthasarathi Chundan , PK Thankachan , - , 1966 , Pulinkunnu boat club , Pulinkunnu Chundan , Thommichan , - , 1967 , Pulinkunnu boat club , 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 , Kumarakam boat club
, Kallooparamban Chundan
, Nellanickal Pappachan , - , 1974 , Friends boat club , Karichal Chundan , PC Joseph , - , 1975 , Friends boat club , Karichal Chundan , PC Joseph , - , 1976 , UBC Kainakary , Karichal Chundan , PK Thankachan , - , 1977 , Thayankari boat club , Jawahar Thayankari Chundan , KS Varghese , - , 1978 , Thaynkari boat club , 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 , Kumarakam boat club , Karichal Chundan , Nellanickal Pappachan , - , 1984 , Kumarakam boat club , Karichal Chundan , Nellanickal Pappachan , - , 1985 , Friends boat club , Jawahar Thayankari Chundan , PC Joseph , - , 1986 , Village boat club, Kainakary , Karichal chundan , Sanni Akkarakkalam , - , 1987 , Village boat club, Kainakary , 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 , Kallupramban Chundan , VN Velayudhan , - , 1993 , UBC Kainakary , Kallupramban Chundan , C G Vijayan, Mampalathuchira , - , 1994 , Jet Airways , Champakulam Chundan , Antony Akkarakkalam , - , 1995 , Alappuzha boat club , Champakulam Chundan , Jos Jhon , - , 1996 , Alappuzha boat club , 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 Randuthikkal , - , 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 , - , 2005 , Kumarakam Town boat club , Payippad Chundan , Raju Vadakkath , - , 2006 , Kumarakam Town Boat Club , Payippad Chundan , Raju Vadakkath , - , 2007 , Kumarakam Town Boat Club , Payippad Chundan , Kunjumon Meluvallil , - , 2008 , Kollam Jesus Boat Club , Karichal Chundan , JiJi Jacob Pollayil , - , 2009 , Kollam Jesus Boat Club , Champakulam chundan , JiJi Jacob Pollayil , - , 2010 , Kumarakam Town Boat Club , Jawahar Thayankari Chundan , Joseph Philip , - , 2011 , Freedom boat Club , Karichal Chundan , Jiji Jacob Pollayil , - , 2012 , Freedom Boat Club, Kainakary , 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 , Kumarakam Vembanad Boat Club , Karichal chundan , Jameskutty Jacob , - , 2017 , Thuruthippuram Boat Club , Gabriel Chundan , Ummen Jacob , - , 2018 , Pallathuruthi Boat Club , Payippadan Chundan , James Kutty Jacob , - , 2019 , Pallathuruthi Boat Club , Nadubhagam Chundan , Narayanankutty N Udayan , - , 2022 , Pallathuruthi Boat Club , Mahadevikadu Kattil Thekkathil , Santhosh Chacko


See also

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President's Trophy Boat Race The President's Trophy Boat Race ( ml, പ്രസിഡന്റ്'സ് ട്രോഫി വള്ളം കളി) is a popular boat race held on the Ashtamudi lake in Kollam city on 1 November every year. The day marks the birth of th ...
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Kumarakom Boat Race The Sree Narayana Jayanthi Vallam Kali or Boat Race, at Kumarakom, Kerala is held in September every year during Onam festival. More than 1,000 oarsmen in boats of different sizes and shapes participate. Even though snake boats participate in thi ...
* Triprayar Boat Race *
Kandassankadavu Boat Race The Kandassankadavu Boat Race (Malayalam: കണ്ടശ്ശാംകടവ് ജലോത്സവം) is a popular ''Vallam Kali'' held in the Enamakkal Lake and Conolly Canal in Kandassankadavu of Thrissur District, Kerala, India. The ...
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Kallada Boat Race The Kallada Jalotsavam (കല്ലട ജലോത്സവം)is a popular Vallam Kali (boat race) held on the Kallada River at Munroe Thuruthu on 28 days after Onam (28 aam Onam) in Indian state of Kerala. The boat race is conducted along th ...
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Champakulam Moolam Boat Race The Champakulam Moolam Boat Race is one of the oldest vallam kali (snake boat race) (after the Aranmula Boat Race) in Kerala state of south India. The race is held on the Pamba River, River Pamba on Moolam day (according to the Malayalam Era M.E ...
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Aranmula Uthrattadi Vallamkali The Aranmula Boat Race the oldest river boat festival in Kerala, the south western State of India is held during Onam (August–September). It takes place at Aranmula, near Sri Parthasarady Temple dedicated to Lord Krishna and Arjuna in Path ...
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Payippad Jalotsavam Payippad Vallaarattu, or Jalotsavam, is a three-day water festival conducted in Payippad Lake, 6 km from Haripad of Kerala state in south India. There is a close relation between this ''Payippadu Vallam Kali'' and Haripad Sree Subrahmanya S ...


References


External links


Official Nehru Trophy Boat Race Website


{{Tourism in Kerala Boat races in Kerala Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru Festivals in Alappuzha district 1952 establishments in India Recurring sporting events established in 1954