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Encyclopedia > Nehru Trophy Boat Race

Nehru Trophy Boat Race is one the famous Vallam Kali held in Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha district of Kerala state in south India. Vallam Kali (or Vallamkali) literally means boat game (race) in Malayalam. ... Church Alappuzha, also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. ... Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalam: േകരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...



Vallam Kali (or Vallamkali) literally means boat play/game, but can be translated to boat race in Malayalam. Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ...


This race is conducted on the second saturday of every August.


Vallam Kali include races of many kinds of traditional boats of Kerala. The race of Chundan Vallam (snake boat) is the major item. Hence Vallam Kali is also know in English as Snake Boat Race and a major tourist attraction. Other types boats which do participate in various events in the race are Churulan Vallam, Iruttukuthy Vallam, Odi Vallam, Veppu Vallam (Vaipu Vallam), Vadakkanody Vallam, Kochu Vallam. Chundan Vallam (Chundan boat) known to outside world as Kerala snake boats is one of the icons of Kerala culture used in Vallamkali (boat race). ...

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How this boat race got the name

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of Independent India visited Kerala in 1952. He was given a roaring reception by the people of Alleppey, escorted by the huge snake-boats. Having gone through the tremendous excitement of sailing in a snake-boat Jawaharlal Nehru donated a rolling trophy to be awarded to the winner of the race. Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू, Javāharlāl Nehrū) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Scholar, Teacher) Nehru, was one of the most important leaders of the Indian Independence Movement and, as the head of the Indian National Congress, became the first Prime Minister of India when India won its... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alappuzha is a district of the state of Kerala in India. ...


The trophy is a replica of a snake-boat in silver, placed on wooden abacus on which the following words are inscribed.



"To the winner of the boat-race which is a unique feature of community life in Travancore-Cochin".


Other renowned boat races in Kerala

Indira Gandhi Boat Race is a grand fest on the rolling backwaters of Kochi. ... Champakulam Moolam Boat Race This boat race is the oldest and most popular vallam Kali (snake boat race) in Kerala state of south India. ... Aranmula Boat Race The two day Aranmula Boat Race is more a water fiesta than a competition, conducted during Onam. ... The three day annual fiesta on the Payippad Lake, 35 km from Alappuzha, commemorates the installation of the deity at the Subramanya Swamy Temple, Haripad. ...

See also

Vallam Kali (or Vallamkali) literally means boat game (race) in Malayalam. ...

External links

  • Official Nehru Trophy Boat Race Website
  • Nehru Trophy Boat RaceSecond week of August 2006 at Punnamada Lake Alappuzha, Kerala, India

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The Snake Boat Races Of Kerala (1732 words)
In 1953 the boat race was not conducted.
Boat races are magnificent fiestas that bring alive the tranquil backwaters and these races are held in connection with Onam, the harvest festival in August/September.
The Race Boats "churulan vallams" are boats having a capacity to acommodate about 45 persons and are designed as passenger boats.The ends of these types of boats are shaped as a Circular ring (Churul in Malayalam).
Boat Races in Kerala, Boat Race Festivals in Kerala, Boatraces in Kerala, Nehru Trophy Boat Race, Boat Racing in Kerala (852 words)
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The oldest and most popular snake boat race in Kerala, the race is held on the Champakulam Lake on the Moolam day of the Malayalam month Midhunam (the day of the installation of the deity) at the Sree Krishna Temple at Ambalappuzha.
The boat race proper is held in the afternoon.
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