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The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is an annual '' vallam kali'' held in the Punnamada Lake near
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
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
Alappuzha
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, Kerala
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, 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 Vallams'' (snake boats). Hence the race is also known as Snake Boat Race in English
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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 theKerala
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district Alappuzha
Alappuzha or Alleppey () is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha district in state of Kerala, India. The Backwaters of Alappuzha are one of the most popular tourist attractions in India which attracts millions of domestic and interna ...
and was inaugurated in 1952 by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
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. The winner was awarded a trophy in the name of Jawaharlal Nehru
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In 2019, Nehru Trophy Boat Race was also made a part of the newly constituted CBL - Champions Boat League
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and Star Sports Network become its television
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broadcasting partner.
The 2020 and 2021 seasons of the league were dropped due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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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 clubKavalam 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
* President's Trophy Boat Race *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 th ...
* Triprayar Boat Race
Thriprayar is a town in Thrissur District of Kerala, India. It is famous for the Thriprayar Temple. It is a part of Thrissur Metropolitan Area. It has one of the 4 temples which is visited in Nalambalam Yatra(Rama-Bharta-Lakshmana-Shaturghna).
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* Kandassankadavu Boat Race
* Kallada Boat Race
* Champakulam Moolam Boat Race
* Aranmula Uthrattadi Vallamkali
* 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 ...
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