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The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is an annual ''
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 , rowspan="3", U.B.C Kainakary , Kainakary Chundan , PK Thankachan , , - , 1964 , St. George Chundan , PK Thankachan , , - , 1965 , Parthasarathi Chundan , PK Thankachan , , - , 1966 , rowspan="2", 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 , rowspan="2", Kumarakam boat club , Kallooparamban Chundan , Nellanickal Pappachan , , - , 1973 , Kallooparamban Chundan , Nellanickal Pappachan , , - , 1974 , rowspan="2", Friends boat club , Karichal chundan , PC Joseph , , - , 1975 , Karichal chundan , PC Joseph , , - , 1976 , UBC Kainakary , Karichal chundan , PK Thankachan , , - , 1977 , rowspan="2", 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 , Colspan=4 , No Winners , - , 1982 , rowspan="3", 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 , rowspan="2", 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 , rowspan="2", 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 , rowspan="4", Kumarakam Town boat club , Cheruthana Chundan , Raju Vadakkath , , - , 2005 , Payippad Chundan , Raju Vadakkath , , - , 2006 , Payippad Chundan , Raju Vadakkath , , - , 2007 , Payippad Chundan , Kunjumon Meluvallil , , - , 2008 , rowspan="2", Kollam Jesus Boat Club , Karichal chundan , JiJi Jacob Pollayil , , - , 2009 , Champakulam chundan , JiJi Jacob Pollayil , , - , 2010 , Kumarakam Town Boat Club , Jawahar Thayankari Chundan , Joseph Philip , , - , 2011 , rowspan="2", 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 , rowspan="2", Kumarakam Vembanad Boat Club , Jawahar Thayankari Chundan , Jameskutty Jacob , , - , 2016 , Karichal chundan , Jameskutty Jacob , , - , 2017 , Thuruthippuram Boat Club , Gabriel Chundan , Ummen Jacob , , - , 2018 , rowspan="5", Pallathuruthi Boat Club , Payippadan Chundan , James Kutty Jacob , , - , 2019 , Nadubhagam Chundan , Narayanankutty N Udayan , , - , 2022 , Mahadevikadu Kattil Thekkathil , Santhosh Chacko , - , 2023 , Veeyapuram Chundan , Alan Moonnuthickal , , - , 2024 , Karichal chundan , Alan Moonnuthickal
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 Onam
vallam kali
Vallam kali (''ISO 15919, vaḷḷaṃ kaḷi'', literally: boat game), also known as snake boat race, is a traditional Boat racing, boat race in Kerala, India. It is a form of canoe racing and uses paddled war canoes. It is mainly conducte ...
'' held in the Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha
Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...
, Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...
, 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. 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
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...
district Alappuzha
Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...
and was inaugurated in 1952 by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a pr ...
. The winner was awarded a trophy in the name of Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a pr ...
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In 2019, Nehru Trophy Boat Race was also made a part of the newly constituted CBL - Champions Boat League 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
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
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In 2024 the edition was postponed due to Wayanad landslides and held on September 28.
Winners
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 , - ! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" , Year ! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" , Club ! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" , Winners ! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" , Captain ! align = "center" bgcolor = "#FFD700" , 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 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 , rowspan="3", U.B.C Kainakary , Kainakary Chundan , PK Thankachan , , - , 1964 , St. George Chundan , PK Thankachan , , - , 1965 , Parthasarathi Chundan , PK Thankachan , , - , 1966 , rowspan="2", 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 , rowspan="2", Kumarakam boat club , Kallooparamban Chundan , Nellanickal Pappachan , , - , 1973 , Kallooparamban Chundan , Nellanickal Pappachan , , - , 1974 , rowspan="2", Friends boat club , Karichal chundan , PC Joseph , , - , 1975 , Karichal chundan , PC Joseph , , - , 1976 , UBC Kainakary , Karichal chundan , PK Thankachan , , - , 1977 , rowspan="2", 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 , Colspan=4 , No Winners , - , 1982 , rowspan="3", 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 , rowspan="2", 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 , rowspan="2", 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 , rowspan="4", Kumarakam Town boat club , Cheruthana Chundan , Raju Vadakkath , , - , 2005 , Payippad Chundan , Raju Vadakkath , , - , 2006 , Payippad Chundan , Raju Vadakkath , , - , 2007 , Payippad Chundan , Kunjumon Meluvallil , , - , 2008 , rowspan="2", Kollam Jesus Boat Club , Karichal chundan , JiJi Jacob Pollayil , , - , 2009 , Champakulam chundan , JiJi Jacob Pollayil , , - , 2010 , Kumarakam Town Boat Club , Jawahar Thayankari Chundan , Joseph Philip , , - , 2011 , rowspan="2", 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 , rowspan="2", Kumarakam Vembanad Boat Club , Jawahar Thayankari Chundan , Jameskutty Jacob , , - , 2016 , Karichal chundan , Jameskutty Jacob , , - , 2017 , Thuruthippuram Boat Club , Gabriel Chundan , Ummen Jacob , , - , 2018 , rowspan="5", Pallathuruthi Boat Club , Payippadan Chundan , James Kutty Jacob , , - , 2019 , Nadubhagam Chundan , Narayanankutty N Udayan , , - , 2022 , Mahadevikadu Kattil Thekkathil , Santhosh Chacko , - , 2023 , Veeyapuram Chundan , Alan Moonnuthickal , , - , 2024 , Karichal chundan , Alan Moonnuthickal
See also
* President's Trophy Boat Race * Kumarakom Boat Race * Triprayar Boat Race * Kandassankadavu Boat Race * Kallada Boat Race * Champakulam Moolam Boat Race * Aranmula Uthrattadi Vallamkali * Payippad JalotsavamReferences
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 Onam