Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2012 - Diamond jubilee for Dazing water show
Nehru trophy boat race 2012 is held at the Punnamada Lake in Alleppey, Kerala. Nehru trophy 2012 celebrates its diamond jubilee this year. The Boat Race will be held on August 11, 2012. Read more about Nehru trophy boat race 2012 here.
Nehru trophy boat race is the world popular boat race held in our state Kerala in every year. The most wonder water festival has been organized every year during the second Saturday of August. Nehru trophy boat race is the most popular Vallam Kali held at the Punnamada Lake in Alleppey, Kerala. Vallam Kali is in Malayalam, it is translated to English as Boat race. The most popular boat race Nehru trophy Vallam Kali is the race competition of Chundan Vallams (Snake boats). History of Nehru trophy Boat race
Nehru trophy boat race has started in the year of 1952. The history of Nehru trophy boat race is associated with visit of India's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to Kuttanadu. He was given a roaring reception by the natives of Kuttanadu escorted by the snake boats. Nehru was excited with tremendous sailing experience and he has donated a rolling trophy for the winner. The trophy is an auto type of a snake boat placed on a wooden abacus. The trophy has bearded the following portrait above his signature.
“To the winners of the boat race which is a unique feature of community life in Travancore Cochin."
The people of Alappuza have started the boat race from that year onwards in the remembrance of first prime minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. The boat race formerly termed as prime ministers trophy boat race and later changed to Nehru trophy boat race or Nehru trophy Vallam Kali. Nehru trophy boat race 2012
In 2012, Nehru trophy boat race has celebrated its diamond jubilee. So the committee has decided to make the evening more colourful and attractive programs for tourists. Nehru trophy Vallam Kali is the most popular boat race in Kerala. The popularity is not only laid in Kerala but also fascinate the eye view of the world. Nehru trophy 2012 is held on August 11. However the race is starting from August 9. In first day Heats for the small boats, Women Race, Exhibition race by snake boats had been arranged. In second day Canoeing Kayaking and Speedboat races are arranged in Punnamada Lake. The auspicious event of Nehru trophy boat race is the heats and the final of Snake boats are arranged on August 11 2012. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will be the chief guest of the 60th Nehru Trophy Boat Race held at Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay, Union Minister of State for Power K.C. Venugopal and State Ministers are also present on this spectacular event. 
Snake boats in Nehru trophy boat race
The major attraction of Nehru trophy boat race is the race competition of snake boats or Chundan Vallams. Chundan Vallams (Beaked boat) are known to outside world as Snake boats which are one of the icons of Kerala culture. Snake boats have got the name because of its shape resemblance with a shape of snake whose hood rose. These boats may have length varies from 100 meters to 158 meters. Technical specification of Nehru Trophy
Nehru trophy boat race has a track length of 1400m. There are 5 people in Chundan Amaram and 5 people as in Nilakkar. There are total of 111 members are in a team. There are four tracks in the boat race whose have got 10 m wide length from east. Previous year winners of Nehru trophy boat race (2000-11)
2005 - Payippad
2006 - Payippad
2007 - Payippad
2008 - Karichal
2009 - Champakkulam
2010 - Jawahar Thayankari
2011 - DEVAS Chundan Nehru trophy boat race
Other attraction of Nehru trophy
There is tradition for oarsman to sing song while they oar. This song is popularly known as Vanjippattu. These songs have tremendous rhythm that able to capture the heart of audience. In Malayalam there is a poeteric branch held under this song. Vanjipattu give the oarsman encouragement to oar faster according to rhythm of the song. Apart with boat race of snake boats in this event race of Churulan Vallam, Iruttukuthy Vallam, Odi Vallam, Veppu Vallam (Vaipu Vallam), Vadakkanody Vallam and Kochu Vallam are also carried out.
Nehru trophy boat race is one of the major tourist attractions in Kerala. Enormous number of foreigners has reached Alappuzha for witnessing the mesmerizing water show by creating wave on Punnamada Lake.
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