SILCHAR: The origins of polo may also be definitively ascribed to the northeast of India, however there are two areas within the northeast which can lay declare to being the birthplace of the game. While the oldest polo floor on the planet is the Imphal Polo Ground in Manipur, the first polo membership on the planet was once shaped at Assam's Silchar in 1834. The first ever competitive polo fit in its modern form was once played in Silchar, as a plaque behind the district library right here chronicles.
As if to commemorate this historical past, the second day of the Namami Barak festival on Sunday afternoon noticed a polo fit at the Gandhi Mela floor between groups from Barak and Sangai. Barak, the home group, defeated Sangai 6-Four. The four-a-side 30-minute fit, which was once arranged by means of the All Manipur Polo Association, drew large crowds and generated considerable pleasure.
"Although the first polo club in the world was established in Silchar by Joseph Sherer, a lieutenant in the Indian army who was posted in Assam's Cachar in the 19th century, the sport is no more played in this part of Assam now. We invited players from Manipur, which is known as the home of polo and where the sport is popular among the locals even now", said a festival legit.
President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a four-day visit to the northeast, will attend the final rite of the Namami Barak festival on Monday. The three-day river fest, which was once inaugurated by means of leader minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday, has drawn large crowds in all its pavilions - exhibition stalls, cultural functions, seminars and arati on river Barak. Although the festival is happening in all the three districts of Barak Valley, the primary serve as is being held in Silchar.
"Besides showcasing the potential and possibilities of the Barak Valley, the festival will ensure a boost in trade and economic activities in this part of Assam," said state minister of commerce, industries and delivery Chandra Mohan Patowary on Sunday. Talking to the media at the festival venue, the minister said the Barak Valley will sooner or later be a gateway to southeast Asia below the federal government's Act East policy.
As if to commemorate this historical past, the second day of the Namami Barak festival on Sunday afternoon noticed a polo fit at the Gandhi Mela floor between groups from Barak and Sangai. Barak, the home group, defeated Sangai 6-Four. The four-a-side 30-minute fit, which was once arranged by means of the All Manipur Polo Association, drew large crowds and generated considerable pleasure.
"Although the first polo club in the world was established in Silchar by Joseph Sherer, a lieutenant in the Indian army who was posted in Assam's Cachar in the 19th century, the sport is no more played in this part of Assam now. We invited players from Manipur, which is known as the home of polo and where the sport is popular among the locals even now", said a festival legit.
President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a four-day visit to the northeast, will attend the final rite of the Namami Barak festival on Monday. The three-day river fest, which was once inaugurated by means of leader minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday, has drawn large crowds in all its pavilions - exhibition stalls, cultural functions, seminars and arati on river Barak. Although the festival is happening in all the three districts of Barak Valley, the primary serve as is being held in Silchar.
"Besides showcasing the potential and possibilities of the Barak Valley, the festival will ensure a boost in trade and economic activities in this part of Assam," said state minister of commerce, industries and delivery Chandra Mohan Patowary on Sunday. Talking to the media at the festival venue, the minister said the Barak Valley will sooner or later be a gateway to southeast Asia below the federal government's Act East policy.
At Namami Barak, rivals unite to recreate a bit of polo history
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