Kallichanda Cup - 2006
The 10th Annual Kodava Hockey Festival
(Under the aegis of the Kodava Hockey Academy)

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Kallichanda Cup 2006 Information

Kallichanda Cup Mascot [click to enlarge] The Kallichanda Cup is the tenth Kodava family hockey festival to be held since its inception in 1997. 217 teams participate this season. Starting on April 16, the matches, spread over 21 days will be conducted at 4 stadia within Ponnampet in south Kodagu. Firing of guns, hoisting of flags, acrobatic bike riding, shows by paratroopers, fireworks, etc., will be the highlights of the inaugural and closing ceremonies. From the pre-quarter finals onwards every match will be inaugurated by a local, state or national VIP. The final match is scheduled to be held on 4 May 2006.

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  • Advertising Opportunities & Stall Participation
  • Ponnampet, the venue
  • Improvements to Junior College by Kallichanda Cup
  • Prizes to be awarded
  • Interesting facts about the tournament
  • Road to the finals
  • Newspaper articles on Kallichanda Cup

    • Kodava Family Hockey Festival
    Pandanda Kuttappa (source: prideofindia.net)

    Summer heralds a torrid time for the people of Kodagu. But, the Kodava family hockey festival being organised by various Kodava families every year is looked forward to by all eagerly during April and May. It is called a festival because all members of a Kodava family, irrespective of age and gender, can represent it in the tournament.
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    Palangandas bag Kallichanda Cup
    Justice Bopanna handing over the
    trophy to winners Palanganda team
    [click picture to enlarge]
    Picture courtesy: Shakthi Daily

    Awards
    Winners: Palanganda
    Runners: Machamada
    Highest goal scorer: Koothanda Santhosh
    Best goal keeper: Machamada Sathish Aiyappa
    Best full back: Machamda Dore Devaiah
    Best half back: Nellamakkada Subramani
    Best forward: Sannuvanda Uthappa
    Fair play trophy: Mandepandas

    The Kallichanda Cup Hockey Festival 2006 was inaugurated on 16 April 2006 at the Ponnampet Junior College Grounds, Ponnampet, Kodagu
    Inauguration
    Picture Courtesy: Shakthi Daily
    Ms.Prema Cariappa inaugurated the tournament by lighting the lamp. Also seen (from left to right) in the picture are Kallichanda Kashi, Kallichanda Vishnu, Kallichanda Kuttappa (seated) and Mr.M.C.Nanaiah.
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    If God wanted to play hockey, He would choose the serene fields among the misty mountains of Coorg
    Slogans below contributed by Devaiah Buttiyanda:
  • Kallichanda Cup---Play the traditional Kodava hockey...
  • Kallichanda Cup---Taking Kodavas to a new height...
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