nehru trophy boat race 2012 malayalam official wall poster The 60th Nehru Trophy Boat race is being celebrated on the 11th of August 2012 in the picturesque Punnamada Lake, in the town of Alappuzha popularly known as the "Venice '' of the East" which was founded by late Raja Kesavadas, the Diwan of earst while Travancore. The tranquil Alappuzha with its corduroy of canals undergoes a transformation in early August to a frenzy activity and enthusiasm which reaches it is summit on the second Saturday, the day on which the world famous 'kuttanad's Olympics on Water is held annually.Twenty Chundanas or Snake Boats with hundred or more oarsmen vie with each other to win and kiss the prestigious Nehru Trophy which was donated by the late Pndit Jawahar Lal Nehru,the first Prime Minister of India.The boat race also features boats of smaller size namely 'Veppu,Iruttukuthi Churulan'etc.,the total coming to nearly fifty and the participants running