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World Record of Largest Assembly of Janjati Archers

The Three-day National Archery Competition organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram for Vanvasi youth concluded in Bengaluru on December 28. The meet created world record of ‘largest assembly of tribal archers’. The competition was organised at the Vaghdevi Institute in Vartur.

Speaking at the venue of competition on December 28 Union Minister of State for Sports Sarbanda Sonowal said the tribal youth have to work hard to excel in sports. He said archery is the tradition of janjati communities. Sports cultivate moral values. He welcomed the initiative of the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram in Vanvasi sports at national level. He assured all out support for the Vanvasi sports.
Rahul Banarjee, Olympian archer said archery is in blood of Vanvasis. Shri Shakti Pad Thakur gave brief information of the competition and conducted the prize distribution ceremony. Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh performance was outstanding.
The competition was inaugurated on December 26 by Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram. He appreciated the efforts of Kalyan Ashram and encouraged the archers. Shri Suhas Gopinath, the youngest CEO and entrepreneur of Bengaluru graced the session as Chief Guest. He suggested the youths to realise a dream through sincerity and honesty.
A total of 231 archers from 22 State units of Kalyan Ashram participated in the competition. The competitions were organised for boys and girls in sub-junior, junior and senior groups. The event was officiated by Competition Director Shri Dhaneswar Maida of Rajasthan, Shooting Director Shri Prabodh Nanda of West Bengal and Result Director Shri Vidyadharji of Andhra Pradesh. Archers got opportunity to interact with Olympiyan Rahul Banarjee and Satyadev Prasad.
In the presence of adjudicators of Golden Book of World Records Shri Tejas Sambre (Head South India) and Shri Rahul Singh Devda (Representative South Zone), the world record of ‘largest assembly of tribal archers’ was achieved by the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram from Bengaluru.
                                         —Rajesh Padmar from Bengaluru