This year’s Kadri Kambla saw enthusiastic techies taking part in the traditional celebrations. Instead of spending their weekend watching movies or shopping in malls, they chose to travel all the way to Mangalore, enduring the pathetic roads of Shirady.
“I searched on the net for directions and got a couple of my friends to come here. We are totally enjoying the contest between man and beast in tandem,” said Rohit Mathur, a techie from Bangalore.
“I come from Madhya Pradesh, where folk traditions are vibrant, but none like this. This is very masculine and invigorating,” he said.
“I was in half a mind to come to Mangalore. I was planning to watch The Dirty Picture and laze around on Brigade Road on Sunday. But when my friend told me about this event, I wanted to try it out. I enjoyed not just the Kambla race but also the local version of the rugby Thappangayi. I almost fell into the slush in excitement,” said Archana, a biotech engineer.
“I have clicked photographs and I will post themmy blog and tag all my friends on Facebook. Next time, I will come prepared to enter the slush track myself for a go at the Thappangayi or the tug of war on slush. An organiser told me that the slush tracks are filtered for objects with sharp edges and are quite safe,” said Paramjit, a BPO employee.
“Thirty-two buffaloes had participated in the event, and the top honour went to Morla Girish Alva’s buffaloes. We are happy that more number of youth participated in folk sports like Thappangayi, slush track race and tug of war.There were more number of women participants, too,” said Navneet Shetty, a Kadri Kambla enthusiast.
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