Today at the Modern School, Barakhamba Road, Delhi India amid the hustle-bustle of a regular monday morning, students participated in a highly irregular event brought to their school by LA POLO. Sequestered in the school’s Hill Auditorium, were more than 200 students, some of them seasoned young riders of the school were fully clad in their riding attire from boots to helmets, while other students sat with rapt attention enjoying the short film on Polo’s history. LA POLO organised a Polo Clinic with the objective to provide a closer view and glimpse of Polo to the students by making them aware of its great Indian heritage. The workshop was attended by the principal, Dr. Vijay Dutta, Simran Singh Shergill, a +6 handicap Indian Polo Player, Oliver Sinclair, ex-polo player and an Alumni of Mayo College, Shivani Joshi, Head Communications at LA POLO. The workshop was organised under the meticulous supervision of Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Sports HOD at the Modern School and his cordial staff who extended their unflinching support at each and every step, making the little but highly enthusiastic students at ease with the workshop.
The workshop was neatly divided into two parts, the first of which started around 9 am in the morning providing students with a stimulating view of Polo’s history and how it was nurtured in the Indian Subcontinent for centuries through a short film. Miss Shivani Joshi highlighted LA POLO’s objective and vision behind the workshop to bring the heritage sport in close proximity to the youth and how LA POLO is trying to broaden the social base of Polo in india, where the game arguably developed if not undoubtedly originated.
