Summary:
Ravindra, lawyer, president of the Madras Boat Club (MBC) and National-level medallist in the coxless pairs open category, guides me through the tree-shaded campus. A call that has stayed far from Madras Boat Club’s ethos these past 150 years. Over the next half century, along with Calcutta Rowing Club, MBC grew to be one of the father figures of rowing in Asia and a fertile ground for budding oarsmen. Chacko put us through the paces and we practically lived in the club, rowing at first light and again in the evening. It’s a scene that has changed little since the Madras Boat Club was established in 1867 to promote tothe highest level the sport it was founded for — rowing..