going nowhere and at one point he started taking alcohol and even weed then one day he came to the club with one of his friends and started playing the game after the first few days i started coming here regularly this game is addictive i made friends and became close to so many people the sense of doing and achieving something together was uplifting for me and life totally changed he saidmunna kairi a coach at the institute is a roadroller driver by profession and cycle polo is everything for him similarly ac mechanic bittu ghosh has also given everything for the game sir has changed my life besides the game and tour to different places he taught us how to talk to people and how to behave in big parties and gatherings without him we wouldnt have known such things said bittucuriously for all the 80 young people their sir is much more than just a coach and probably thats why whenever suvendro steps into the field every student would touch his feet to show their respect he always resists this but we feel compelled because thats the only way to show our respect to him said anusree chowdhury a playerwhats cycle poloits played between two teams of six players each four as active players and two reserves riding cycles their aim is to drive the ball into the opponents goal using a polo club as suvendro played both types of polo he said cycle polo is much tougher to play because in horse polo if the horse is trained enough it would do half the job of a player but in cycle polo the player has to control the cycles and hit the ball in the right direction moreover in horse polo dashing is allowed but not in cycle polo which also requires more physical strength cycle polo originsthe game was invented in ireland and came to india with the british in the indian climate the british would play polo from october to february and the horses were rested during summer but the british soldiers needed to keep fit and thats why they started playing cycle polo in summerplayers speakthis game has changed my life besides my fitness it has made me physically strong and i can now work harder anusree chowdhurysince the time i started playing cycle polo ive stopped getting involved in trivial matters the sport has changed my life in a way i didnt know was possible bittu ghoshi love this game because it makes me a better person i no longer feel afraid in tough situations and have developed a fighting attitude indrani chowdhurybeing the captain i have to play well and also manage the team thats a huge responsibility but it has taught me many lessons in life sonu kairi