The I.L.A. Pasrich & Company #Bhopal Pataudi Polo Cup 2015
The I.L.A. Pasrich & Company
Bhopal Pataudi Polo Cup 2015
October 25th, The Jaipur Polo Grounds, New Delhi:
A Perfect afternoon was hosted by Begum Mansoor Ali khan and Amir Singh Pasrich & Shivani Wazir Pasrich to celebrate the Bhopal Pataudi Polo Cup 2015 in association with Abu Dhabi Powered by GAURS.
Some of the esteemed guests present on the occasion were Mrs. Ibsen and Thorir Ibsen, Mr. Rama Raman, Chairman of Greater Noida and Yamuna express way authorities, Ambassador Embassy of Iceland, Jennifer Graham & Nadir Patel High Commissioner of Canada, Former Indian Cricketer Mohd. Azharuddin, Interior designer Parull Mahajan, Entrepreneur Sonal Jindal, Kathak Dancer Shovana Narayan, designer Pawan Sachdev to name a few
The I.L.A. Pasrich & Company Bhopal Pataudi Polo Cup 2015 finals was held on Sunday 25th October.
The afternoon begun with The Law & Justice Polo Match, an Exhibition match between teams of I.L.A Pasrich & Company and Gaurs at 3:00PM. This was the first major match of the Fall-Winter Polo Season for 2015 at the Jaipur Polo Grounds, New Delhi with a fine representation of India’s finest Polo Players from across the country.
The finals of the Bhopal – Pataudi Polo Cup 2015 was played by at 4:00PM and the teams that make it to the finals will be known on the evening of Saturday 24th October, 2015.
Begum Mansoor Ali Khan of Pataudi was present at this prestigious event .Cricketers Bishan Singh Bedi, Abbas Ali Baig, Maninder Singh and others who played under Tiger Pataudi shared stories.
The Bhopal Pataudi Polo Cup was first instituted in 1996 when the late Nawab Mansur Ali Khan of Pataudi , presented it to the Army Polo Riding Club, as a running trophy. Though not a polo player himself, Tiger Pataudi was a polo enthusiast. This was hardly surprising given that his father, a renowned cricketer, an Oxford Blue at hockey and billiards, was also a keen polo player. Tiger’s maternal grandfather Nawab Hamidullah Khan of Bhopal was not only a 9 goal player himself but he even captained the Bhopal team. This cup has been named after them in recognition of their enormous contribution to polo.
The presenting sponsor for the Bhopal Pataudi Polo Cup 2014 is I.L.A. Pasrich & Company, a law firm founded in 1998 by Amir Singh Pasrich.
The first match (at 3:00pm) was the Law & Justice Polo Trophy played between teams of I.L.A. Pasrich & Company with Amir Singh Pasrich as its team captain on one side Gaurs captained by Akshai Malik, Advocate on the other side.
Shivani Wazir Pasrich has been associated with the world of Polo since she married Lawyer and Polo Player Amir Singh Pasrich. SWP Productions organised the Law & Justice Polo Trophy and now are set to remember the magnificent Tiger Pataudi along with the Pataudi family and Cricketers. Together they celebrate the continuation of this noble game with the patronage of Abhu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority. The F1 in Abu Dabhi is legendary and so is their appreciation of the finer things in life.
I.L.A Pasrich & Company:
I.L.A. Pasrich & Company is an arbitration, litigation and commercial law practice founded (as International Law Affiliates or “I.L.A”) in 1998 by Amir Singh Pasrich. Pasrich has a long term connection with the game of polo. He played junior nationals whilst at the Doon School, he then captained a Delhi University team (with Naveen Jindal) whilst at St Stephen’s college in 1990 and they beat a visiting Cambridge University team captained by Karan Billimoria, now an MP in the UK. He then went on to study law for three years at Oxford University where he captained the 1878 established Oxford polo team to earn an Oxford Blue in polo in 1991. He returned to India and has continued to play with a handicap of +1.
Based in Connaught Place, New Delhi I. L. A. Pasrich & Company is a well recognised (Chambers and Legal 500 recommended) litigation, arbitration and commercial law practice that represents several of India’s reputed business houses, multi-national companies, international airlines and foreign governments.
Says Amir Singh Pasrich – “The joy of scoring a goal in polo is almost as thrilling as walking out of a court room with a hard fought favourable verdict – both require adrenaline but the goals in polo are obviously scored faster”.
SWP Productions
Shivani’s Wazir Pasrich says “I met Saif through a common friend when we were just out of school, the three of us set up a band. Sharmila-ji encouraged us though she must have been amused. Later I modeled for Saba’s jewelry collection. I met Nawab Saab just before he was unwell. He looked so handsome, I could not imagine him fighting an infection that suddenly took his life. Those who knew him well and loved him deeply must miss him. For me it was a short association but one that inspired me to pay a tribute to him through this match.”
SWP Productions or “SWPP” provides consultancy services for management of lifestyle events and cause driven projects dealing with issues like women’s empowerment, education and conservation. As a production house, SWPP has managed projects with a message in New York, London, Poland, Mumbai, Kanha, Bangalore, Hyderabad and New Delhi.
SWP Productions took its first step towards addressing issues of social relevance with its theatrical production “Draupadi – Will my spirit live on?” and has further developed a conservation project called “I am the Tiger” with a multi-pronged approach that aims at raising consciousness about environmental conservation through dance, theatre, athletics and sporting events, painting competitions and the medium of art.
Comments are closed.