Today when KODAVAS remember FAMILY HOCKEY FEST, THE FIRST CLAN, WHICH WILL COME TO OUR MIND IS KUNDYOLANDA, BECAUSE WE WERE THE VERY FIRST CLAN TO ATTEMPT AND SET THE GUINESS WORLD RECORD MAKING OUR COMMUNITY WORLD FAMOUS.Legacy and Yore has it that there isn’t a Kodava child who hasn’t weilded a HOCKEY STICK. Now this same legacy shall continue and KODAVAS shall forever remember KUNDYOLANDAS FOR PUTTING KODAVA FAMILY HOCKEY ON TO GLOBAL ARENA.

HOCKEY, ARMY AND COFFEE are in the DNA OF KODAVAS. When Pandanda Kuttani envisaged this KODAVA FAMILY HOCKEY TOURNAMENT 24 years ago, little did he realise that one day his DREAM OF BRINGING KODAVA FAMILIES NUMBERING ABOUT 1000 CLANS, could in 2024 Reach 360 strong and also enter the GUINESS BOOK OF RECORDS AS THE LARGEST FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT IN THE WORLD.

KHC the 24th edition of Kodava family Hockey, what makes this tournament very unique is that this edition has succeeded in getting 360 KODAVA CLANS/FAMILIES to officially register and participate for the KHC TROPHY.Not a small feat for a very small CLAN / FAMILY, KUNDYOLANDA from a small nondescript village KOLAKERI near NAPOKLU, KODAGU, with hardly 103 members. Now families like KUNDYOLANDA have given the much required boost to the game of hockey.

This years KHC has seen many social outreach programs being organised by the KUNDYOLANDA FAMILY. With a rich history spanning 24 years, this carnival has become a symbol of unity, sportsmanship, and celebration. The collateral benefits accruing for KODAVA COMMUNITY transcends beyond the game of Hockey and one of the major benefit accrual is that it has connected and brought families together who for years have remained aloof.