User talk:Niranjan hebbar

Niranjan hebbar (talk) 11:32, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

India Culture League

'''India Culture League (ICL) was established in 1942 with the core objective of achieving unity and progress through culture. Ever since then ICL, has regularly and uninterruptedly been active in one or more activities in the fields of music, fine arts, sports and education for more than six decades.

'''ICL has, in its initial years, organised All India Athletic Meet, Cultural Conference, dance concert, etc.

ICL has been quite active in the field of football by inducting young upcoming players in its team and fielding them in WIFA/MDFA tournaments year after year for over six decades. ICL has the proud distinction of being Champion in the Harwood League in the year 1951. IFA Shield ICL has also won the Rama Varma Memorial Football Tournament at Calicut in the year 1954.

Presently, ICL team is playing in Ist Division of MDFA League with financial support and sponsorship by its patrons and well wishers. ICL has been encouraging the school boys in the game of football for the last many ears by conducting Amalendu Roye Memorial Football Tournament for School Boys Under Sixteen under the aegis of Mumbai Schools Sports Association. Teams from more than 16 Schools are taking part in this tournament every year. Prestigious rolling trophies are awarded to the winners and runners up and special attractive prizes and gifts are given way to other outstanding players.

ICL Education Society, founded and promoted by ICL exclusively for service in the feild of education, is conducting two schools, one each in Vashi and Thurbe and a full fledged college in Vashi where more than ten thousand children are getting the benefit of education right from K.G class to Graduation level every year.

ICL is conducting annual music competition for amateurs in the streams of Hindustani & Carnatic Music as well as Rabindra Sangeet for the past five decades in which 150 to 250 children and youth enthusiastically take part in vocal and instrumental events.