08/26/2026
Dear Parents,
We would like to invite all our students and families to join us for a special closing session and prize distribution ceremony tomorrow at our studio.
*Angel Supporters*
Firstly let me thank the support from Chinmay Patankar and entire Mallakhamb Federation USAfor their support all the way from 2013 & helping kickstart the center first in 2016 and then again in 2021.
Without this strong support, we would never have started off.
I would also like to thank our strong supporter Rajeev Desai of Vallabhdham Templefor believing in our dream and helping us grow in the fledgling years both in 2016 & from 2021 onwards.
*Athlete Progress*
It has been wonderful to see the enthusiasm, discipline, confidence, and skills our students have developed throughout the past 5 years.
We have seen our athletes participate in events like *Carnival of Cultures* and *BMM in the Bay Area*.
We have seen our athletes up their game and win medals in each category we participated in during the recent Regional tournament at New Jersey.
We have seen athletes get trained to become part of Team USA and also win accolades in International competitions.
*Coaches Certification*
We have seen parents initially step up as volunteer coaches and continue their growth by attaining *International Mallakhamb Coach Certifications* .
*Congratulations to Manoj Upadhye Jayesh, Kalpana Shelar and Shraddha Birajdar on getting this certification.*
*Congratulations also to Ojas Upadhye for attaining the International Coach Certification.*
*Team Effort*
Last December we also saw the close cooperation of the parents to paint and get ready the larger newer space we moved to which allowed our athletes to level up in both top of the pole elements in Pole Mallakhamb as well as their Rope skills.
*Demonstrations*
We have seen coaches, parents and athletes come together and carry out demonstrations that kept the audience spellbound in the recent demonstrations at Laya Vinyasa event at Glastonbury, TAGB event at Acton , MA and IAOCC event at Hartford. The icing on the cake was the IAOCC demonstration that was entirely planned and executed by the senior athletes and ably supported by parent volunteers. The cheers and I will cherish the tremendous crowd support that was witnessed at the demonstration. *Congratulations Ojas, Grantha and Samar Shelar.*
*Record breaking Athletes*
We also saw two athletes shatter the glass ceiling by cracking the 100 dasrang mark. *Congratulations Vivaan Shelar (12+ yrs ) and Abir Upadhye ( under 12 yrs)*
We would also like to thank parent volunteers Nilesh Dhole, Santosh Shelar, Sushant Chandgude, Laxman Patil, Pankaj Kharche Rewatee Gokhale , Ravi Ranjan , Gaurav Shengokar, Kallayya Swami, Suchit Patil, Sandeep Patil Richa Barve Medha Kelkar who were been part of the community since the start and had stepped up as volunteer coaches.
Special thanks to Jayesh Kakade and Seema Watwe for their unwavering support in establishing and carrying out the financial side of the endevour.
We would also like to thank all the community organizations who have supported and helped is in the past.
VPofCT, BACT, CTGT , CTMM, IAOCC, , NEMM, Stamford Marathi Mandal, Indian Society of Worcester, MA.
We would also like to thank our sponsors Mohana and Yogi Jog, Abhi Vagga, Dhanashree and Shaunak Bopardikar , Durgesh joshi, Mahendra Jog, Devayani and Dhananjay Rao, Sushant Gosavi Ravindra patil, Sanghamitra Sahoo , and many others who helped us in times of need.
We would also like to thank the parents and athletes who have contributed at the National Federation Level like Board positions (Jayesh and Kedar) , help in accounts ( Kalpna Shelar) , help in preparing Coaches Training Manual ( Grantha, Samar Shelar, Vivaan Shelar, Manoj and Ojas Upadhye)
A very special thank you to all our parent coaches who generously gave their time, energy, and encouragement to our students. Your involvement has been invaluable.
We would also like to sincerely thank all our volunteers, parents, families, and everyone who helped behind the scenes—whether organizing demos, assisting during sessions, coordinating events, or simply cheering on our students. This would not be possible without the support of our community.
We look forward to celebrating all our hard work and achievements together.
*Closing Note*
With a heavy heart, we have to announce the closing of the Cromwell Mallakhamb Center. Today would be the last training session at Cromwell facility.
We are not discouraged nor are we pessimistic. This is just a step back before the Connecticut Team leaps forward with more energy and in next 5 years establishes this center as the best Mallakhamb Training center in USA.
We hope everyone can join us for our last class and prize distribution as we celebrate the success of Mallakhamb together.
Thank you for being part of our Mallakhamb Parivaar. We look forward to seeing everyone today and signing off on a high note!
CT Mallakhamb
Upendra Watwe
