Calcutta competing

"The piece de resistance was the tug-o-war. Traditionally it is the married men vs the unmarried but since last year (our girls have been working out) the girls have challenged the boys in a show of strength and they have won two years in a row. It was nine girls vs six boys but pound for pound they were equal,” noted a report on the 85th annual athletic meet organized by the Calcutta Parsee Club (CPC) on February 2, 2020. Divided into three age groups of under 20, under 50 and over 50, "contributing points to one’s team was taken seriously......



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