Shooting, in medieval times, originated as a means of survival. It was mainly practiced to hunt for animals and birds as a supplement for food requirements.
Shooting, in medieval times, originated as a means of survival. It was mainly practiced to hunt for animals and birds as a supplement for food requirements.
riminate poaching, the Government put restrictions on hunting. Some of those who used to hunt earlier then turned to target shooting as a sport.
Still, for many years, shooting was restricted to the Royalty. It is only now that it is gaining recognition as a competitive sport among the masses.
1951: NRAI is formed
G.V.Mavlankar, first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, was NRAI’s founder president. He was called the Father of the shooting sport in India, just as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru hailed him the “Father of Lok Sabha”.
Subsequent presidents of NRAI included other political luminaries like Govind Ballabh Pant, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Y.B. Chauhan, G.S. Dhillon, erstwhile Lok Sabha speaker Joginder Singh, former Governors of Rajasthan Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi and Kumar Surendra Singh.
The first secretary general of NRAI was K.G.Prabhu.
In 1953, the Lok Sabha passed a resolution and entrusted NRAI to impart training through its rifle associations all over India.
Today…
Shooting is gaining popularity in India as a competitive sport. As a result, many of the talented shooters are being offered employment with corporate houses, public sector companies such as the ONGC, Indian Airlines and the Railways. The Army, BSF and CISF are also hiring shooters.
Several prestigious educational institutions are also recognizing performances in this sport as criteria for admission.
Harihar Banerjee, Free Rifle 3 and Prone positions, 1952, XV Olympics at Helsinki (Finland)
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Participation in World Championship:
Oslo, . It is only now that it is gaining recognition as a competitive sport among the masses.
1951: NRAI is formed
G.V.Mavlankar, first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, was NRAI’s founder president. He was called the Father of the shooting sport in India, just as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru hailed him the “Father of Lok Sabha”.
Subsequent presidents of NRAI included other political luminaries like Govind Ballabh Pant, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Y.B. Chauhan, G.S. Dhillon, erstwhile Lok Sabha speaker Joginder Singh, former Governors of Rajasthan Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi and Kumar Surendra Singh.
The first secretary general of NRAI was K.G.Prabhu.
In 1953, the Lok Sabha passed a resolution and entrusted NRAI to impart training through its rifle associations all over India.
Today…
Shooting is gaining popularity in India as a competitive sport. As a result, many of the talented shooters are being offered employment with corporate houses, public sector companies such as the ONGC, Indian Airlines and the Railways. The Army, BSF and CISF are also hiring shooters.
Several prestigious educational institutions are also recognizing performances in this sport as criteria for admission.
