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Satinder Garcha, the President of Singapore Polo Club in dialog with LA POLO

Flashing a flamboyant smile, Satinder Garcha, the CEO of Garcha Group and the President of Singapore Polo Club walks in direction of us waving. He sits comfortably in his chair with the solar shining calmly in his face. Glad about his workforce victory and qualifying into the finals of IPA Nationwide Polo Championship 2019,
he commented on his recreation, “My father simply informed me that I performed unhealthy”, laughing he added additional, “I informed him, ‘sure it wasn’t my day at this time’. However I’m glad that our workforce made it to the finals.”

Satinder Garcha, 48, in a crisp dialog with LA POLO travels again to the times the place his romance with Polo first started. Unknown and unfiltered on the tender age, he by no means got here to phrases that Polo would change into his future, however at this time, he sits with us because the President of Singapore Polo Club and an expert polo participant. Satinder Garcha is a well-known identify within the polo circuit, not simply in India however throughout the globe. Dwelling in Singapore, Satinder Garcha manages and jiggles his time between the video games in his start nation and his enterprise again in his house nation, Singapore. He says, “I largely maintain switching. For instance, proper now I’m enjoying right here in India. So I maintain going again to Singapore each two days. At occasions it additionally occurs that I land at 11:30 a.m. in Delhi and you will note me enjoying at 2:30 p.m.”

Sharing a typical day of his life, Satinder Garcha says, “I might share my day as a typical polo participant. On the times when I’ve a match, I stand up, go to the Gurdwara with my mother and father. Meditate there for a superb 30 minutes after which I’ve a really gentle breakfast and maintain myself relaxed earlier than I get into the sport.”

It’s simple to think about that Satinder Garcha has lived in a home the place any of us would image that the eating desk dialogue might be nothing however Polo; as he comes from a household the place his father is without doubt one of the famend polo gamers within the Indian polo circuit, Col (Retd) KS Garcha. Bursting the bubble of fascination, Satinder Garcha added, “Truly, not like different military youngsters, I by no means rode or performed any form of Polo once I was younger. In reality I used to be despatched to boarding faculty once I was eight. I by no means actually had the possibility to see my father, Col KS Garcha play, who was a incredible participant and likewise is an Arjuna Awardee
.” Shocked with what he stated, we requested him how then he truly received into polo. Nostalgically, Satinder Garcha replied with a smile, “Polo was at all times in my DNA.”

He went on additional sharing that each time he got here again house, he used to get fascinated by the awards that made the shelf of his home. “However then I by no means truly received the possibility to play.” Satinder Garcha added, “ Polo is an costly recreation and my father, Col KS Garcha performed polo within the military, cash and being a Cavalry officer. However he at all times stated ‘Make your individual cash and play Polo, however when you can’t then play tennis, it’s cheaper.’ So once I was 31, I made my very own cash and began enjoying polo somewhat late in life.”

Right this moment, it’s been 15-18 years that Satinder Garcha has been enjoying polo and has made a exceptional identify within the fraternity, a lot in order that he holds the place of the President on the Singapore Polo Club
. He continued saying, “I’m 48 now. I began proper on the backside and comparatively low in life. However I suppose Polo was at all times there in my thoughts and coronary heart.”

Ending the dialog he stated, “ Polo is a really addictive recreation. Solely two issues can take you away from it, both you change into bankrupt otherwise you die!”