In 1952, India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, visited Alleppey, a key town in the backwaters, and was greatly impressed by a boat race he attended there.
सन्‌ 1952 में भारत के पहले प्रधान मंत्री जवाहरलाल नेहरू, बैकवाटर के एक खास शहर आलप्पी आए ।