Who We Are

Polo Yatra is a series of polo tournaments, with a special focus on women's polo. Its Directors are L. Somi Roy (CEO, Director) of Imphal, Edward Armstrong (Director, Polo and Tournaments) of Massachussetts, US, Satyajit Aribam (Director Sponsorships) of New Delhi, and Nabarun Paul (Director of Finance) of BNC, Assam. Polo Yatra is a part of Huntré! the sports initiative of Imasi: The Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi Foundation.

L Somi Roy

L. Somi Roy (CEO, Director) a conservationist, curator, writer and translator. He is the founder and managing trustee of Imasi Foundation.

He developed the foundation's sports initiative Polo Yatra in 2016 with the United States Polo Association (USPA). It was built on his work on Manipuri Pony preservation and collaboration with the USPA in international polo in 2103. He worked with Steve Armour and Ed Armstrong USPA to establish the first women's polo international tournament which has been running annually since 2016, except for the pandemic years. Polo Yatra is the first international women's polo tour across India to four cities from its base in Manipur. Teams from the US, UK, Argentina, Canada, Kenya and Australia have participated in Polo Yatra.

He is also working on conserving the endangered Manipuri Pony, having organized an exhibit on Manipuri polo at the International Museum of the Horse in Kentucky in 2012, and spearheaded the establishment of a Manipuri Pony preserve in Heingang in 2014.