Traditional Indian Games!

India has always been affluent in culture and tradition. The games have been an important part of Indian culture since forever. Assuming the time when Lord Shiva and his soul mate Parvati playing Pachisi, the Pandavas lost wife Draupadi in a game of dice and the Mughals enjoying the game of chess. Games had always portrayed a significant role in the history of India. Steadily the time changed and so our sports also changed with time. In a time of Play Stations, video games and gadgets, we all have almost forgotten our traditional games. Remember the times we couldn’t wait to come back from school so that we could go and play a couple of rounds of kith-kith or kancha with our friends?
So let’s recall and replay all these traditional Indian games.
1. Poshampa
Two people stand with their hands linked together above their heads and sing a melodious song. The other players pass through that bridge and the one who gets caught when the hands come down like a cage at the end of the song is considered out from the game.
2. Gutte
Both children and adults play this traditional game. This is a simple game which requires 5 pieces of small stones. People spins one stone in the air and pick other stones from the ground without dropping the stone in the air.
3. Kancha
Kancha was also one of the most popular games among children in the neighborhood. It is played using transparent marbles called ‘Kancha’. The players have to hit the selected target ‘kancha’ using their own marble ball. The winner takes all Kanchas of rest of the players. This game rejoices small kids.
4. Kho Kho
It is one of the widely played games in India. It consists of two teams. 1 team sits in the middle of the court, in a row, with adjacent members facing opposite directions. The teams which consume less time to tag all the opponents in the field win the game. This game is mostly preferred by girls.
5. Gilli Danda
The game requires two sticks. The bigger stick is known as “danda” and the smaller is termed “gilli“. The player uses the danda to hit the gilli at the pointed end, which flips it into the air. When the gilli is in the sky, the player hits the gilli, hitting it as distant as possible. Having struck the gilli, the player is required to run and touch a common point outside the circle before the gilli is redeemed by an opponent.

By: Saksham Gupta
Content: https://www.thebetterindia.com/10492/lesser-known-traditional-games-sports-india/