Sahil Patel

  Spinning top (Bhamedo) Kancha or spinning top are used to play games in India and Pakistan. This has been a traditional game of India which used to be liked and played by every kid, but now it is losing its importance due to the interest taking priorities. This game used to be popular for kids. It is still played in the inner colonies of old area of Udaipur. Lattu is a part of life for children in Indian villages. The History of the Spinning Top : 1)  The spinning top has been in existence for thousands of years. Like many traditional games, such as marbles, the earliest tops are made from clay, and were discovered in the Middle Eastas early as 3500 BC, it is likely that children would have been spinning small rocks long before. 2)  Later wooden spinning tops emerged in around 2000 BC, and early spinning tops made from bones have been found in Europe. 3)  Those spinning tops were much simpler than many tops found in old fashioned toy shops today, and it did spin wi

Introduction: Gilli Danda is a game played by a group of minimum 4 boys aged 8 years and above. It is a popular game in all parts of rural India with variations in name and scoring method. This game is precursor to the game of cricket where the ball is replaced with Gilli. Gilli Danda is known by different names in different parts of India. In Tamil it is known as Kitti Pul, in Bengali as Danguli, in Kannada as Chinni Dandu, in Marathis as Viti Dandu, in Telegu as Gooti Billa etc. How to Play: The players are divided in two teams to play this game – the hitter team and the opponent team.   To play this game, one needs a long stick named as danda, and a short stick with tapered ends, generally known as gilli. The danda is used to flick the short gilli into the air, and hit again to make it travel to a maximum distance. In case the hitter is unable to flick the gilli, their turn gets over after three chances. The hitter’s score is measured by the distance from the place wher

   India has a huge and unique culture among all the countries in the world. Because of the flexibility in cultures, every state has its own sport to follow. In ancient time Indian sports and games were more concerned about the physical development and wanted to empower players with the art of defense and offence. Games were also considered as a kind of exercise, which played an important role in the development of one’s personality and fortunately India has a rich tradition of these games. Ancient time games were like Pachisi, played by Lord Shiva and Parvati, game of Dice in which Pandavas lost Draupadi and the Mughals enjoyed playing chess.  But steadily time changed and so did our sports. We have forgotten our traditional games. Remember the time we could not wait to come back from school so that we could play a couple of rounds of Kith-kith with our friends? Let us relive and remember one of this traditional game this Monsoon:          Satoliya (The Seven Stone)    Satol

Marbles:  Kanche/ Marbles are one of the most popular Indian games played all of the country in India mostly by boys. It appeals to people of all ages. It is known as Kanchey in the North and Golli Gundu in the South. There are various different games played all around the country with marbles. A  marble  is a small spherical toy often made from  glass ,  clay ,  steel ,  plastic  or  agate . These balls vary in size. Most commonly, they are about 1 cm ( 1 ⁄ 2  in) in diameter, but they may range from less than 1 mm ( 1 ⁄ 30  in) to over 8 cm (3 in), while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm (12 in) wide. Marbles can be used for a variety of  games called  marbles . They are often  collected , both for nostalgia and for their aesthetic colors. In the North of England the objects and the game are called "taws", with larger taws being called  bottle washers  after the use of a marble in  Codd-neck bottles , which were often collected for play.

Nowadays, the life of children is quite different compared to the children of 10 years ago. At first, where the kids used to play with their friends in the park, the children still stick to the computer and smartphone at home. So let us know what works better then what about today's children do not even know. At that time the children's school bags were not too heavy nor used to be burdened with studies, while nowadays there is pressure to make a career on children. Nowadays, despite taking health supplements, they are very weak and fall ill very quickly. This was not the case in the past. Then the children used to eat and play together, but they were very sick. At that time, the means of technical entertainment were very less and the children played with cricket and toys in the street. Nowadays children play games with more mind than physical games. The 1980s and 2000s were not a game like Bev DVDs, computers and smartphones. It was such a child's life between