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Aadu Puli Aatam, the Traditional Game of Goats and Tigers
Learn how to play Aadu Puli Aatam, the traditional Tamil board game of Goats and Tigers. Download the free printable board and start playing today.
How to play Pagade or Pachisi, an ancient [Mahabharata] game
One of the traditional indoor games of India that comes with strategy and a flavor of luck. There are several offshoots of this indoor game. But the standard rules are still prevalent in many parts of India. The link to buy the board is given in the description. Let us watch in detail how to…
How to play Kabaddi game, diagrammatically along with rules
Kabaddi is a game being played in Bharat for about 4000 years, without any external equipment by 14 players, 7 on each side. Please comment on an excellent quality that can be acquired by playing Kabaddi. To learn about the history of kabaddi, please read this article here, where we explain in detail where the…
Lagori [Seven Stones] Game Rules explained with Diagrams
Lagori is a game played between two teams, in an open ground that is at least 30 feet wide, preferably full of mud. Almost in the middle of this ground is placed a stack of flat stones of about 7 numbers. You can change this based on how challenging you want the game to be…
10 traditional indoor games list from ancient India with images
Anything that started in ancient India has been worth a discussion. Be it Art forms like music, dance, games, etc. or health-related programs like yoga, pranayama. We have great branches of diversity in everything that we do. Thanks to our elders who were liberal enough to have respected others’ opinions. In addition to that, old…
What are the skills, rules evolved from history of Kabaddi?
One evening, we were in Talakadu, near the banks of mother Kaveri. Talakadu is a part of the Mysuru district. Moreover, it once had about 30 temples, most of which are buried under the sand now. In other words, it looks like a desert. We were around 16 youths together on a trip. The first…