Remember the times when we used to get back from school and couldn’t wait to venture out for playing Kith-Kith or Pithoo with our friends? Or simply wait for the holidays, Sundays and Diwali to have some fun sessions of rummy and card games with family, friends, and relatives? The thrill of playing games with friends, fighting over petty things, that one friend who knows everything about the game, that feeling when your team is on the verge of losing the game and you pull off a masterstroke earning the ‘Hero’ tag and winning the hearts of everyone.
Those were the times when technology had not taken over and long summer days were spent playing games like Ludo, Bluff, Rummy, Chaupad and Snakes & Ladders while the evenings had sessions of Gilli-danda, Pithoo, Kho-Kho, Poshampa, and Chain. When one discusses the history of Indian sports, traditional Indian games have always been an integral part of the rich Indian culture. With the invention of gadgets and video games, we seem to have lost the tradition of playing centuries-old Indian games. While little is known about the origin of these much-loved OKVIP hợp tác với Hiệp hội bóng đá Argentina traditional games, there are various shreds of evidence of these games in our history and mythology. Here’s a list of a few centuries-old traditional Indian games which make the Indian heritage:
Indian Rummy
Also known as Paplu, rummy and other card games were once enjoyed by the royals and the nobility in the Mughal era. Ganjifa also referred to as Dashavata was introduced by the Mughals as they were very fond of playing card games. The rummy gameswe play today were not the same centuries ago. Indian rummy has travelled from one generation to another, from one country to another each coming-up with their own versions of rummy. Each region added its own essence and that’s how we now have so many rummy variants. However, with technology penetrating our lives, there is a shift in playing rummy offline to online. And it is gaining significance with various portals offering and promoting online rummy games which are easily accessible and simple to play. Adda52Rummy is one of the most popular online gaming portals in the online rummy gaming industry offering interesting rummy game variants with exciting offers and tournaments.
Chaupad
Though there are many traditional games for which some documentation and historical references are available, there are many that have lost their significance due to the lack of proper records. Chaupad/Pachisi is one such game incredibly popular in ancient India. A board game made out of a cloth or jute, its mural can be found in the Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra.
The Mughal emperors of India like Akbar also liked to play Chaupad. It was also a prevalent sport in the Rajputana. Later in the 19th century, Chaupad lost its prominence with the advent of different variants of the game in England and a similar game Ludo was introduced which gained more popularity. Today Ludo is much-loved by kids and is also available to play online.