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Gilli Danda is a game played with Moksha Patam and Parama Padam
two sticks : a large one called a is a dice game from ancient India,
danda which is used to hit a smaller popularly known as Snakes and
one, the gilli. Gilli Danda is known Ladders. It was from India that it
by various other names in India. spread to the rest of the world.
Kancha was one of the most popular
games among children in the
neighbourhood. It is played using
marble called ‘Kancha’ or ‘Goli’. The
players are to hit the selected target
‘kancha’ using their own marble
ball. The winner takes all kanchas of
rest of the players.
Pittu Garam (Seven Stones) is a
traditional South Asian game played
between two teams. The game
requires a tennis ball and set of
seven stones which can be stacked
up to form a small tower. The aim of
the game is to be able to break the
tower and then rebuild it before
getting hit by one of the opponents.
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