Traditional Games

Apart from the other famous traditional games, these other regional games have also been a part of our Indian culture.

Traditional games have always been part of the Indian culture since centuries. If looked at these very closely, one would surely find many striking similarities in most of the famous games played all around the world.  As below followed are:
Kalari Payattu

Kerala's martial art form, Kalari Payattu, is very similar to Karate.

Chaupar:

A very similar but more skilful, complex and may be a little older than Pachisi, a game called Chausar, Chaupar or Chaupad is also popular among Indians.

Pallanguli:
 Pallanguli is a game played mostly played by Tamil women, both in Southern India and Sri Lanka and it is known as the number game

Gilli Danda:
 Cricket or Baseball played with sticks instead of bats or balls, is exactly the structure of Gilli Danda.

Vallamkali
Celebrated in Kerala, the festival of Onam is well known for the famous snake boat race that is organized on the occasion.

Hiyang Tannaba:
 Hiyang Tannaba is a very famous boat race, which takes place in Manipur, and is an essential ingredient of one of their prominent festivals - Lai Haraoba.

Inbuan:
Inbuan is an age-old game played in Mizoram. The game bears a striking resemblance to combat wrestling.

Insuknawr:
 Insuknawr or rod - pushing is an indigenous game of Mizoram.

Kang Shanaba
Kang Shanaba is an indigenous Manipuri game played on the day between Manipur's New Year's Day and the Ratha Jatra festival.

Kho-Kho:

Kho-Kho is one of India's very famous traditional games and is also known as a 'Standing Game'.

Mallakhamb
The word Mallakhamb is derived from two words. 'Malla' means gymnast, and 'khamb' means pole.

Mizo Inchai: 

Mizo Inchai is a Manipuri game, which has a striking similarity to wrestling. Like in wrestling,

Mukna:
 Another popular sport from Manipur, Mukna blends the features of wrestling and judo.

Thang - ta & Sarit - Sarak

Thang - ta is the use of sword against one or many challengers. Sarit - Sarak is the procedure of taking on armed or unarmed competitors.

Archery
Archery is an indigenous sport of Meghalaya.

Yubee - Lakpee:

This is an outdoor game played only by men in Manipur, Yubee - Lakpee (Yubee in Manipuri means coconut, and lakpee means snatching).

Sagol Kangjei:
 The words Sagol Kangjei are derived from Sagol which means pony / horse, kang which is a circular object like and ball and jei is the stick for hitting the object.

Naga Wrestling:
 The most famous sport in the scenic state of Nagaland is wrestling but of its own kind.

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