Top 10 Traditional Games Of India That Will Remind You Of Your Childhood

In this article, we are presenting the top 10 traditional games of India that will surely remind you of your childhood.

1. Kabaddi

It is the most popular game in India. It is a game of pure strength and strategy where no gear is allowed. Two teams will play on the opposite side of the line where one player will go into the other team's box and has to touchdown as many players of the opposition and has to cross the line while humming Kabaddi all along.

2. Kho-Kho

It is popular in schools and is also a team sport game. In this game, a team will sit in a line facing alternate directions and a runner from the opposite team will run around them, team sitting has to catch as many runners as they can. It is based on strategy and presence of mind.

3. Kancha or Lakhoti

It is played with marbles. This game is all about striking a particular marble among many other marbles using another marble. The marble is held in the middle finger and pulled to release it to strike the marble. There is no limit for players to play.

4. Gilli Danda

This game is a fusion of cricket and baseball where you have to hit the Gilli, a small stick with a long stick called danda as far as possible. Then, after hitting the gilli, the player has to run to a particular point before the opposite team retrieves the gilli.

6. Lattoo

Lattoo means the spinning top where you have to spin the top with a rope. The main motive is to make your lattoo spin the longest among others.

7. Lagori

Langori is also known as pithoo. In this game, one has to knock off the 7 stacked stones and has three chances to knock off the pillar with a ball. Then the entire team fixes the stack of stones before being out.

8. Antakshari

This game is played by two teams where one team starts singing and then the opposite team has to sing with the last letter where the first team has stopped their song. This can be played anywhere and lightens up the mood with music.

9. Chupan Chupai

This is a popular game which is also called 'Luka Chupi' or you can also say Hide and Seek. Here, one player will count up to a predetermined number and when the countdown finishes, the player will yell, "Ready or not, Here I come". Then the player has to find all the other players playing in a predetermined area. When someone is caught, they will also join to search for other players.

10. Aankh Micholi

It is an outdoor game, where a person will become blindfolded and the other players will run around that blind player making sounds to give directions of their locations. When the blindfolded player captures one player then, the captured player will be blindfolded. This will continue until everyone decides to end it. It enhances sense ability.