Question

Find out the history of any one local sport. Ask your parents or grandparents about how this game was played in their childhood. See whether it is played in the same way now. Try and think of the historical forces that might account for the changes.

Answer 1

Kabaddi’ is our game. This was played by the Kouravas and Pandavas also. Kabaddi means ‘Continous sounding’. This is called ‘Chik-Chik’ in some areas, ‘Chedugudu’ in some areas. In our region we call it ‘Kabaddi’. This is a game between two groups. Each group has 12 members – 7 out of them will be in the court.

Some rules of the game:

1. This is Time based game. 15 mts – 5 mts rest – 15 mts. 

2. The persons who are ‘out’ should leave the court. 

3. They can enter the court after getting a point. 

4. If all the 7 members are ‘Out’, it is called ‘Lona’. 

5. ‘2’ points will be awarded for ‘Lona’.

The rules will be framed and changed by the ‘Kabaddi Federation of India’. We have also such federation in our state. This game had many changes. A change is introduced recently i.e., ‘Bonus Line Point’. When the 6 to 7 members are in the court, the opposite group person touches the bonus line, they get one additional point. 

The player should not stop the ‘Sounding’.