In , the Duke of Beaufort hosted a lawn party in a place called Badminton in England. The game of Poona was played in the party by the guests, and the game was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Contact sports are the games where physical contact is emphasized or necessary to score points and win.
The game is played between two teams of seven members each. The defending team needs to tackle the offender from the other team, who tries to touch as many defenders as possible and run back to the other half of his arena. The game became popular in the 20 th century but historical accounts show that the game has its origins in ancient India. Although the exact origins of Kabaddi are disputed, historical narrations indicate that ancient India is the cradle for Kabaddi.
Religious believers have put forward theories that indicate that Kabaddi could be an origination of the Vedic period. Some narrate that Kabaddi came from the Sistan region of present-day Iran. The game is known to be popular among the Yadava people; ancient Indians that called themselves to be the descendants of Yadu, a mythical king.
Other religious narrations also narrate that the god Krishna played the game in his youth. There are also accounts in Mahabharata stating Arjuna playing games that are similar to the game of Kabaddi. Regardless of the disputes, India has played a significant role in formalizing Kabaddi as an international game rather than a game that was initially only played in villages. India was the first country to have organized formal Kabaddi competitions in the s. Similarly, the era of the Mughal Empire saw the development of a sport known as Pehlwani which was the amalgamation of the native Malla-yudha with influences from the Persian Varzesh-e-bastani.
In the late 19th century, Snooker originated among the British army officers that were stationed in India. Later, in , the first formalized set of rules for the game were issued by Sir Neville Chamberlain in Ooty, an Indian hill station.
The founder of the Mughal Empire, Babar, in the 15 th century, is known to have firmly established the popularity of Polo in the Subcontinent.
Between the fall of the Mughal Empire and the establishment of British Rule, the popularity of Polo slowly died down in India. In the 19 th century, during the British Raj, Modern Polo originated from Manipur and became quite famous. The first Polo club was founded in Silchar, Assam, in , whereas the oldest Polo club still in existence is in Calcutta and was founded in From this name we have its current name Shatranj.
The word checkmate has its root in the Persian term Shah Mat which means 'the king is dead! The Sanskrit translation of this would be Kshatra Mruta.
Another term , 'the rook' which is the name for one set of the counters used in chess, originated from the Persian term Roth which means a soldier. The Persian terms according to sources are derived from the Indian term Rukh, which obviously seems to have originated in the Sanskrit word Rakshak which means a soldier from Raksha which means 'to protect'.
Abul Fazal, a scholar in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar. In his book, Ain-e-Akbari, which is a mirror of life of that time, records game of cards is of Indian origins. The popular game of cards originated in ancient India and was known as Krida-patram then. It was one of the favorite passtimes of Indians in ancient times. It was patronized especially by the royalty and nobility. This game, in the middle ages was known as Ganjifa.
In medieval India Ganjifa cards were played in practically all royal courts. Ancient India claims to have been the origin of Judo and Karate. Similar to karate was Kalaripayate. The weapons of war like the javelin toran and the discus chakra , were also, frequently used in the sports arena. Lord Krishna wielded an impressive discus or Sudarshan chakra. Arjuna and Bhima, excelled in archery and weightlifting respectively.
Bhimsen, Hanuman, Jamvant, Jarasandha were some of the great champion wrestlers of yore. Women also excelled in the art of self - defence, and were active participants in games like cock fighting, quail fighting, and ram fighting. A number of toys of children made of clay have been found which shows that children engaged themselves in lots of games. Vedic Period The Vedic period was named so as it was associated with the development of Vedas.
During the era of the Rig-Veda, Ramayana and Mahabharata, men of a certain stature were expected to be well - versed in chariot - racing, archery, military games, swimming, wrestling and hunting. The Vedic women received a fair share of masculine attention in physical and military training.
The Rig-Veda tells us that many women joined the army in those days. A form of chariot race was one of the games most popular during the Vedic period. People were fond of swinging. Ball games were in vogue in those days by both men and women.
Apart from this, a number of courtyard games like "Hide and seek" and "Run and catch" were also played by the girls. Playing with dice became a popular activity. The dices were apparently made of Vibhidaka nuts.
From the Rig-Veda, it appears that the Vedic Aryans knew the art of boxing. History also reveals that there were sports festivals during vedic times, these sports festivals were called samana, archery, horse riding and chariots were conducted for the sake of prizes.
In the later Vedic and post -Vedic age, yoga had been an in tegral part of the ancient civilization. In the Epic Age Aryans also gave India two historic epics called Ramayana and Mahabharata, in which chariot-racing, archery, horsemanship, military tactics, wrestling, weight-lifting, swimming and hunting are mentioned. Index Copernicus Value: 3. Ayodhya, Kiskindha and Lanka the three great places related to this period were centres of many games and sports.
Chariot -riding and horse- riding were popular. Hunting was taken as a royal sport. Swimming was also popular and it is learnt that Ravana had a beautiful swimming pool in Asoka Vatika where he used to enjoy swimming.
Other one more famous character of Hanuman in Ramayan, who was well known for his immense strength, that further occupies a pride place of akharas in India.
Gambling with dices was also well known. Chaturang or chess as we call it today developed during this period and India is proud to be called the homeland of this great sport.
Ball games were popular with the women. The Mahabharata Special mention has been made of games and gymnastics during this period. Jumping, arms contracting, wrestling, playing with balls, hide and seek, chasing animals were some of the games prevalent during this period. Ball games were popular and it is said that Lord Krishna played ball-games with maidens on the banks of the Yamuna. Yudhistar had a great liking for dicing and it is known that he lost his whole kingdom, his brothers and his wife in this game to his opponents.
People also enjoyed water sports. Bhima was a great swimmer. Duryodhana was an expert in swimming. Mahabharata mentions Pandava and Kaurava Princes, on the invitation of Duryodhana, went to the Ganges for some water games.
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