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V.RAMALINGAM
Environment Education Cell
State Training Centre
Directorate of School Education
Puducherry
126 different kinds of traditional games
in Tamil Nadu almost all of which are
still being played in rural areas. Songs
and conversations are part and parcel
of some of the games played. This is
true especially with children’s games
that are played with a view to develop
their language ability.
The majority of the games have in them
arithmetic and mathematical concepts
and also enable the participants to develop
some of the basic mathematical skills
such as decision making, predicting,
counting, using the four operations, making
sets, understanding probability and so on.
Classification of folk games
Folk Game is divided -
indoor games and outdoor games
Divided as Indoor games, sex and age
1. The games played by men (above 16years)
3. Games of chance
4. Games of amusement
HEROIC GAMES
Since these games are played at the stoke of one's
life they are termed as heroic games.
The competition that arises in the heroic games can
be divided as
The competition
between men
and animal eg:
Jhallikattu)
Comp-bet-man
and man (eg:
Silambam).
In the modern
age games
like cricket
are played by
few and it is
seen and
enjoyed by
many.
Games related to physical skill
(eg: Sadugudu)
Driving the bullock cart is a sort of
competitive game. Here the person who
drives the cart does not exhibit any
physical skill. On the basis of the ability
of the bull the victory is decided. If the
person who runs along with the cast
exhibits his physical skill, the victory is
made easy.
Games of Mental Skill
In this type of games the first place is not
given to physical skill. Chiefly games of
mental skill are indoor games. (Individual
game)
Games of Chance
Completely depends upon Chance while
the other party depends upon chance. (eg:
Panai Udaithal / uri adiththal)
The games played by women do not
involve physical skill, women play
games of mental skill related to chance (eg:
Thayam)
(Pallanguli) - Which it contains more seeds.
(Thanttangal)- Stone and catching
(Ezhanggai / Sundarakai)
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Children’s Physical skill (Boys & Girls)
5. Make believe
4. Competitive or initiative games.
(eg: akkakka kili)
MENS GAMES
The Games played by men involving physical Skill
Eesal Pidithal
Thirithri Pantham
Girls Games
Onnangili Irandangili,
Paruppuchatti,
Kankatti vilaiyaaduthal
Silli,
Akkakka kili sethu potchu,
Kizhavi vilayattu
Moru vilayattu
Karagara vandi.
Boys Games
Raja Manthiri – ர ா ஜா ம ந ்த ிர ி
Wandi uruttudhal - வவவவவவவவவவவவவவவவ
Kallan Police - வவவவவவ வவவவவவவ
K aatradi - க ா ற்ற ா டி
Pattam - வவவவவவ
Kal thandi - வவவவவவவவ
Infant Games
Thennai marathu vilayattu
Paruppuk kadainthu
Atthali putthali
Killapparandi
Ucharippu vilaiyattu
Thattalanga – Puttalanga
Iyan kombu
Vinaa vidai changili
Seeppu vikkithu.
1.Pallankuzhi
வவவவவவவ
வவவ வவவ வவவவவவவவவ வவவவ வவவவவவவவவவவவ வவவவவவவ
வவவவவவவவ வவவவவவவ வவவவவவவவவ.வவவவவ வவவவவ வவவவவவ
வவவவவவவ வவவவவ வவவவ வவவவவ வவவவவவ வவவவவவ
வவவவவவவவ வவவவ வவவவவவவவவவ வவவவ.வவவவவவவ
வவவவவவவவவவவ வவவவவவவவவவ.
வவவவ வவவவ வவவவவ வவவவவவவவ:
வவவவவவ-வவவவவ-வவவவவவவவ.
வவவவவவவ - வவவவவவவவவவ.(வவவவவவ)
வவவவவவ-வவவவவ-வவவவவவவவ.(வவவவவவ)
வவவவவவ-வவவவவ-வவவவவவவவவவவ.(வவவவவவவ)
கககககககககககக-ககககக.
வவவவவவ-வவவவவவ-வவவவவவவ.(வவவவவவவவ)
வவவவ-வவவவவவ-வவவவவவ.
Children learn to
makea ball out
of palm leaves at
a programme on
traditional games in
Chennai
ஊஞ்சல் :
வவவவவ வவவவவவவவவவ
வவவவவவவவவவவவவவவ வவவவவ வவவவவவவ
வவவவவவ
வவவவவவவ வவவவவவவ
Kichu Kichu
Thambulam
வவவவவவவவ
21.வவவவவவவவவவ வவவவவவவவவவ
Poo
parikka
varukirom
பம்பரம்.
Bambaram.
One of the great & traditional Game of Tamil Nadu. Usually played
with a group of people.
Stones of medium size will be put on the floor not just one or two
but usually 200 or 300 stones. All the stones will be put on the
floor and the player will be having one stone hand in his/her hand
and have to pick in pairs by throwing the single stone in hand up
and then again catch the stone again which has been throwed in
up in air with the stones picked from the floor. And the main rule of
the game is that while picking stones from the floor you should not
touch the other stones. If you touch, your turn finishes and the
next person’s chance begins. If you all also leave the catch after
picking the stones from the floor your turn ends and the next
persons chance begins.
வவவவவவவவ: