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Gilli Danda
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gilli-danda
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1970, Instructor, Volume 80, Instructor Publications
It is played by children of all ages. Boys like it especially, but it is not unusual to see girls and even adults playing Gilli Danda!
en 2004 Triveni: Journal of Indian Renaissance, Volume 73 Triveni Publishers Bhuvan the hero of the film to understand 'cricket', relates it to his understanding of their native folk game of Gilli Danda. He says: ball (image of the silli thing) is gola-gola-ball, bat-phalli-phalli-bat.
en 2013 Indiapedia: The All-India Factfinder Hachette India Also called guli danda, Gilli Danda is a sport for an amateur which is very popular among rural youth. It is known as Danguli in Bengali, Kuttiyam Kolum in Malayalam, Kitti-Pullu in Tamil, Chinni-Dandu in Kannada, Gooti-Billa in Telugu and Lappa-Duggi in Pashto. It follows the structure of cricket or baseball, only it is played with sticks.