Qila Raipur Sports Festival
qila raipur sport festival popularly known rural olympics held annually qila raipur near ludhiana punjab india competition held major punjabi rural sport include cartrace athletic event rope pulling february year ludhiana becomes destination hundred sport enthusiast including foreigner come qila raipur see special breed bullock camel dog mule animal competing competitive event many prestigious competitor attended competition year olympics hakam naib singh nagrath village kalsian punjab st prize also first prize competition held nearby gujjaral phallewal village known punjab men hold greatest passion sport supreme court indian banned bull racing event complains animal cruelty petition filed gau raksha dal—an organisation work protection cow animal registered petition use bull game punjab haryana high court combined petition two others one malwa doaba bull welfare association another rural hult race welfare association claimed qila raipur race constitute violation section prevention cruelty act race qualify performance exhibition court ruled favour two petition allowed race presiding judge observed cost repetition observed bull used sport well looked well nourished treated cruelty remained intact supreme court order village formed first habitation civilised man rural sport grew sheer necessity need cultivating individual strength labour field interdependence within community need defence joint defence onslaught common foe dangerous animal must given birth sport like wrestling running jumping weightlifting performing art measuring strength holding wrist twisting hand kabaddi another expression spirit become mother game punjab order toughen frame steel mind follower guru hargobindji started tradition holding wrestling bout within precinct akal takht sahib mostly fillip gave seal ethic put sport become proud facet life punjab common ground village fair festival hermitage pirs graf preceptor wrestling became part high recreation village adopt feed wrestler also give prize matter honour punjab today hola mohalla celebration anandpur sahib tent pegging competition archery fencing riding competition gymnastic acrobatic display nihangs put tournament held diwali hoary history punjabi go distinction organising rural game tournament almost sixty year ago grewal sport association begun hold competition rural sport village quilla raipur little would anyone thought tournament become movement punjab today almost village punjab one decade rural sport competition held rural folk organise extend hospitality competitor also fact village sport opened floodgate village development independence major importance given kabaddi wrestling independence circle rural sport also got widened rustic khido khoondi literally ball made cutting cloth stick twisted end like flat hockey blade replaced proper hockey player village facility beyond uneven ground play began dominate game twelve country greatest hockey player come single village called sansapur jalandhar district recently revival sport fair taken place punjab number also increased tremendously twenty year ago instance number limited babehalidichhinj bhaggowaldichhinj shikarmacchian diparewi jaurachhatradiparewi bhomeywadaleydichhinj quilla raipurs sport shankerdichhinj manannhaaneydichhinj etc sport meet held almost every significant village punjab following qila raipur rural sport meet kalgidhar tournament kamalpur also completed halfacentury dhudikes lala lajpat rai memorial sport fair completed three decade gujarwal mullanpur sahnewal ghungali rajputtana hambla dhamto flourishing small sport meet lalto kalan dhurkot rauni dyalpur rurka kalan bhinder kalan duareana gaining stature day day three type competition held rural meet purely rural game kabaddi wrestling weightlifting etc modern sport like athletics hockey football volleyball cycling handball etc performing sport like acrobatics twisting ironrod placing adam apple passing tractor ribease cracking big stone placing chest etc another colour also added sport fair got intermixed folk singing sun set day sport competition note music begin emanate singing continues sometimes late night music contest held karamjit dhuri jagmohan kaur qila raipur still fondly remembered gujarwal meet singing parminder sandhu han raj han surinder chhinda fair majha region note toombi onestringed instrument amarjit remain fixed mind people villager fond competition also like sizeup skill power animal like bull horse dog sport ground bullockcart racing become passion punjab ban hunting houndraces held punjab dangling bait fake hare place cockfight also held pigeon fight contested part punjab people indulge fighting bull barehands rural sport personification virility punjab one popular organized form work entertainment young girl tirinjen – girl spin sing tirinjen kind social club organized home place spinning wheel girl available daynight girl would sing dance would express sorrow happiness pang separation joy meeting spinning wheel play significant role life woman companion counselor distress friend guide example song sung married girl tirinjen teej teean ਤੀਆਂ celebrated month sawan midjuly midaugust also source entertainment girl teej festival start third day sawan continues thirteen day period rainy season best said good bye scorching heat people enjoy rain also time sowing whole atmosphere relaxed people sigh relief girl celebrate swing one see girl even today swing village rainy season new clothes special dish eat special song occasion festival also made inroad urban society number song sung occasion pertaining various aspect social life english another game basically woman two girl clasp hand move circle game played two four girl multiple two thereof kikli kleer di pag mere vir de daupatta mere bhai da phitte mun jawai da pebble stone broken earthenware could broken piece used playing gheeta pather game involve running jumping played sitting floor girl would sing along khidu ball fact rhyme game suitable child first round second third till end reached counting ten singing tenth song game popular even today amongst child boy girl play child sit circle child cloth hand go around circlesinging kind warning child sitting circle look back cloth dropped back child discovered child placed completed round child discovered cloth would run try touch till sits place vacated one discovered cloth game boy girl generally played two team involves drawing many vertical line possible also played boy girl continues day two team also play one hide seek call given game played girl boy still common amongst child game played small boundary court drawn ground piece stone another game boy one boy would bend boy may one two three get top could bear weight would win case could bear weight fell would lose game popular even today played boy girl included asian game also popular south asia game played two team line drawn two team team would send player across line player crossing line able touch player opposite side came back without caught team would win point added score process player crossing line performed single breath team higher score would winner also known achi game men generally played game day woman also participate game played five team line drawn two team one end rope hand team able drag team side winner team popular located near well outside village sometimes near temple place boy learnt wrestling guru pehlwanwrestler also part teaching akharas boy learnt use weapon nihangs practice martial art keep tradition much urbanized game popular rural folk well assumed international character besides game mentioned chaupat shatranj chess camel bullockcart race cock fight addition kabutar bazi chakore bazi bater bazi well known lattoo yoyo played mostly boy gillidanda guli danda amateur sport popular among rural youth indian subcontinent called dänggå±li bangla chinnidandu kannada kuttiyum kolum malayalam vitidandu marathi kittipullu tamil gootibilla telugu lappaduggi pashto sport generally played rural small town indian subcontinent widely played punjab rural area northwest frontier province sindh pakistan sultanpur district uttar pradesh north india origin record game origin south asian subcontinent existence arrival european however similar game known lippa history played italy southern europe equipment gillidanda official requirement equipment game played gilli guli danda wooden stick danda longer handmade player swing easily gilli smaller tapered side end conical gilli analogous cricket ball danda analogous cricket bat standard length defined danda gilli usually however gilli inch long danda inch rule objective sport use danda like baseball bat strike gilli similar striking ball cricket baseball purpose circle drawn ground small oblong spindleshaped hole dug overall shape look like traditional boat hole smaller gilli play progress size may increase due wear gilli inserted hole either orthogonally angle danda swung similar golf swing strike gilli another variation danda lift pry gilli hole high speed quite similar cricket many people believe cricket originated scoring out many regional variation scoring gilli becomes airborne struck fielder opposing team catch gilli striker gilli land ground fielder closest gilli one chance hit danda placed top hole used throw similar run cricket fielder successful striker striker score one score get another opportunity strike team individual point win game striker fails hit gilli three try striker similar strikeout baseball team official maximum number player team gillidanda played individual play two team champion far international tournament played india pakistan pakistan defeated india three five two ended draw pakistani champion noor khan abdul hameed qureshi nadeem jameel iftikhar hashmi qaseem siddiqui indian champion deepali gode kalyan varun ajay kaushik rohit mishra allahabadengineer bhu vijay choudhary darbhanga vivek baranwal varanasi upender kumar satyendra tripathi sandeep prakash pradeep kumar yydav lucknow sudhanshu yadav jaipur variation amateur youth sport gillidanda many variation common variation striker allowed hit gilli twice initially gilli air version point striker score dependent distance gilli fall striking point distance measured term length danda case length gilli scoring also depends many time gilli hit air one strike travel certain distance two midair strike total point doubled philippine game known syatong similar gillidanda italy similar game known lippa lipe tirolo scianco shown movie watch mad allpunjab game time india indian express new indian express vice huffington post indian express daily news analysis traveler today time short article national daily passenger travel blog student university limerick website