Meaning of Gilli Danda | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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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!”

“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.”

“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.”

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