The ‘Department of School Education and literacy’ under MHRD has joined hands with the sports ministry’s flagship programme ‘Fit India’ under the ‘Ek Bharat’, Shrestha Bharat’ initiative. Human Resource Development (MHRD) and sports ministry have collaborated to produce a series of special films promoting 10 indigenous sports of India.
Kho-Kho, Gatka, Kalaripayttu, Mallakhamb, thang-ta, Sqay, Kabaddi, Roll Ball, Tug of War and Shooting Ball are the 10 sports to be covered in the series and the series is aimed at creating awareness about not just the indigenous games but also the culture and heritage of the state to which the game belongs.
This will helps to Culture and Heritage along with the sports to gain more popularity.
Kalaripayattu and some as recent as Roll Ball wich has gained a lot of popularity. These indigenous sports of India cover a mix of very old sports is now played in atleast 50 countries. All the 10 episodes can be watched from June 8 to June19, Monday to Friday at 11am, on the fit India YouTube page and MHRD digital platforms.
Union Minister of Youth and Sports, Keiren Rijiju, speaking about the unique initiative said, “Indigenous Games are a focus area for the Sports Ministry. There are scholarships for athletes of these games and there is a growing interest among youngsters to pursue these sports.
“However, there is a need to mass base these sports, just like other sporting disciplines. This initiative, in association with MHRD, is an attempt to reach out to young Indians and showcase the rich heritage of our indigenous games,” Rijiju added.
