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NATIONAL LOCAL GAME OF BANGLADESH
Games and sports is an inseparable event of our life. Games entertain us to remove our monotony in daily life. Bangladesh is a land of merriment. Many games are locally played in this country. Among them Ha-du-du (Kabadi) is one of them and it is our national game. It is an outdoor game. It is played in our countryside after the paddy is harvested. Now it is played as our national game.
Ha-du-du is played generally by young men ---- between two parties. A small but level ground is used for this game. A line is drawn along the middle of the area, so as to mark out the two halves. Each half is occupied by one of the two parties. The young, strong and stout boys of the country play this game. Each team generally consists of 5 or 7 players. The umpire decides the numbers of the players.
The players stand face to face in a semi-circle. At the whistle of the umpire, one of the players goes across the middle line into the area of the other party, keeping up his breath and all the while uttering the words “Ha-du-du.” His object is to touch one or more players of the opponent team. If he is successful in his attempt and comes back to his own area, the touched players are called ‘dead’ in the language of the game. On the other hand the players of rival team try to hold the calling player in their area. If they are successful in doing so, “Ha-dudu”, he is then said to have died. One member of a party is revived by the death of a member of the opposite party. Thus the parties, by turn, send forth players, one at a time, to the opponent’s court. If all the players of one party have some of its players still living and not dead, the former party is said to have been defeated. The surviving party is declared to have won the game. This is the first round of the game. If time permits and the spectators so desire, there is the second round of the game.
Ha-du-du is a very interesting game. The interesting part of the game is the struggle of the player when he is caught. We cannot but laugh when a player is caught by rival team and declared dead. The moment he comes out of the snare is very exciting and thrilling and there is a great applause for him. Ha-du-du is a physical game. So it helps to make our rural players strong and physically fit. The game does not require a large playground and is not at all a costly game, as it requires no instruments. Our villagers can easily afford it. It is a sweet costing game, and so it is good health. It is a unique game which gives maximum satisfaction with minimum cost.
The game is not free from demerits because sometimes, players get injured. As it is a game of muscular power, some players show their strength in an unethical way, not is an ethical way. This brings clash between two sides. It is a great defect of this game.
Once ‘Ha-du-du” was a very popular game in the villages. But not it has lost its appeal to the modern youths. Bangladesh won success in the last Asian Games, 1998 and got the only bronze medal. If this
game is made free from all kinds of defects, it will surely give us more pleasure and joys.
Ha-du-du is the most interesting of all the country games. Through this game our countrymen get an opportunity to refresh themselves. It is also the symbol of our glorious, rural culture. Considering its physical base, the game should be made popular with the youths. And proper steps should be taken to make this game frequent in the world of games.
Any Local Game of Bangladesh
Or, The Country Game
Sports play an important part in giving us complete education. It gives us pleasure in our day to day life. That's why games and sports have become a part and parcel in our system of education and national life. Ha-du-du is one of the national games of our country.
Games are of two kinds - outdoor and indoor. Some games have originated abroad and some are our country or local games. The game of ha-du-du is an outdoor game of our country.
It is played on a smooth, grassy and plain ground. The playground is generally 25 cubits long and 15 cubits wide. This ground is divided into two equal halves /parts by drawing a line at the middle across of the total specified area. The parts are called court and the line is called land mark. I ho players are divided into two parties /teams consisting of equal number of players. Generally each team consists of seven to eight members.
'The players stand face to face in a line or in the form of a semi-circle. I ach team stands in one part of the ground. A player of either team goes into the court of the other team by holding his breath and utters all along words 'ha-du-du' in one breath. He tries to touch a player or more of opposite team. If he can touch and reach his own court / area, he is out. The opposite players touched by him are out. On the contrary, if is caught by the enemy players and is held till he loses his breath, he is t. The game is over when all the players of one team are out. The team ose players are out is said to be defeated. On the other hand, the team et survives, wins the game.
his local game helps the development of all the limbs of the body. It also teaches co-operation, unity and discipline. No money is needed to play the game. So, it is widely played in the villages of Bangladesh.
Ha du-du is a very interesting game in Bangladesh. The interesting parts of the game are keeping the breath under control to make the player die or die and the making of ha-du-du sounds. The art of catching an enemy is really interesting.
11.E du-du is an excellent game. All of us should take interest in the 6,volopment of the game of Ha-du-du. It is our national game no doubt but we- should take effective steps to popularize this game in the international sectors also.
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