Gilli Danda

See also: gilli-danda

English

Noun

Gilli Danda (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of gilli-danda.
    • 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!
    • 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.
    • 2013, Hachette India, Indiapedia: The All-India Factfinder:
      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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