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| Traditional childhood games vanishing from the scene courtesy TV/Computers and tight schedule | | | Sanjay Khajuria
Jammu April 27
‘Where have the rock ‘n’ roll gone’- Clif Richard, a western vocalist going nostalgic for Rock ‘n’ Roll had absolutely and flawlessly sung this number when Break Dance hit the dance floors forcing ‘rock’ to hit the wall.
Similarly, is the situation here in India where traditional games like Santolia, Chupphan Chupphai (hide and seek); Ko-Kalachi; marbles (kanche) and Gilli Danda too are becoming extinct from the lives of the young failing to compete with modern TV/Computer and hectic academic schedule.
It was not only Cliff Richards, who noticed the change in then society in late 80s but Gazal maestros Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh too manifested the same feelings when they came up with a master piece of a Ghazal from Sudershan Fakir’s ‘Woh Kagaz ki kashti Woh Baarish Ka Paani’.
All of them rightly felt that past traditions are paving the way for newer concepts and modern society. The duo-Jagjit, Chitra in fact aptly enshrined the feelings of lost childhood games and the significance of the old hands like nani and dadi (grannies) during those times. Following the essence and gist of the lyrics, Sanam Sharma a government employee nostalgically said, “Those were the days when grannies had their special place in family set up, especially at the late evening whom the children gather around and plead for stories.’
A medico couple Dr Govind and Dr Meena with a rural background recall cherished memories from their childhood and told Early Times that they still have a matrix of memories of moving around the bush for fruits and unripe mangoes.
Memorizing further they added that the collecting colourful stones, making a scrapbook with vivid dry flowers and leaves was also a great passion.
But the burden of studies with education becoming too competitive, TV/Computers and handy video games perhaps has forced the traditional games and lifestyles to go extinct now, they asserted.
Not only these few who came forward to speak to Early Times but a large number of people felt Santolia, Chupphan Chupphai (hide and seek); Ko-Kalachi; marbles (kanche); Maran Miti (hitting with soft ball) and the most popular games among the boys of any class in the school the-Chor-Sipahi have really faded out from the present scene and have no takers.
Experts in medicines and psychological behaviour also pointed out that the change in social system may have its impact on the physical and psychological development of the children as the team work in the traditional games also end up in improving feeling of cooperation and team work.
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