write about the history of sport equipment and toys in ancient India
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large number of toys and dolls have been excavated they cared for the play equipment of the children. these toys were made of terrocota or baked clay example whistles,toy carts etc
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(2) (1) The history of sports equipment and toys dates back to epic age. The ancient
Indian literature and epics mention various games such as games of dice,
wrestling, horse and chariot race.
(2) Sports are of two types ‘Indoor Games’ and ‘Outdoor Games’. Indoor games
such as chess, card games, dice, carrom, kachkavadya or Indian ludo,
Bhatukli were very popular. It can be noted that all of them required
equipment to play.
(3) Cards to play card games, dice to play game of dice, a board and pieces to
play chess, bunch of seeds or stones to play sagargote; (playing house) and
doll to play Bhatukli.
(4) Likewise, Outdoor games like marbles, lagori (seven stones), vitti-dandu,
bhavare (tops) all require material like marbles, stones, tops, a small and
large stick to play.
(5) The Chariot races mentioned in epics required chariots to be drawn by the
horses.
(6) Kathasaritsagara has very interesting descriptions of games and toys. There
are descriptions of flying dolls. There is a mention that on pressing a key
some dolls used to fly, some used to dance and some used to make sounds.
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