Without electricity…

Yesterday I saw this group of men, in a tea-shop, playing this traditional "Ludo"-like game, which is called "Gatta":

gatta game manchinabele 170110

The game can go on all day, pausing while the players transact their business. 

And later in the day, found this little boy running his tyre-hoop along the road…

chasing the tube ramnagara 170110

It’s niee to see the pastimes that date to a time without electricity…without which we city-dwellers can’t seem to survive even for five minutes!

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Deepa Mohan is a freelance writer and avid naturalist.