Why in News?: Gatka

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Why in News?

The Sports Ministry has recently approved the inclusion of four Indigenous
Games to be included in Khelo India Youth Games 2021, to be held in
Haryana. 
The games include Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba.
Know about the games and other details below. 
Origin of Games included:
1. Kalaripayattu shares its roots in Kerala and has practitioners all
over the world
2. Mallakhamba is a well-known sport across India and Madhya
Pradesh and Maharashtra have been the hotspots of this sport. 
3. Gatka has its origins in the State of Punjab and this traditional
fighting style of the Nihang Sikh Warriors is used both as self-
defence and as a sport.
4. Thang-Ta is a Manipur martial art which has passed into oblivion
lately. 
These sports would get national recognition again in Khelo India Youth
Games 2021.
Significance 
1. This move would bring back the lost sports and culture of various
parts of India
2. The effort of Khelo India would help to promote and revive a
forgotten Indian traditional martial art having a historical
significance.
About the Games:
Gatka:
1. Also known as Khutka, Gatka is a spiritual practice along with
martial arts. This art brings together the physical flamboyance with
sacred devotion. 
2. Gatka is a Punjabi word which means a wooden stick that was used
instead of swords. 
3. Gatka uses the sword as the main weapon, amongst others. 
4. Nihangs or armed Sikh warriors are the ones who practice it.
5. From the 16th-17th century, Gatka was used by Sikh warriors to
defend themselves from Mughals and their atrocities
6. Gatka has been divided into the traditional (Rasmi) and sports
(Khel) style
7. Some other Shastras used in Gatka are Khanda (Double-edged
Sword), Lathi (Quarterstaff), Gargaj (Mace), Tir Kaman (Bow &
Arrow), Chakkar (Wagon wheel with weights at the spoke-ends)

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