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    The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous games - Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba - to be part of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in Haryana. The games have origins in various states across India and have historical and cultural significance. This move aims to promote and revive these traditional martial arts and bring national recognition to sports that have passed into oblivion. Details about the origins and practices of each game are provided.

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    The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous games - Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba - to be part of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in Haryana. The games have origins in various states across India and have historical and cultural significance. This move aims to promote and revive these traditional martial arts and bring national recognition to sports that have passed into oblivion. Details about the origins and practices of each game are provided.

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    The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous games - Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba - to be part of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in Haryana. The games have origins in various states across India and have historical and cultural significance. This move aims to promote and revive these traditional martial arts and bring national recognition to sports that have passed into oblivion. Details about the origins and practices of each game are provided.

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    Why in News?: Gatka

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    The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous games - Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba - to be part of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in Haryana. The games have origins in various states across India and have historical and cultural significance. This move aims to promote and revive these traditional martial arts and bring national recognition to sports that have passed into oblivion. Details about the origins and practices of each game are provided.

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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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