Pithoo My Childhood game
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If you have lived part of your life in Punjab and especially in a village, by this time your childhood memories might have come alive. Yes, it does refreshes the sweet memories of ones childhood which takes you back to the years when you had nothing to worry about and the only thing you liked was to play and enjoy the life.
Although before I discuss Pithhoo I would like to bring into attention that this is one of the games which is still a big craze in villages of Punjab. I am sure those who have never been to a village might still be glazing what the heck is Pithhoo. This particular article is especially for those Punjabi people who have lived their childhood in big cities or abroad and have never come across this game which every kid in villages of Punjab loves.
In the game of Pithhoo, as in most sports/games, there are two teams being made which compete with each other. The number of players in each time can be any where from two and more depending upon the number of kids show up to the village ground. The field size is also not defined it can be any where around 1000 sq ft to 10000 sq feet , Usually in villages no one cares about the size of the field.
There is no special equipment required for this game except a soft rubber ball and few flat disc stones (usually 5 to 6 are enough). The stones are placed on each other, thus making a small tower and kept in the center of the playground. One of the team is given a chance to be a striker and the other is called fielder team. The captain members of both the teams stand facing each other at a distance of 10 to 15 feet, and the ball being placed between them, respective team members make queue and line up behind their respective team captain. The game is ready to start now.
The captain of the striker team tries to hit the stone tower with the ball with a direct hit, If the ball does not hits the stones and is caught by any of the opposite team member after a single bounce, the captain is marked out of the game and have to sit outside the field and wait till his team has finished their turn. This way each member tries of the striker team and if is marked out have to sit outside the field, till all members are out, then the opposite team gets to be the striker team. The interesting part, which is the main fun, happens when the ball hits the stone tower, guess what happens ??.
The stones scatter on the ground and everybody can be seen running around the field. At this time the striker team members try to fix the stone tower back without getting hit by the ball. The job of the fielder team is to hit the ball to as many members of the striker team before the striker team members can buildup the stone tower back up.
You could easily see a lot of co-ordination and teamwork being exercised during this chaos by both teams as both the teams strives hard. This chaos ends if members of striker team are unable to build the stone tower back up and get hit by the ball or they successfully build the tower. If the tower is built back, the striker team can accumulate points or can also call any one member of their team from outside of the field is any one was sent out. Once all the members of the striker team are out, then the opposite team gets a chance to be the striker the game starts again.
Now this exciting game is not seen much in cities and big towns, but still can be seen among the kids in villages of Punjab.
Let us know if you have ever played this game in your life , I would like to hear what was your experience and how did you feel about it ?
Gurnam Singh said, February 20, 2007 @ 9:57 pm
Other than pithoo, the first and formost common game of Punjab is Gatka, It is a game of warriors. As you know, it is a game played with swords, latthi’s, spears and other weapons. It needed a great hardship and preactice of years to make it happen, and even after that you cannot say that you have mastered it. Requesting all of the punjabi’s to please post your articles in this regard.
simran said, March 12, 2007 @ 1:26 pm
chanda’s favorite game
Raj said, March 26, 2007 @ 1:49 pm
khoo khoo
Bianca said, March 29, 2007 @ 12:37 am
When I went to India last year, I played this game with some of the children in the village, as I am a child myself. It was really fun and I loved it.
Kiran Puri said, May 5, 2007 @ 10:31 pm
Great Game. When we played in Khingran Gate, Jalandhar City in the sixties, we called it THEEPOO or Theepoo Garam in stead of Pithoo.
Ravi said, May 22, 2007 @ 11:05 am
yea i played pitthoo and many more….like mardarhi, bandergeela, chor sipahi….. and most favourite was KAKA-KAKA
Jasbinder Kaur said, June 11, 2007 @ 11:21 pm
so.. pitthoo..
i’ve never been to india before.. but there are some things that travel with people and ‘pitthoo’ is one of them..
good fun
mandeep said, August 18, 2007 @ 12:04 pm
i can’t wait to go back to india/ my pind..and play these games with the kids…well so far u guys listed some of the games well the one i still remember and like to play is …bander killa…and ooach ka neeah…and ofcourse play cards…as well…can’t wait to have that same fun once again…..
krishma said, August 22, 2007 @ 5:05 am
well well this is my country india oi chack de!!!!! punjab is wicked very nice i love the games i always play with my cousin pooja and monica vicky love you allllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rupinder gill said, October 24, 2007 @ 1:41 am
satsriakhalji i love this game .any ho i have not stayed in punjab villages.
but i know this game , we call this call as ditti phod….. 7 also we played lots of games like banderkilla, kodi, rassa tappo, ooach neeach.,shuun shalki , & many more……………i love all the games
gurinder said, October 24, 2007 @ 9:17 pm
ehna desi games bina te sada pata hi nahin lagda ki punjabi han
Jaspal Chatha said, November 1, 2007 @ 1:17 am
What about Guli Danda? That was also a great fun. I am almost forgetting all these games name and my childhood memories. All I say is life is too busy in UK and other western countries. Thanks for this article. And please add some more articles about missing punjabi games.
DILBAG SINGH said, November 5, 2007 @ 11:15 pm
DIL KALE NE TE SURTA PIYARIA
KACHHE TANDDA JEHIYA AJJ KAL YAARIYA
KIRANDEEP AND JASHAN PREET said, December 11, 2007 @ 8:42 am
I LOVE THE PUNJAB VERY MUCH AND I LOVE THE GAMES OF PUNJAB AND I TELL U SOME MORE FAMOUS GAMES OF PUNJAB VILAGES ARE GULLI DANDA, LUKAN- MITTI, STAPU, JANJEER-SHU, SHU-SHILIKA, BARF-PAANI.
bobby said, December 25, 2007 @ 8:04 pm
hi i love song this games.
sony said, December 25, 2007 @ 8:06 pm
i love this games.
suki said, February 3, 2008 @ 4:51 pm
I love the pithoo game. i wasnt born in india but everytime i visited it was the best days of my life.All my aunts and uncles will get to gather and play the game everyday when there work was fininshed.
sunil kamboj said, February 5, 2008 @ 6:08 am
i love the Punjab very much i love games, gulidanda, bante,kho kho,pithuand more games i am very likeso poroud of sada Punjab.
sunil kamboj said, February 5, 2008 @ 6:11 am
i love the Punjab and i love games very mouch ,guli danda ,pithu ,bante and more i likes games .i proud of sada Punjab.
PANKAJ said, May 2, 2008 @ 7:57 am
GOOD GAME…………….KAASH MAIN INDIA MEIN HOTA
simi said, June 28, 2008 @ 7:20 am
i miss u i like u but i love u
Gurpret Singh said, July 9, 2008 @ 2:41 am
Other than pithoo, the other more accential games whcih played in punjab show here plz and post your articles in this regard.
sarbjit kaur said, August 17, 2008 @ 12:22 am
1, 2, 3…stapooo….thaaaa!!!!
GAGANDEEP said, August 25, 2008 @ 8:34 pm
hi ,i love my punjab & his game ,stapu,bander killa,looken miti,kho-kho,or another game.kash main punjab hunda
GAGANDEEP said, August 25, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
hi i am gagan i love my punjab,i miss my punjab.