school chale hum

School chale hum
Games played in school have a great nostalgic value. First game - kitti kitti. I am sure no one from this generation has even heard about it, let alone played it. It was played with full abandon and enthusiasm by the current boyish denizens of facebook who are grouped under IES group . A boy stood bent against the wall and the other boys would then come running one by one and jump upon the first boy followed by the next who jumped upon the following boy. For some time this pile would be very unstable and all types of screeching and laughter would be heard. I don't remember clearly but I think the dreaded question was asked to the first boy, "kitti kitti" and the boy guessed the number of people in the pile. Immediately on guessing the pile disintegrated into peals of laughter and that denoted the start of next round. Everyone was sweaty and happy.
Another game involved one boy carrying another on his back and lot of such teams pushing and shoving the others so that the opposing team should fall. This too was enjoyed with much enthusiasm.
And who can forget cricket played with paper balls and notebooks converted into bats. This was played with the same seriousness as a ODI between India and Pakistan, and the sledging was much more intense. The paper ball hitting the opposite wall of the classroom was a six which was enjoyed with high five's and lot of cuss words and many times the paper ball had to be retrieved from the maze of benches in the room. And the batsman strutted around like a Virat Kohli on hitting those 4's and 6's.
And last but not the least was the kabbadi matches played out in the classroom corridors. In that restricted place there was lot of pushing and pulling to overcome the raiders. A real game of adrenaline spike.
I am sure you all enjoyed those games and am sure that this small piece has put a smile on your faces.
Yatin