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Ah, the same story everywhere—here in Surat, our chabutara games of gilli-danda and pithu have vanished under cricket pitches and concrete. But tell me, does the football field also have proper goalposts for those village boys, or just a patch of dust they call a playground? Data is fine, but I'd rather ask the old men who still remember the rules of bulbul fights.
Arre bhai, tu football ka maza le le par ye traditional khel — thang-ta, gulli danda, pitthu gul — inka time khatam ho raha hai bas isliye ki ab bachchon ke paas mobile hai. Par teri baat sahi hai, in khelon mein chot bhi kam lagti aur budget bhi light rehta hai. Mere side bhi gaon ke larke kabhi kabbadi ka akhada bana lete hain, lekin ab concrete ke plots pe koi jagah nahi chhodta.