Project Kheliya

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Kheliya term originated Khēḷiya originated as a joke term for the tendency to find board game patterns at archaeological sites, especially among students of INSTUCEN Trust. We see Project Khēḷiya as the beginnings of an archaeological survey of games throughout India, fronted by amateurs, as a project to document our intangible heritage, research further on the games and make these games known again. We feel this is of urgent need as many monuments are being re-floored, leading to a permanent loss of this heritage.

Documenattion Work

We have documented game boards at Mandapeshwar caves and Mahakali caves in Mumbai Trirashmi caves and Gondeshwar temple from Nasik Bhaje caves

Conferences organized

1) Playing with the Past, Ancient and medieval games.

It was a national level conference organized between 1, 2 June 2019, at Prabodhankar Thakare Kreeda Sankul, Vile Parle East, Mumbai.

2) Playing With Memories, The Journey of games, International Game-a-thon

Our first international online conference organized between 14-20 December 2020.

Free lectures

Games and artificial intelligence, reconstruction and playing by Walter Christ

The Akshadyuta in the Mahabharata by Renate Syed

Workshops

Workshop for Kendriya Vidyalaya Teachers

Workshop for Mumbai Patrakar Sangh

Games Weekend

Workshops at Pilani

Games at Ruia College

Bal Jallosh at Vile Parle East

Sunday Sessions at The Shikshan Mandal, Goregaon’s A.B.Goregaonkar English School.

Games for parents in Goregaon

Workshop for Rotary Club of Ghatkopar

Publications

Proceedings of Playing With Past

Proceedings of Playing With Memories

Pracheen Khel ( Marathi)

Game Boards

Tiger And Goats

Navara Navari

Baagh Chaal

Panch Keliya

Tablan

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