Ancient board games and a few visual narrations
Ancient board games and a few visual narrations
Ancient board games and a few visual narrations
August 13, 2022
By R H Kulkarni
Summary
Board games/indoor games have been depicted in many ancient Indian paintings, sculptures and literature of ancient periods.
From the 2nd century BCE onwards, the depiction of the Chaturanga board games became a subject of great interest.
Although there are diverse depictions of board games, Buddhist narratives were the first to visually depict these games.
Ramayana has ample references to the various games played by Rama's brothers, and Mahabharata refers to the games played by the Pandavas and Kauravas.
From the 5th Century CE onwards, board games are depicted in Brahmanical sculptures in Indian art.
The depictions of these board games did not stop there.
All this just goes to show how board games and indoor games were an important part of ancient, medieval and modern Indian life.
Reference
Kulkarni, R. (2022, August 13). Ancient board games and a few visual narrations. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2022/aug/13/ancient-board-games-and-a-few-visual-narrations-2487001.html