English

Noun

Gilli Danda ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative form of gilli-danda.
   • 1970, Instructor, Volume 80, Instructor Publications

     It is played by children of all ages. Boys like it especially, but it is not unusual to see girls and even adults playing Gilli Danda!

   • 2004, Triveni: Journal of Indian Renaissance, Volume 73, Triveni Publishers

     Bhuvan the hero of the film to understand 'cricket', relates it to his understanding of their native folk game of Gilli Danda. He says: ball (image of the silli thing) is gola-gola-ball, bat-phalli-phalli-bat.

   • 2013, Indiapedia: The All-India Factfinder, Hachette India

     Also called guli danda, Gilli Danda is a sport for an amateur which is very popular among rural youth. It is known as Danguli in Bengali, Kuttiyam Kolum in Malayalam, Kitti-Pullu in Tamil, Chinni-Dandu in Kannada, Gooti-Billa in Telugu and Lappa-Duggi in Pashto. It follows the structure of cricket or baseball, only it is played with sticks.