Thread by @aayurarogyam

Pallanguzhi : A must traditional indoor game to improve our IQ

- This is a popular southern traditional indoor family game played by all ages

- A 2 player strategy based game using wodden pits and cowry /seashell/ Tamarind seeds

- Has immense benefits to our mental health

- This game is quite popular at Tamilnadu and Kerala , said to exist since chola dynasty

- Archeologist have found even a stone age remains of this game kit carved over huge stone at Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu

This age old game has references in chola inscription where chola kings used to gift this kit made out of stone whenever they visit new country / place

Historians believe cholas and pallavas played a huge role in popularising this game across India

This is quite popular in srilanka too Olinda keliya , more info on below link

traditionalsports.org/news/olinda-ke…

Why it's said to be healthy?

-This game is all about quick simple mental maths, usually taught to kids by elderly people at home

-This Improves motor skills due to eyeball and hand co-ordination

- Improves your decision making ability

- A implicit daily cognitive therapy

- Sharpens your attention span
- Enhances your memory retention power
- Improves bonding within the family
- Tunes up your strategic thinking
- Strengthens your vision
- Embrace and retrospect failure with optimistic mindset
- Prevents Alzheimer's & dementia for Elderly people

- Relieves stress and anxiety
- Does a soft mental reboot to your brain
- Develops critical thinking and problem solving skills from childhood
-Imbibes a give and take inclusive mindset
- Spreads smiles and laughter with optnism

Like all games this too has different levels from beginner to advanced based on the number of shells / seeds / pits used

Far far better than modern mobile and video digital game

Must for growing kids to tune their memory and to see maths as joyful subject rather a tough nut

Long story short, this traditional game is a cognitive therapy/exercise to keep your brain healthy and younger aka a no-brainer exercise to up keep your mental health

Playing this cowry/seashell is most beneficial as its contact on palms helps to regulate body temperature

A simple but powerful game which can be played with pebbles and sand pits

Let's play it smart in a healthy way !

Advance answer to my trolls why it's a cognitive therapy improving your IQ 👇

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Many are asking how to play .there are many versions of this

So is this