01444nas a2200157   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001600043700002000059245008800079856014300167300001100310490000600321520094500327022001401272                                       d1 aR. Pramanik1 aS. Bhattacharya00aPlay and indigenous games of children: A cultural heritage of Western Odisha, India  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85051138367&doi=10.22381%2fKC6220187&partnerID=40&md5=4a9c313a0a7c7b8bacdfa8203ac56a6d  a96-1100 v63 aThe study of play through time and across cultures has consistently demonstrated that, it is a multi-faceted phenomenon being ubiquitous among diverse human societies. The present paper makes a humble endeavour to intricate how different types of traditional games of rural children are being enriched with cultural heritage of a society and act as a source of transmission of knowledge. It also makes a critical examination of the changing scenario of children s games in contemporary society. Further it tries to analyse how the traditional games are part of one s heritage and cultural tradition, but, with the passage of time, they are forgotten and are not passed on to younger generations, due to modern lifestyle and growing alienation. The study has been conducted among the school going children in the rural pockets of Western Odisha where local populace is getting dodged and western forms of entertainment is gaining popularity.  a1578-4282